Business Development Director

Position Overview

We are looking for a Business Development Manager based at NOVVA's Hong Kong headquarters, a commercial deal originator who is equally comfortable on the energy supply side and the data center demand side. This role sits at the front end of NOVVA's project creation engine, with a clear mandate: bring us bankable energy projects and the demand that anchors them.

Deep familiarity with Latam (Colombia, Chile, Brazil, etc.) is preferred, you bring a proven track record and established relationships across the region's energy and infrastructure sectors. You understand the local market nuances, regulatory environments, and decision-makers that make deals happen.

Key Responsibilities

Ⅰ. Energy Project Origination & Pipeline

• Identify, screen, and secure RTB-stage energy projects (solar PV, wind, BESS, gas-to-power,etc.) across target markets
• Originate greenfield opportunities, identify strategic land parcels with grid-access potential, initiate permitting and grid-connection pathways
• Build and maintain a live pipeline of actionable origination / acquisition targets for the HQ teamEnergy Project Origination & Pipeline

Ⅱ. Data Center (IDC) Demand Origination

• Understand data center / AI compute requirements: capacity, reliability, renewable profile, site-selection criteria, expansion timelines
• Build relationships with hyperscalers, cloud operators, colocation providers, and AI compute platforms
• Map NOVVA's energy assets and pipeline to data center offtake opportunities; present integrated land + power solutions to qualified demand

Ⅲ. Network & Relationship Management

• Mobilize and expand relationships on the energy supply side: project developers, landowners, IPPs, EPC contractors, industrial power consumers
• On the demand side: cultivate relationships with data center operators, hyperscalers, and digital infrastructure investors
• Navigate regulatory stakeholders: grid companies, energy authorities, environmental and land-use agencies, municipal governments

Ⅳ. Deal Structuring & Commercial Negotiation

• Lead preliminary structuring: project SPV acquisition, co-development JV, land lease / securement, power-solution agreements
• Negotiate key commercial terms with project sellers and development partners
• Collaborate with NOVVA's legal, finance, and technical teams to diligence and advance transactions
• Structure opportunities into bankable, partner-ready project packages

Requirements

• 8+ years years in energy infrastructure or data-centre infrastructure (developer, originator, BD lead, investment)
• Track record of project delivery and resource networks across Latin America (Colombia, Chile, Brazil, etc.) — RTB / near-RTB assets and grid-connection rights, greenfield land-with-power access
• Fluent in both energy-project development and data-centre / AI compute demand
• English professional working
• Willingness to travel

Location： Hong Kong/Shanghai