Senior Analyst, Commercial Development, NA

$125,000 - $145,000/Yr

Vantage Data Centers - Denver, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Denver, CO

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

About the position

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Senior Analyst for Commercial Development in North America. This role is pivotal in leading the company's commercial underwriting efforts, focusing on financial modeling, strategic decision-making, and risk management. The position requires collaboration across various internal teams and involves presenting financial analyses to senior leadership. The ideal candidate will be a proactive self-starter with strong analytical skills and the ability to navigate complex negotiations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed financial analysis on potential commercial partnerships, customer leasing opportunities, and land acquisitions.
• Identify key risks in concert with internal partners to evaluate structure and make informed recommendations to senior and executive leadership.
• Build complex financial models to support recommendations, including sensitivities and multiple scenarios to understand downside and mitigate risk.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to refine model inputs and ensure outputs are suitable for executive consumption.
• Present findings and recommendations of financial analysis to senior and executive leadership, emphasizing opportunity risks, returns, and trends.
• Participate in customer lease and new site acquisition negotiations to position key deal terms and support Sales and Site Selection in negotiations on highly complex deal terms.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, real estate, or equivalent experience required; Master's degree is a plus.
• 2-5 years of professional experience in a finance-related role with extensive financial modeling experience required.
• Extensive experience building highly dynamic, unit economic-driven financial models, utilizing leveraged buy-out and other valuation methodologies; experience converting term sheets into dynamic financial models is a plus.
• Strong analytical mind, problem-solving skills, quantitative/qualitative abilities, and modeling skills required.
• Ability to build consensus, simplify complex information, and develop clear communication and presentation materials for various audiences.
• Self-starter with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment and balance multiple tasks.
• Demonstrates a high degree of attention to detail and the ability to complete work accurately and in a timely manner.
• Executive presence and effective communication skills required.

Nice-to-haves

• Data Center and/or commercial or industrial real estate experience is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Participation in a 401k program with company match
• Additional voluntary benefits