Nextpower · 4 days ago
Senior Director of Corporate Development
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $300K/yrNextpower is focused on growth strategy and is seeking a Senior Director of Corporate Development to lead mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments. This role involves working with various teams to identify and execute inorganic growth opportunities while managing the entire M&A process.
Renewables & Environment
Hiring Manager
Mo Paris
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development of the company’s inorganic growth strategy in alignment with long-term corporate objectives
Proactively source, screen, and cultivate relationships with potential acquisition targets, investment opportunities, and strategic partners
Identify and quantify opportunities associated with emerging technologies, adjacent markets, and potential expansion vectors
Lead financial modeling, valuation analyses, and scenario planning for potential transactions
Conduct rigorous assessments of target financials, industry dynamics, synergies, and integration requirements
Prepare and deliver data-driven recommendations to senior leadership and the Board
Manage the end-to-end M&A process from initial evaluation to closing
Suggest and implement M&A process improvements
Structure transactions and negotiate key commercial terms in collaboration with executive leadership
Coordinate and oversee cross-functional due diligence, including key functional workstreams (financial, legal, operational, commercial, technical, HR, etc.)
Serve as the primary interface with internal and external legal counsel
Support the drafting, review, and negotiation of term sheets, letters of intent, purchase agreements, and ancillary documentation
Ensure alignment across internal stakeholders on deal structure, terms, and post-close requirements
Refine financial models throughout diligence process and support transition to operating business plans
Partner with integration management office, business unit leaders, finance, and operations on integration planning
Support post-transaction performance monitoring and ensure realization of strategic and financial objectives
Communicate effectively with executive leadership regarding pipeline, deal progress, and strategic insights
Mentor and develop junior team members; contribute to building a world-class corporate development function
Qualification
Required
Experience in managing the full lifecycle of mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments
Strong analytical skills
Transactional leadership skills
Cross-functional leadership skills
Ability to contribute to the development of the company's inorganic growth strategy
Experience in sourcing, screening, and cultivating relationships with potential acquisition targets, investment opportunities, and strategic partners
Ability to identify and quantify opportunities associated with emerging technologies, adjacent markets, and potential expansion vectors
Experience in leading financial modeling, valuation analyses, and scenario planning for potential transactions
Ability to conduct rigorous assessments of target financials, industry dynamics, synergies, and integration requirements
Experience in preparing and delivering data-driven recommendations to senior leadership and the Board
Experience in managing the end-to-end M&A process from initial evaluation to closing
Ability to suggest and implement M&A process improvements
Experience in structuring transactions and negotiating key commercial terms in collaboration with executive leadership
Experience in coordinating and overseeing cross-functional due diligence
Ability to serve as the primary interface with internal and external legal counsel
Experience in supporting the drafting, review, and negotiation of term sheets, letters of intent, purchase agreements, and ancillary documentation
Ability to ensure alignment across internal stakeholders on deal structure, terms, and post-close requirements
Experience in refining financial models throughout the diligence process and supporting transition to operating business plans
Ability to partner with integration management office, business unit leaders, finance, and operations on integration planning
Experience in supporting post-transaction performance monitoring and ensuring realization of strategic and financial objectives
Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership regarding pipeline, deal progress, and strategic insights
Experience in mentoring and developing junior team members
Ability to contribute to building a world-class corporate development function
Benefits
Company Stock
Company Bonus
Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
Life Insurance
Matching 401K
PTO
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee discounts at local retailers
Company
Nextpower
Nextpower™ (formerly Nextracker) designs, engineers, and delivers an advanced energy technology platform for solar power plants, innovating across structural, electrical, and digital domains.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase