# Associate, Corporate Development **Company:** [Mariana Minerals](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-companies/mariana-minerals) **Location:** Houston, TX **Work mode:** On-site **Seniority:** Mid **Employment type:** Full Time **Category:** Business & Finance **Department:** G&A **Listed:** 2026-10-23 [View and apply on Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/mariana-minerals/associate-corporate-development-75cbda69-26a7-4596-9d80-419416cdebbd) ## What you'll do - Build and maintain complex financial models (DCF, life-of-mine) - Prepare investor, lender, board materials and decision memos - Run diligence workstreams, manage data rooms, coordinate advisors - Analyze and benchmark transaction terms, support negotiations - Build tooling on MarianaOS: models, data pipelines, workflows ## What you need - 2-4+ yrs investment banking, PE, or corporate development - Strong financial modeling from blank page - Clear concise written communication and presentations - High ownership, attention to detail, multi-workstream management - Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering ## Job description ### **About Mariana Minerals** Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company on a mission to supply the critical minerals powering modern energy, AI, and defense technologies. We’re reimagining the minerals supply chain by combining deep industry expertise with advanced software, automation, and data-driven decision-making. **The Corporate Development team** Corporate Development raises the capital and closes the transactions that take Mariana's projects from development to operation. The team sits at the intersection of corporate finance, project finance, and M&A, and works directly with the CEO, CFO, and commercial leadership. The team's work spans: • **Corporate and project financing:** equity raises, project-level equity, project finance debt, export credit agency and government-backed financing, venture and corporate debt. • **Structured commercial transactions:** offtake agreements, prepayments, working capital and inventory financing with strategics and commodity trading houses. • **M&A and partnerships:** acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships across lithium, copper, and adjacent minerals. • **Investor relations:** materials, process management, and ongoing engagement with existing and prospective investors and lenders. We are hiring an Associate and a Manager. Both roles report to the Director of Corporate Development, are based in Houston, and will help build how the function itself runs on MarianaOS. **Associate, Corporate Development** The Associate is the analytical engine of the team: building the models, materials, and diligence work that underpin every financing and transaction. You will have direct exposure to senior management and counterparties from day one, on live deals. **What you'll do** • Build and maintain financial models: project-level DCFs, life-of-mine models, financing structures, returns and sensitivity analysis, and corporate funding plans. • Prepare investor presentations, lender materials, board materials, and internal decision memos. • Run diligence workstreams: manage data rooms, coordinate third-party advisors (technical, legal, environmental, market), and track and respond to diligence requests. • Analyze and benchmark transaction terms, including offtake, prepayment, and debt term sheets, and support the team in negotiations. • Track comparable transactions and peer companies to inform valuation and strategy. • Help build the function's tooling on MarianaOS: models, data pipelines, and workflows that make the team faster. **What we're looking for** • 2–4+ years in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development. • Strong financial modeling from a blank page; comfortable building and auditing complex, integrated models. • Clear, concise written communication and polished presentation materials. • High ownership and attention to detail; able to run multiple workstreams in parallel. • Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a related field. **Nice to have** • Exposure to project finance, natural resources, or infrastructure transactions. • Familiarity with mining concepts (reserves and resources, technical reports, commodity pricing). • Comfort with Python, SQL, or other tools beyond Excel. ### **Our culture is built on four principles:** **Everyone Gets Home Safe.** We never put speed or cost ahead of people. **Extreme Ownership.** We take full responsibility for outcomes, relentlessly driving toward solutions. **Engineer Out Requirements, then Automate.** We simplify, optimize, and then automate for scale. **Share Your Legos.** We collaborate openly, share knowledge, and empower each other to build bigger, better solutions. **Join us as we build the future of responsible mineral sourcing and supply!** ## Other open roles at Mariana Minerals - [Manager, Corporate Development](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/mariana-minerals/manager-corporate-development-53447aaa-c7ce-439a-a0d1-1970dd34d4c3) — Houston, TX - [Process Maintenance Technician](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/mariana-minerals/process-maintenance-technician-73182332-04a0-4c7c-872c-79bae0bba21b) — Moab, UT - [Maintenance Technician – Career Development Program](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/mariana-minerals/maintenance-technician-career-development-program-5f2b9de4-f391-410f-a9df-1c16e671591d) — Moab, UT - [Mobile Maintenance Supervisor](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/mariana-minerals/mobile-maintenance-supervisor-053a699e-642c-4ebc-95ea-8630c69bc3b7) — Moab, UT - [Commercial Manager, Energy & Utilities](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/mariana-minerals/commercial-manager-energy-utilities-0646e630-e634-44af-9d71-7eaae4bb75cb) — San Francisco HQ --- *Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*