Associate, Corporate Development

MARA (NASDAQ: MARA) is a global leader in digital asset compute, developing and deploying innovative technologies to build a more sustainable and inclusive future. MARA secures the world’s preeminent blockchain ledger and supports the energy transformation by converting clean, stranded, or otherwise underutilized energy into economic value.
MARA is building a global portfolio of power-advantaged land, energy assets, and digital infrastructure to support Bitcoin mining, grid services, AI/HPC compute, and next-generation digital infrastructure.
As a member of the Corporate Development Team, the Corporate Development Associate is a high-impact, deal-oriented role responsible for underwriting, analyzing, and helping execute acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships that convert MARA’s power and infrastructure assets into digital compute.
Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Development, the Associate serves as a key analytical engine for the deal team, owning financial modeling, transaction analysis, due diligence coordination, market research, and executive-level materials.
The role provides meaningful ownership across the transaction lifecycle—from origination and initial screening through underwriting, structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and close—across both domestic and international opportunities.
The ideal candidate brings a strong transaction background from investment banking, private equity, infrastructure investing, project finance, consulting, or a similar deal-oriented environment, with advanced financial modeling skills and the ability to translate complex analysis into clear investment recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
Deal Underwriting & Financial Modeling
Build and maintain complex, multi-scenario financial models to evaluate acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
Analyze risk-adjusted returns across different capital structures, power costs, monetization pathways, regulatory environments, and market conditions.
Own day-to-day quantitative analysis for live transactions, including valuation, returns analysis, sensitivities, and scenario modeling.
Build and evaluate project finance, three-statement, LBO, DCF, and other transaction models.
Pressure-test assumptions and identify key risks, sensitivities, and value drivers.
Support transaction structuring and help develop and refine investment theses.
Translate financial analysis into clear recommendations that support deal decisions and capital deployment.
Market Strategy & Analysis
Conduct market and asset-level research across power, energy, digital infrastructure, and AI/HPC markets.
Evaluate power availability, power costs, infrastructure requirements, regulatory environments, political and market risks, and competitive dynamics.
Analyze the relative value of potential monetization pathways, including Bitcoin mining, grid services, and AI/HPC.
Evaluate domestic and international investment opportunities and identify market-specific risks and opportunities.
Develop target profiles, screening analyses, and market maps to inform pipeline prioritization.
Support strategic analysis of emerging opportunities across the digital infrastructure ecosystem.
Deal Execution & Due Diligence
Lead and coordinate cross-functional deal teams across finance, legal, operations, engineering, development, and other internal functions.
Coordinate financial, commercial, legal, technical, operational, and other due diligence workstreams.
Manage internal and external stakeholders throughout the transaction process.
Maintain transaction timelines, identify critical path items, and drive accountability across workstreams.
Help identify and resolve issues that could impact transaction economics, structure, timing, or execution.
Support transactions from initial diligence through structuring, negotiation, signing, and close.
Presentation & Executive Communication
Prepare high-quality investment memoranda, board materials, Growth Committee presentations, strategic analyses, and executive briefings.
Translate complex financial and strategic analysis into concise, compelling recommendations.
Present transaction analysis and investment theses to senior leadership and internal decision-making bodies.
Support preparation of materials for external partners, counterparties, co-investors, and other stakeholders.
Represent MARA’s Corporate Development team with professionalism and credibility in external meetings and negotiations.
Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Management
Support relationships with power producers, developers, landowners, governments, co-investors, strategic partners, and other counterparties.
Participate in negotiations and help evaluate commercial terms and transaction structures.
Develop a deep understanding of counterparties, markets, assets, and competitive dynamics.
Support the identification and evaluation of strategic partnerships that can accelerate MARA’s digital infrastructure strategy.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
3–6 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, infrastructure investing, project finance, consulting, or another transaction-oriented role.
Demonstrated experience supporting or executing complex transactions.
Prior exposure to power and energy assets, data centers, digital infrastructure, or large infrastructure transactions is strongly preferred.
Transaction Execution
Demonstrated ability to contribute to or lead complex, multi-party transactions from origination through close.
Experience with transaction structuring, due diligence, negotiations, and execution.
Proven ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously.
Strong understanding of transaction processes and investment decision-making.
Financial Modeling & Analytical Skills
Advanced financial modeling capabilities, including project finance, three-statement modeling, LBO, DCF, valuation, and scenario analysis.
Ability to independently build, stress-test, and present institutional-quality financial models.
Strong quantitative skills with the ability to evaluate investment returns, capital structures, risks, and value drivers.
Ability to quickly identify the assumptions that matter most to a transaction and understand their impact on returns.
Strategic & Market Analysis
Strong ability to synthesize complex macroeconomic, regulatory, competitive, and market data into actionable investment insights.
Ability to evaluate power and energy markets, infrastructure assets, and digital infrastructure opportunities.
Intellectual curiosity and sound judgment when evaluating emerging markets and investment opportunities.
Understanding of the key drivers behind energy infrastructure, data center demand, AI/HPC, Bitcoin mining, and grid services.
Ability to assess geopolitical, regulatory, political, and market risks, particularly for international opportunities.
Communication & Presentation
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to produce polished investment memoranda, board presentations, executive briefings, and transaction materials.
Strong ability to communicate complex financial analysis clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Comfortable engaging with C-suite executives, investment committees, boards, external partners, and counterparties.
Strong presentation skills with the ability to defend analytical conclusions and investment recommendations.
Leadership & Collaboration
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced transaction environment.
Highly self-directed and ownership-oriented.
Comfortable operating with ambiguity and taking initiative without extensive direction.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work under tight deadlines.
Collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively across finance, legal, engineering, operations, development, and executive leadership.
What Sets a Strong Candidate Apart
Investment banking, private equity, infrastructure investing, or project finance experience with meaningful transaction execution exposure.
Direct experience with power, energy, data centers, or digital infrastructure.
Advanced financial modeling skills across project finance, LBO, DCF, and three-statement models.
Experience taking transactions from origination through close.
Ability to evaluate the economics of different monetization pathways,

Work arrangement
Yes