Senior Business Development Manager - Europe

Enlight Renewable Energy is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager – Renewable Energy Origination (IPP) to lead the origination, structuring, and closing of renewable energy project acquisitions across Europe.

This is a senior, front‑line origination and execution role with full ownership of deals from first market entry through closing and handover. The role is accountable for sourcing and closing MW‑scale projects across PV, BESS, and wind, with the ambition to expand into additional technologies such as Data Centers and Power‑to‑X.

The position is Europe‑based with flexibility, and requires extensive travel across Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe.

Responsibilities

• Proactively originate off‑market and proprietary renewable energy opportunities across Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe
• Build and maintain strong local origination pipelines with developers, landowners, brokers, utilities, and other partners
• Lead market entry efforts and establish long‑term origination channels in new geographies
• Continuously screen opportunities across early‑stage to RTB assets
• Own full commercial evaluation and transaction strategy for each opportunity, with a clear IPP ownership mindset
• Lead valuation, risk assessment, and investment logic
• Prepare and submit Non‑Binding Offers (NBOs) and term sheets in competitive processes
• Drive deal execution with urgency, discipline, and accountability
• Lead end‑to‑end due diligence processes (technical, legal, commercial, permitting, grid, and financial), leveraging in‑house teams and external advisors
• Challenge assumptions, identify execution risks, and safeguard long‑term portfolio value
• Manage and push external advisors to timelines aligned with deal velocity
• Lead negotiations of SPA, DSA, joint venture, and development partnership agreements
• Take full commercial ownership of contractual terms
• Drive transactions to signing and closing under tight timelines
• Ensure a clean and effective handover to development, construction, and asset management teams

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in renewable energy origination, acquisitions, or development within an IPP or leading market player
• Proven track record of closed transactions (not only sourced) in PV, BESS, and/or wind
• Hands‑on experience leading NBOs, due diligence processes, and SPA/DSA negotiations
• Strong understanding of European permitting regimes, grid connection processes, and development risks
• Direct market experience across Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe
• Strong commercial mindset combined with technical credibility
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple transactions in parallel
• Fluent English required; additional European languages are a strong advantage
• Willingness to travel extensively across Europe