Title: Manager / Assistant Manager, Corporate Development (APAC)

The Manager / Assistant Manager, Corporate Development (APAC) will provide support to the corporate development team in the sourcing, evaluation and execution of strategic opportunities, and play a critical role in ensuring execution discipline, visibility, and analytical rigor across live deals and strategic initiatives.

This role is designed as a hands-on execution and analysis position, combining financial modeling and business case development with strong coordination, tracking and follow-through across multiple work streams. This position reports to Senior Director, Corporate Development, APAC and works closely with internal stakeholders and external advisors.

The position is well-suited for a high-potential Manager who is analytically strong, highly reliable, and eager to grow into broader responsibility over time.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deal execution & control: Support multiple live deals and strategic initiatives by maintaining clear workplans, milestone tracking, and execution discipline across all workstreams.
• Financial modeling & analysis: Build and update financial models using established templates, run scenario and sensitivity analyses, and support valuation and investment decision‑making.
• Due diligence & materials preparation: Review and synthesize due diligence outputs, and prepare first‑cut business cases, analyses, and internal approval materials.
• Project coordination: Coordinate across internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth flow of information, and ensure action plans are executed as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong financial modeling and evaluation analysis skills
• Highly disciplined and reliable working style, with strong attention to detail and follow through
• Ability to manage multiple parallel work streams while maintaining clarity on priorities and deadlines
• Clear, structured written and verbal communication skills suitable for senior internal audiences
• Comfortable operating in a fast paced, deal driven environment with periods of heightened intensity
• Superb time management and organizational skills as well as superior attention to details
• Commitment to organizational excellence and constant awareness to seek opportunities for efficiency improvement, ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/responsibilities
• Strong and effective team player in working with various disciplines and peer groups; can cover all gamut of tasks required to ‘getting a job done.’
• Positive attitude; willingness to learn, adapt, and progressively take on more responsibility over time

Experience/Education

• 3-5 years of experience in infrastructure investing, strategy consulting, banking, private equity or real estate; preferred with data center experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or economics preferred; advanced degree a plus
• Experience in the Data Center industry, Infrastructure, Construction or Real Estate environments a plus

Location & Language

• Singapore preferred; flexibility for strong candidates
• English is required; additional languages are a plus
• Flexibility to travel as required

The Senior Manager, Corporate Development will provide support to the corporate development team in the sourcing and evaluation of a range of strategic deals. This position reports to SVP, Corporate Development. 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Source and evaluate potential mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and joint venture (JV) candidates  
• Structure deals and manage deal process from sourcing to integration 
• Develop key relationships with industry advisors, such as consultants, bankers, and principals 
• Review and revise long term strategic plan 
• Coordinate and/or assist in drafting relevant deal related documents including NDAs, non-binding offer agreements, and term sheets
• Conduct and/or coordinate due diligence
• Review and prepare JV overview materials for potential counterparties
• Review and prepare teasers for potential counterparties in sell-side processes
• Review and prepare opportunity overview materials to be presented to executives and board

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Strong financial evaluation, time management, and project management skills 
• Superior attention to detail and strong work ethic 
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills in leading teams and coordinating with peers 
• Commitment to organizational excellence and constant awareness to seek opportunities for efficiency improvement, ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/responsibilities 
• Strong and effective team player in working with various disciplines and peer groups; can run the gamut of tasks required to getting a job done
• Ability to meet accelerated deadlines in timely and efficient manner 
• Demonstrates initiative in progressing workflows and obtaining necessary inputs

Experience/Education 

• 7+ years of experience in strategy consulting, investment banking or private equity, with at least 3 years specifically in investment banking required 
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or economics preferred; MBA is a plus 
• Strong knowledge and experience in deal execution 
• Experience in the Data Center industry, Construction or Real Estate environments is a plus