Senior Associate Business Development, Data Center
Overview
Own the full customer development lifecycle at Rowan Digital Infrastructure, from first contact to lease execution, driving deals with hyperscale customers. You will join a lean, end-to-end team backed by Quinbrook and Blackstone, working across Denver, hybrid, or remote. This role combines financial modeling, market research, and client service in the fast-growing data center real estate sector. You will directly shape commercial terms and IC memos, with 15-30% travel to sites and gatherings.
What You'll Do10
- 1Build market research and analysis on data center industry shifts to inform the Business Development team and customer strategy.
- 2Run customer due diligence to map requirements, stakeholders, and demand drivers for each opportunity.
- 3Summarize complex real estate lease agreements and term sheets, extracting key commercial points.
- 4Draft preliminary term sheets that outline proposed business terms for prospective deals.
- 5Prepare investment committee memos, including deal overviews, assumptions, recommendations, and next steps.
- 6Track evolving commercial terms and perform ad hoc financial analyses to support return economics and underwriting.
- 7Coordinate with cross-functional teams in site origination, legal, finance, construction, and operations to resolve commercial questions.
- 8Monitor critical path milestones and report status in Weekly Business Reviews.
- 9Assist in negotiating final lease agreements and associated documentation.
- 10Deliver ad hoc status reports to leadership on active transactions.
Requirements7
- 1Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, real estate, or a related field.
- 22-4 years of experience in real estate, consulting, investment banking, or related roles.
- 3Strong analytical capabilities and Excel financial modeling skills.
- 4Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- 5Superior attention to detail and organizational skills.
- 6Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
- 7Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
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