Manager of Business Development

The Manager of Business Development plays a key role in Nucors M&A and strategic growth efforts participating in all stages of acquisitions and strategic investments from opportunity identification through evaluation due diligence negotiation approval and execution. Responsibilities include researching target companies industries and markets; developing financial models valuations and investment returns analyses; conducting and coordinating due diligence; evaluating transaction structures and key commercial terms including negotiation of terms such as purchase price adjustments escrows indemnities earnouts and representations and warranties; and preparing recommendations and presentations for senior leadership and when appropriate the Board of Directors.

The Manager also supports Nucors product groups in evaluating and advancing strategic initiatives including greenfield and brownfield investments joint ventures new products and markets and other growth opportunities. The role requires close collaboration with Nucor executives divisional leadership and teams across operations commercial engineering Legal Tax Treasury Accounting Environmental Human Resources Information Technology and other functions. The teammate will also interact directly with business owners target company management teams investment bankers attorneys accountants consultants and other external parties and is expected to represent Nucor professionally while maintaining strict confidentiality.

Success in this role requires strong financial and analytical capabilities including an understanding of accounting and tax concepts relevant to transactions sound business judgment intellectual curiosity and the ability to turn complex information into clear well-supported recommendations. The teammate is expected to challenge assumptions identify the factors that most influence value and risk through scenario and sensitivity analysis (e.g. evaluating downside base and upside cases and stress testing key assumptions) and maintain a high standard of accuracy and rigor in work used to support significant capital allocation decisions. The Manager is also expected to use technology automation and AI appropriately to enhance the efficiency and quality of the work while independently validating information used in decision making.

Business Development operates in a fast-paced transaction-driven environment where priorities and timelines can change quickly. The position requires a strong work ethic ownership schedule flexibility and the ability to perform under time-sensitive deadlines. Travel is required as necessary.

The role provides broad exposure to Nucors businesses leadership team industries and markets and is intended to develop the teammate for future leadership opportunities throughout the company.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate lead and uphold safety policies practices procedures and housekeeping standards at all times.

• Minimum of 5 years of finance or accounting experience
• Bachelors degree in finance accounting economics engineering or a related field
• Advanced Excel (experience with modeling and charts) and PowerPoint skills
• Experience using business research platforms (i.e. CapIQ AlphaSense)

• 3-4 years experience in investment banking mergers and acquisitions and/or corporate strategy
• CPA or CFA