Senior Director - Commercial (Development Finance)

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of financing strategies for major development programs and projects.
• Oversee financial feasibility studies, business cases, investment analyses, and funding assessments.
• Develop capital structures, financing plans, and funding models to support project delivery and long-term value creation.
• Lead engagement with banks, investors, financial institutions, sovereign entities, and development finance organizations.
• Direct debt raising, refinancing, project finance, and capital market activities as required.
• Evaluate investment opportunities, strategic partnerships, and funding alternatives to optimize financial outcomes.
• Oversee financial modeling, valuation analyses, scenario planning, and sensitivity assessments.
• Monitor portfolio performance, capital deployment, liquidity requirements, and financing risks.
• Provide strategic financial recommendations to executive leadership and governance committees.
• Collaborate with Development, Commercial, Project Delivery, Treasury, Legal, Risk, and Investment teams.
• Ensure compliance with financing agreements, financial governance requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Lead and develop high-performing development finance teams and promote best practices.

Key Internal Interactions

Key External Interactions

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline preferred.
• CFA, CPA, ACCA, FRM, MBA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

Skills

• Development finance
• Project finance
• Corporate finance
• Capital raising and funding strategies
• Financial modeling and valuation
• Investment analysis
• Strategic financial planning
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Negotiation and stakeholder management
• Executive leadership

Experience

• 15+ years of progressive experience in development finance, project finance, investment banking, infrastructure finance, corporate finance, or related disciplines.
• Structuring and executing complex financing transactions.
• Developing funding strategies for large-scale real estate, infrastructure, or development projects.
• Managing relationships with financial institutions, investors, and government stakeholders.
• Leading investment evaluations, business cases, and capital allocation decisions.
• Managing senior finance teams and supporting executive-level strategic decision-making.