Corporate Development Manager

Rubix Data Centers

Corporate Development Manager evaluating land acquisitions for Rubix, which develops end-to-end AI data center infrastructure. Building deal models, investment cases, and diligence analyses for capital decisions.

Posted 8/12/2026full-time🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong financial modelling capabilities, including the ability to build and defend deal models, and effectively communicate investment recommendations to executive leadership. Possesses hands-on experience in M&A and real estate transactions, with a focus on financial due diligence and risk assessment.

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Financial ModellingM&A TransactionsInvestment AnalysisExecutive CommunicationFinancial Due Diligence

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Hard Skills

Deal ModellingIRR CalculationNPV CalculationSensitivity AnalysisScenario AnalysisStress-case AnalysisPower Purchase AgreementsGrid Connection EconomicsCapital AllocationRisk Allocation

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingLeadership

Industry Keywords

Corporate DevelopmentInvestment BankingPrivate EquityTransaction ServicesInfrastructure FinanceReal EstateEnergy SectorData CentersCapital-heavy SectorsProject Finance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the evaluation and execution of Rubix’s land acquisitions, including direct real estate transactions and acquisitions of entities holding land
Build and own deal models for land opportunities, real estate transactions, options, long leases, and M&A transactions
Model acquisition economics, financing, holding costs, development phasing, and the path to revenue generation
Model power and interconnection economics, including power purchase agreements, grid connection terms, queue position, deposits, and milestone payments
Calculate and explain IRR, NPV, and capital tied up in each deal
Run sensitivity, scenario, downside, and stress-case analyses
Maintain a consistent modelling approach across deals
Convert models into clear go/no-go business cases with recommendations
Write investment papers and decision materials for the Director, executive leadership, and investors
Translate technical, legal, tax, and engineering inputs into understandable financial assumptions
Lead financial due diligence on target land and entities
Assess balance-sheet items, liabilities, tax exposure, contracts, entitlement, permitting, zoning, planning approvals, and grid connection status
Track diligence findings and incorporate them into models and business cases
Support negotiations on price, structure, and key terms
Collaborate with Land Acquisition & Energy, Engineering & Design, Legal & Tax, and Finance & Strategy
Report to the Director, Underwriting & Investment Analysis
Work as a hands-on individual contributor, with potential to build and lead a small analyst team as deal volume grows

Requirements

What you’ll need

6 to 8 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, transaction services, or infrastructure/project finance
Strong financial modelling skills, including building deal models from a blank sheet and defending every line
Hands-on experience supporting M&A or real estate transactions through diligence and execution
Clear written communication and ability to produce executive-level one-page recommendations
Exposure to data centers, energy/power, real assets, or other capital-heavy sectors is useful but not required
Understanding of project finance and risk allocation across development, construction, and operations is useful but not required
Experience working across jurisdictions is useful but not required
Comfort working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment with high ownership

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation including base pay, performance incentives, and benefits
A central role in shaping Rubix’s global investment strategy and capital deployment
Direct exposure to high-value infrastructure projects at the forefront of AI growth
Opportunity to work across the full lifecycle of assets—from origination through operations
Fast-scaling, entrepreneurial environment with significant ownership