Business Development Lead

Responsibilities

Support the domestic team in evaluating, advancing, and executing on development opportunities within Hunt’s existing domestic asset portfolio, including working alongside technical and financial teams on capital allocation, partner relations, and operational strategy.

Lead and drive the identification, screening, and evaluation of upstream acquisition and exploration opportunities in key U.S. onshore basins beyond the company’s existing footprint, with a priority on basins and resource types that present strategic fits with Hunt’s operational capabilities and objectives.

Develop and present investment recommendations to senior leadership, integrating technical, commercial, and financial analysis to support acquisition decisions and capital deployment.

Build and maintain relationships with operators, financial sponsors, and advisors across the U.S. upstream landscape to source and evaluate on- and off-market opportunities.

Lead and support third-party capital raising efforts, including preparation of investor materials, management of investor outreach and relationships, and structuring and advancing co-investment and partnering arrangements aligned with Hunt’s domestic business development strategy.

Lead due diligence processes for domestic upstream transactions, coordinating multi-disciplinary cross-functional teams across land, geology, engineering, legal, tax, and finance.

Prepare strategic analyses, market assessments, and executive-level presentations in support of domestic business development initiatives and management reporting.

Support budgeting, forecasting, and planning activities for the domestic business development team.

Requirements

Team player with strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive; comfortable operating in a lean, high-ownership environment.

Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to synthesize complex technical and commercial information for executive audiences.

High emotional intelligence; ability to build relationships across internal and external constituencies and move transactions and initiatives forward through diverse teams.

Upstream technical literacy – working familiarity with reservoir engineering, production geology, petrophysics, and A&D processes sufficient to collaborate effectively with technical teams and evaluate opportunities.

Financial modeling and valuation proficiency, including DCF analysis, economics benchmarking, and transaction structuring; advanced proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Experience and comfort with investor-facing roles; ability to develop compelling investment narratives, manage ongoing investor relationships, and structure and negotiate co-investment and partnering arrangements.

Curious and inquisitive problem solver with high attention to detail and strong analytical rigor.

Experience in the understanding of natural gas markets, LNG value chains, and the interplay between upstream resource positions and downstream LNG project economics is highly preferred.

Skills

Team player with strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive; comfortable operating in a lean, high-ownership environment.

Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to synthesize complex technical and commercial information for executive audiences.

High emotional intelligence; ability to build relationships across internal and external constituencies and move transactions and initiatives forward through diverse teams.

Upstream technical literacy – working familiarity with reservoir engineering, production geology, petrophysics, and A&D processes sufficient to collaborate effectively with technical teams and evaluate opportunities.

Financial modeling and valuation proficiency, including DCF analysis, economics benchmarking, and transaction structuring; advanced proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Experience and comfort with investor-facing roles; ability to develop compelling investment narratives, manage ongoing investor relationships, and structure and negotiate co-investment and partnering arrangements.

Curious and inquisitive problem solver with high attention to detail and strong analytical rigor.

Experience in the understanding of natural gas markets, LNG value chains, and the interplay between upstream resource positions and downstream LNG project economics is highly preferred.