E-3 Visa Corporate Development Manager Jobs
Corporate Development Manager roles, covering M&A execution, strategic partnerships, and capital allocation, qualify as E-3 specialty occupations when tied to a relevant bachelor's degree in finance, business, or economics. Australian professionals can secure E-3 visa sponsorship without competing in a lottery, making U.S. corporate strategy roles more accessible than most candidates expect.
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Get Access To All JobsCompany Overview: Our client is a large, well established U.S. refining and energy supply organization with multiple refineries, terminals, pipelines, and related infrastructure assets across the United States. The company operates a significant crude refining footprint and employs several thousand professionals across refining, supply and trading, commercial, and corporate functions. The organization is known for its strong operational discipline, long term stability, and commitment to values such as safety, integrity, accountability, and collaboration. The company continues to invest in modern technology platforms, including enterprise ETRM systems, to enhance data driven decision making, risk management, and financial analytics across the business.
Role Summary:
Title: Manager, Corporate Business Development
Department: Corporate Strategy / Business Development
Location: Houston, TX (Corporate Headquarters)
Team Scope: Serve as an internal consultant supporting executive leadership on strategic initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, commercial growth opportunities, and enterprise-wide business development projects.
Primary Focus: Lead the evaluation of new business opportunities, develop financial and commercial analyses, support mergers and acquisitions, and partner with senior leadership to identify strategies that drive long-term growth, profitability, and operational excellence across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities across refining, supply and marketing, trading, terminals and pipelines, and specialty products
- Develop financial models, screening analyses, feasibility studies, and sensitivity analyses to support strategic decision making
- Lead business valuation efforts for acquisitions, divestitures, assets, and new commercial opportunities
- Partner with executive leadership, including the CFO and senior business leaders, to evaluate and execute strategic initiatives
- Conduct market research and monitor industry, regulatory, and competitive developments impacting the downstream energy value chain
- Build relationships with third parties, strategic partners, and external stakeholders
- Analyze, negotiate, and support commercial contracts and strategic agreements
- Lead due diligence efforts associated with acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments
- Manage cross-functional project teams and coordinate activities across Finance, Commercial, Operations, Legal, and outside consultants
- Evaluate emerging technologies and commercial growth opportunities that support long-term business objectives
- Function as an internal consultant by providing financial, operational, and strategic analysis to senior management
- Present findings and recommendations to executive leadership to facilitate informed business decisions
- Support benchmarking initiatives and enterprise-wide strategic planning activities
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA preferred)
- 8+ years of relevant business development, corporate strategy, consulting, investment banking, corporate finance, or energy industry experience
- Strong understanding of downstream refining operations and energy markets preferred
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investment analysis
- Advanced financial modeling, business valuation, and sensitivity analysis skills
- Strong understanding of market research and commercial business development
- Experience evaluating complex business opportunities and investment decisions
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional projects and multiple stakeholders
- Strong business acumen with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
- Proven ability to influence senior leadership and facilitate strategic decision making
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to identify emerging market opportunities and develop creative business solutions
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Annual performance-based bonus opportunity
- Comprehensive health, retirement, and wellness benefits
- Direct exposure to executive leadership and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives
- Opportunity to influence high-impact corporate growth decisions
- Long-term career growth within Corporate Strategy, Business Development, Finance, and Executive Leadership
Selling Points
- Rare opportunity to serve as an internal consultant supporting the CEO's executive leadership team on enterprise-wide strategic initiatives
- Direct involvement in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and new business development opportunities
- High visibility across virtually every business unit, including Refining, Trading, Supply & Marketing, Terminals & Pipelines, and Specialty Products
- Significant exposure to executive leadership and company-wide decision making
- Opportunity to build sophisticated financial models, business valuations, and market analyses that directly influence corporate strategy
- Broad exposure to commercial, operational, financial, and strategic aspects of one of the nation's leading refining companies
- Ideal role for professionals seeking to combine corporate finance, strategy, business development, and M&A experience in a highly visible leadership environment
- Strong long-term career path into executive leadership, corporate strategy, finance, and business development roles
Korn Ferry shall provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified candidates, and will refer candidates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis. Artificial Intelligence tools may be used in connection with the recruitment process for this position.
Company Overview: Our client is a large, well established U.S. refining and energy supply organization with multiple refineries, terminals, pipelines, and related infrastructure assets across the United States. The company operates a significant crude refining footprint and employs several thousand professionals across refining, supply and trading, commercial, and corporate functions. The organization is known for its strong operational discipline, long term stability, and commitment to values such as safety, integrity, accountability, and collaboration. The company continues to invest in modern technology platforms, including enterprise ETRM systems, to enhance data driven decision making, risk management, and financial analytics across the business.
Role Summary:
Title: Manager, Corporate Business Development
Department: Corporate Strategy / Business Development
Location: Houston, TX (Corporate Headquarters)
Team Scope: Serve as an internal consultant supporting executive leadership on strategic initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, commercial growth opportunities, and enterprise-wide business development projects.
Primary Focus: Lead the evaluation of new business opportunities, develop financial and commercial analyses, support mergers and acquisitions, and partner with senior leadership to identify strategies that drive long-term growth, profitability, and operational excellence across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities across refining, supply and marketing, trading, terminals and pipelines, and specialty products
- Develop financial models, screening analyses, feasibility studies, and sensitivity analyses to support strategic decision making
- Lead business valuation efforts for acquisitions, divestitures, assets, and new commercial opportunities
- Partner with executive leadership, including the CFO and senior business leaders, to evaluate and execute strategic initiatives
- Conduct market research and monitor industry, regulatory, and competitive developments impacting the downstream energy value chain
- Build relationships with third parties, strategic partners, and external stakeholders
- Analyze, negotiate, and support commercial contracts and strategic agreements
- Lead due diligence efforts associated with acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments
- Manage cross-functional project teams and coordinate activities across Finance, Commercial, Operations, Legal, and outside consultants
- Evaluate emerging technologies and commercial growth opportunities that support long-term business objectives
- Function as an internal consultant by providing financial, operational, and strategic analysis to senior management
- Present findings and recommendations to executive leadership to facilitate informed business decisions
- Support benchmarking initiatives and enterprise-wide strategic planning activities
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA preferred)
- 8+ years of relevant business development, corporate strategy, consulting, investment banking, corporate finance, or energy industry experience
- Strong understanding of downstream refining operations and energy markets preferred
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investment analysis
- Advanced financial modeling, business valuation, and sensitivity analysis skills
- Strong understanding of market research and commercial business development
- Experience evaluating complex business opportunities and investment decisions
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional projects and multiple stakeholders
- Strong business acumen with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
- Proven ability to influence senior leadership and facilitate strategic decision making
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to identify emerging market opportunities and develop creative business solutions
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Annual performance-based bonus opportunity
- Comprehensive health, retirement, and wellness benefits
- Direct exposure to executive leadership and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives
- Opportunity to influence high-impact corporate growth decisions
- Long-term career growth within Corporate Strategy, Business Development, Finance, and Executive Leadership
Selling Points
- Rare opportunity to serve as an internal consultant supporting the CEO's executive leadership team on enterprise-wide strategic initiatives
- Direct involvement in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and new business development opportunities
- High visibility across virtually every business unit, including Refining, Trading, Supply & Marketing, Terminals & Pipelines, and Specialty Products
- Significant exposure to executive leadership and company-wide decision making
- Opportunity to build sophisticated financial models, business valuations, and market analyses that directly influence corporate strategy
- Broad exposure to commercial, operational, financial, and strategic aspects of one of the nation's leading refining companies
- Ideal role for professionals seeking to combine corporate finance, strategy, business development, and M&A experience in a highly visible leadership environment
- Strong long-term career path into executive leadership, corporate strategy, finance, and business development roles
Korn Ferry shall provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified candidates, and will refer candidates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis. Artificial Intelligence tools may be used in connection with the recruitment process for this position.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Corporate Development Manager
Frame your credentials for U.S. specialty occupation
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees are accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees for E-3 visa purposes. Get a credential evaluation from a NACES-recognized service before applying so employers see a U.S.-equivalent qualification upfront, not a question mark.
Target employers with active M&A pipelines
Corporate development teams at companies actively running deal flow need ongoing capacity and are more likely to sponsor. Focus on mid-market private equity-backed firms, publicly listed companies with disclosed acquisition strategies, and investment banks with internal corp dev functions.
Search verified E-3 sponsor roles on Migrate Mate
Finding Corporate Development Manager roles where sponsorship is already confirmed saves weeks of back-and-forth. Use Migrate Mate to filter specifically for E-3 visa sponsorship, so every application goes to an employer who understands the process.
Address LCA prevailing wage before the offer stage
The DOL's Labor Condition Application requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage for the role and location. Review DOL's OFLC wage data for Corporate Development Manager positions in your target city before negotiating, so your offer clears the threshold without surprises.
Clarify your visa status in initial conversations
Many U.S. hiring managers confuse E-3 with H-1B visa and assume a lottery is involved. Proactively explain that the E-3 requires no lottery, has a separate 10,500-annual allocation that has never been exhausted, and can be processed in weeks rather than months.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for end-to-end execution
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA filing with the DOL, visa paperwork, and consulate preparation. This removes the administrative burden from your new employer and reduces the risk of documentation errors delaying your start date.
E-3 Visa Corporate Development Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Corporate Development Manager jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search Corporate Development Manager roles specifically filtered for E-3 visa sponsorship. Most general job boards don't surface sponsorship status, so you spend significant time applying to roles where it's never been considered. Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have already confirmed they'll sponsor, so your applications reach the right companies from the start.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Corporate Development Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3 visa?
Yes, provided the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as finance, business administration, or economics. Roles focused on M&A analysis, strategic partnerships, or capital structure decisions consistently meet the specialty occupation standard. Generic management titles with no degree requirement can create complications, so the job description wording matters.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Corporate Development Manager positions?
The E-3 has a significant structural advantage for Australians: no lottery, no cap pressure, and an annual allocation of 10,500 visas that has never been fully used. H-1B requires surviving a random lottery with roughly a one-in-four chance of selection. Both require employer sponsorship and a specialty occupation determination, but the E-3 can move from offer to consulate appointment in weeks rather than waiting a full fiscal year for H-1B availability.
Can I change employers or move between corporate development roles while on the E-3 visa?
Yes, but each new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and issue a new sponsorship letter before you begin work. You don't need to return to Australia if you're already in the U.S., but you cannot start with the new company until the LCA is certified and your documentation is updated. Short gaps between roles are generally manageable, but you must not work without valid authorization in place.