Associate, Structuring (Debt Capital Markets)

Overview

This role is an Associate position in Debt Capital Markets within the organization’s Structuring team, reporting to the Principal. The team provides capital solutions across debt, tax equity, preferred equity, and advisory services for sponsors, developers, and investors. Work spans both project-level and corporate-level transactions across renewable energy and energy transition infrastructure.

This is a hands-on execution role for a financially rigorous analyst with foundational knowledge and a strong interest in growing within renewable energy finance.

Responsibilities

• Support transaction structuring and execution across debt mandates, including:
  • financial modeling
  • diligence coordination
  • documentation support
• Prepare client-facing materials, including:
  • financing presentations
  • credit memos
  • investor marketing materials
  • internal approvals
• Support advisory mandates, including:
  • financing alternatives analysis
  • capital raising strategy
  • process management for sponsors and developers
• Conduct capital structure, pricing, and credit analysis across renewable energy asset classes
• Participate in strategic meetings with clients regarding financing alternatives, market positioning, and structuring considerations
• Interface directly with capital providers, developers, sponsors, and external advisors
• Work with senior members of the Structuring team to drive transactions from intake through term sheets
• Maintain active market intelligence
• Leverage technology and AI-enabled tools to improve accuracy and efficiency in modeling, diligence, and reporting
• Contribute to process improvements and template standardization (models, memos, term sheets)
• Support platform initiatives to scale capital markets workflows and develop new tech-enabled products and solutions for financing processes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or MS a plus
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in renewable energy, structured finance, infrastructure investing, investment banking, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated exposure to capital markets and/or project finance transactions
• Strong financial modeling and structuring skills, including mastery of core valuation and credit concepts
• Strong Excel skills, including comfort building and navigating complex financial models; VBA or Python skills a plus
• Experience preparing transaction materials and conducting due diligence
• Familiarity with capital markets instruments used in clean infrastructure (e.g., term loans, private credit, structured debt, project-level financing, etc.)
• Exposure to tax equity underwriting is a plus
• Experience in a transaction-focused environment with client interaction responsibility is a plus
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Self-directed, highly organized, and detail-oriented
• Comfort adopting new technology platforms and integrating AI tools into daily workflows
• FINRA SIE, Series 79, and 63, or willingness to obtain them under broker-dealer sponsorship

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: $150,000s - $200,000s, depending on years of experience and revenue scope, not inclusive of equity value
• Stock options
• Healthcare: 100% of premiums for employees, with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California); subsidize 80% for dependents (total as a group), if relevant
• Dental & vision: 100% of premiums for employees and 80% for dependents (each), if relevant
• Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Holidays: 10 company holidays per year
• Paid time off: 20 days per year
• 401k: account fees supported by the organization
• Family forming & fertility support

Location

Remote-first operating model:

• Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, or
• Work out of optional offices in DC, NYC, and SF
• Optional co-working opportunities in Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond

Equal Employment Opportunity

The organization provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.