Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Investments – Project Finance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the CFO, CEO, and executive leadership team to develop and implement a capital markets strategy.

• Spearhead capital raising efforts across various financing structures, including project, portfolio, asset, and corporate financing.

• Assess and execute financing solutions such as construction debt, term debt, back-leverage facilities, tax equity, tax credit transfers, preferred equity, growth equity, corporate debt, revolving credit facilities, joint ventures, portfolio financings, and structured capital solutions.

• Oversee the financing process from market engagement to term sheets, due diligence, documentation, closing, and post-closing compliance.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with capital providers while identifying new institutional capital sources.

• Create and uphold a prioritized capitalization roadmap for the development pipeline and the operating portfolio.

• Direct underwriting activities for community solar, distributed generation, energy storage, and related investments.

• Set underwriting standards, investment criteria, risk classifications, return thresholds, and procedures for investment reviews.

• Provide executive oversight for project, portfolio, financing, and enterprise financial models.

• Conduct sensitivity, scenario, and downside analyses and assess IRR, NPV, ROIC, cash yield, debt-service coverage, leverage, and payback.

• Prepare and present capitalisation and investment recommendations to the Investment Committee.

• Manage budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, liquidity forecasting, management reporting, and performance analysis.

• Design and assess financing structures and coordinate transaction diligence with Legal, Tax, and Accounting teams.

• Advise the CFO, CEO, leadership team, and Investment Committee on strategic finance issues.

• Guide, mentor, and develop the FP&A and investments team while establishing scalable processes and controls.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in capital markets, project finance, structured finance, infrastructure investing, investment banking, renewable energy finance, private equity, corporate finance, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in renewable energy, power, infrastructure, or distributed generation is highly preferred.

• Proven history of raising and structuring capital for solar, community solar, energy storage, independent power, or similar infrastructure assets.

• Direct involvement with project debt, corporate debt, tax equity, preferred equity, private credit, joint ventures, growth equity, or structured capital.

• Demonstrated ability to assess project and portfolio readiness for financing.

• Advanced experience in underwriting projects and analyzing risk-adjusted returns.

• Expert knowledge of project, portfolio, and enterprise financial models, including model modifications and conducting sensitivity, scenario, and downside analyses.

• Experience in presenting investment or financing recommendations to an Investment Committee, Board, executive team, lenders, or institutional investors.

• Strong comprehension of renewable energy tax incentives, project revenue structures, financing documentation, and capital-provider requirements.

• Proven capacity to lead and nurture FP&A, investment, financial analysis, or transaction teams.

• MBA, CFA, CPA, or another relevant advanced degree or credential is preferred.

• Experience in a growth-stage, entrepreneurial, or private-capital-backed business is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for an annual bonus.

• Flexible remote work arrangement.