**REMOTE POSITION**

The Director, Corporate Development and M&A owns end-to-end execution of Vesper’s Corporate Development, ProjectCo Equity Raises, M&A, and partnership transactions aligned to the company’s long-term strategy and capital plan. This role leads opportunity origination, screening, analysis, valuation, diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, and closing execution primarily for sell-side transactions across utility storage (BESS), solar + storage (PVS), and solar (PV) powered power projects. The role partners closely with the CEO, CCO, and CFO as applicable and works cross-functionally with Development, Engineering, Transmission, Legal, Finance, and Operations to deliver disciplined growth and risk-managed outcomes.

Role Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, engineering, or a related field; MBA or other advanced degree highly preferred.

Years of Experience: Over 8 years of progressive experience in M&A (on both the buy and sell side), corporate development, private equity, or investment banking, with at least five successfully closed M&A renewable energy or energy transition-related transactions. Additional expertise and a track record of closing complex transactions in renewable energy, including renewable energy JVs and project-finance transactions, are preferred.

 

Additional Skills, abilities & knowledge:

· Deep understanding of utility-scale renewable energy value drivers, including development risk, interconnection, permitting, offtake, EPC, and O&M considerations, and the US energy market and basis risk

· Robust understanding of the valuation of renewable and infrastructure assets, valuation methodologies, levers of valuation, and risk-vs-reward equations

· Strong analytic capabilities with a solid understanding of asset valuation and the ability to analyze and assess dynamic development-stage divestiture opportunities

· Demonstrated ability to translate corporate development & M&A strategy into actionable divestiture strategies, screening criteria, and decision-ready recommendations

· Strong transaction judgment, including the ability to identify material risks early, frame trade-offs, and escalate issues with options and clear go-forward paths

· Proven ability to lead cross-functional diligence and execution workstreams with clear work plans, owners, timelines, and accountability in a lean environment

· Experience negotiating key commercial terms, including purchase agreements, JV and partnership structures, indemnities, earnouts, transition services, and other risk allocation mechanisms

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex transactional developments into concise executive updates and investment committee-style memos

· Strong external relationship management skills with developers, owners, sponsors, brokers, lenders, investors, and advisors

· High standards for process discipline, documentation, Excel and PowerPoint proficiency, and confidentiality across competitive processes

· Demonstrated ability to model Vesper’s values, Accountability, Respect, Courage, Collaboration, and Continuous Improvement, through day-to-day behaviors (e.g., flags risks early, communicates directly, involves the right stakeholders early, and documents and shares learnings).

 

Key Responsibilities

· Lead and execute divestiture, equity raise, and partnership transaction plans aligned to Vesper’s commercial strategy and corporate capital plan

· Drive deal sourcing and pipeline right-sizing by identifying priority counterparties, equity investors, and partnership structures that fit Vesper’s objectives

· Own opportunity evaluation from origination/initial screen through management and BoD recommendation, including market analysis, valuation, return assessment, risk and mitigation planning, structuring, and negotiation

· Lead end-to-end transaction execution, including process management, diligence planning, data room management, workstream coordination, and timeline control to reach signing and closing

· Partner with internal stakeholders to evaluate development, technical, commercial, operational, legal, and regulatory risks, and translate findings into clear recommendations and deal terms

· Develop and review financial models, transaction structures, and related legal docs, ensuring alignment with target returns, capital constraints, enterprise risk tolerance, and commercial guardrails

· Lead negotiation strategy and support term and document negotiations in partnership with Legal, ensuring risk allocation, conditions, and remedies are intentional and executable

· Coordinate internal approvals and governance for transactions, including preparation of decision-ready materials and clear escalation of issues, trade-offs, and recommended paths forward

· Oversee post-signing execution support as applicable, including transition requirements and delivery of closing and post-closing obligations