Job Description

You will work directly with and alongside senior investment members and will have the following responsibilities:

• Lead all aspects of an investment including origination, execution, structuring, negotiation, and ongoing management
• Oversee thematic research within key climate investment verticals
• Review valuation models, lead the preparation of investment memoranda for, and present opportunities at Investment Committee meetings
• Manage relationships with key investment stakeholders, counterparties, and partners
• Lead due diligence efforts on prospective investments (e.g. commercial, climate impact, ESG, financial, tax, legal, etc.)
• Lead negotiations of legal transaction documentation (e.g. SPA, SHA, MIP, etc.) with support from internal and external legal advisors
• Actively engage with the management and board of portfolio companies with responsibility for certain post-closing value creation work streams
• Lead and mentor team of junior professionals in and outside the investment process
• Contribute to investor related activities (e.g. pitches, update meetings, etc.)

Benefits

• Collaborative work environment with an experienced global investment team working on leading topics within the climate space.
• Highly professional, intellectually demanding, and stimulating work.
• Flat organization structure with significant exposure to senior leaders and decision makers, both internally and externally.
• Attractive career path with a potential for long-term advancement.
• Competitive salary and benefits with performance-related compensation model.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• We are looking for a professional with the ability and willingness to excel within a highly entrepreneurial organization. The successful candidate should demonstrate:
• 8+ years of direct private equity investment experience (buy-side). Background should include origination, execution, value creation, and exit experience.
• Growth equity and/or climate sector investment expertise strongly desired.
• Demonstrable interest for growth and/or climate impact investing.
• Self-motivated and proactive team player with entrepreneurial mindset.
• Excellent analytical, inter-personal and written communication skills.
• Business fluency in written and spoken English is required. Ability to understand an additional European language preferred, but not essential.
• Excellent academic credentials with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university.