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Associate, Corporate Development

Mariana Minerals · Houston, TX · On-site

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About Mariana Minerals

Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company focused on supplying the minerals critical to modern energy, AI, and defense technologies. Backed by Khosla and a16z.

About the role

• 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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they'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
More about this role

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.

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.

• 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.

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