Corporate Development – Finance & Strategy

Role Overview

Mariana Minerals is looking for a highly motivated and analytically sharp professional to help build the future of the critical minerals supply chain.

In this Corporate Development role, you will lead and support key workstreams across capital formation, financial modeling, and strategic planning—spanning both our project-level entities and the parent company. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, software, and operations teams to drive development of our software-enabled mineral facilities. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role with significant growth potential. We welcome candidates across experience levels, including those with backgrounds in investment banking, private equity, project finance, or industrials.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain financial models across development-stage mineral extraction, processing, and refining projects
• Prepare investor presentations, board materials, and internal financial dashboards
• Analyze project-level economics, including IRRs, break-even pricing, and capital efficiency
• Support both project-level and corporate-level capital raise processes, including due diligence, data rooms, and term sheet development
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to refine assumptions and align technical and financial planning
• Track and forecast company-wide cash flow, capital needs, and cost performance
• Benchmark operating and capital cost assumptions against industry data
• Conduct market research on commodity pricing, macro trends, and peer transactions
• Support structuring of joint ventures, offtake agreements, and other commercial partnerships
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Solid understanding of corporate finance and project finance fundamentals
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate technical data into strategic insight
• Experience in one or more of the following is a plus:
• Investment banking, private equity, or project finance
• Natural resources, energy infrastructure, or industrial project development
• Startups or high-growth environments
• Intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, and a strong sense of ownership
• Comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to roll up your sleeves