Portfolio Management & Investments Associate

at  Alight

Are you an investment professional who wants to use your skills to drive the transition to renewable energy? Do you also have a growth mindset, and enjoy tackling new challenges together with a supportive team?
Fantastic, welcome to Alight! We’re an entrepreneurial scale-up driven by a strong purpose: to kick carbon off the grid by helping businesses save money with solar from day 1. We’re a remote-first company, join us from anywhere in Europe!

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of experience in portfolio management / investment with exposure to infrastructure projects
• A track record of project leadership and working across various work streams
• Proficiency in building and managing complex financial models
• Experience presenting investment cases
• Experience in transactions for financing and M&A
• Well-versed in the Microsoft Office package, especially Excel
• Project financing experience is preferred, but not a requirement for this position
• Fluency in English
  Alight is a remote-first company! In this role, you can work from anywhere in Europe. We currently have Investment team members located in Stockholm (HQ), Bologna, and London

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - EXPECTED TO BE ~60% OF THE ROLE WORK TIME:

• Lead the updates and operation of a complex Portfolio Model to manage Alight pipeline of grid connected projects in different countries.
• Being involved in the portfolio valuation policy and process.
• Being responsible to add new projects and new acquisitions into the Portfolio Model.
• Own and update the Portfolio Model on an ongoing basis.
• Perform analysis and reporting on a portfolio level including valuation of the whole pipeline.
• Being involved in corporate financing analysis and financing process.
• Keep track of the funding requirements for committed projects.
• Support management and the rest of the team with Portfolio responsibilities including developing operational strategies, improvements, and other functions.

INVESTMENTS - EXPECTED TO BE ~40% OF THE ROLE WORK TIME:

• Build and handle BtM financial models in different European markets (UK, Spain, Poland, Sweden,etc) at a project and portfolio level throughout the project cycle.
• Being responsible for preparing the investment decision material for all BtM projects in the Alight pipeline.
• Supporting the BtM team in the valuation, due diligence, structuring, deal documentation and financing.
• Credit assessment of existing and new counterparties to determine pricing and support investment decisions for BtM projects.