Vice President, Industry Coverage (M&A and Debt Advisory)

TL;DR

Vice President (M&A and Debt Advisory): Advising clean energy developers, utilities, manufacturers, and sponsors on M&A transactions, debt financings, and capital structure across the clean energy ecosystem with an accent on client coverage, transaction execution, and financial analysis. Focus on structuring complex transactions, negotiating with buyers and lenders, managing diligence workstreams, and building new advisory capabilities.

Location: Remote in the US and Canada, with optional offices in Washington, DC and New York, plus optional coworking locations. Travel of up to 25% is required.

Salary: $200,000–$300,000 in total cash compensation, depending on experience and revenue scope, excluding equity; additional performance-based bonuses and stock options may apply.

Company

A clean economy capital platform modernizing capital raising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure through advisory, investments, technology, and market intelligence.

What you will do

• Own senior client relationships and advise developers, independent power producers, utilities, manufacturers, and sponsors across M&A, debt, tax equity, and transferable tax credits.
• Originate, structure, and execute M&A advisory mandates, including sell-side processes, valuation, buyer outreach, and negotiations.
• Support and increasingly lead debt origination and advisory across construction, term, back-leverage, tax equity bridge, and structured debt products.
• Prepare client-facing materials, financial models, valuation analyses, buyer and lender lists, teasers, and confidential information memoranda.
• Manage diligence, transaction workstreams, legal and technical advisor coordination, and client onboarding to software and intelligence platforms.
• Mentor junior team members, contribute market insights, and represent the business at conferences and industry events.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in power and utilities, renewables, clean energy finance, infrastructure M&A, debt capital markets, project finance, investment banking, or related advisory work.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to M&A transactions and/or debt financings, including deal structuring and execution.
• Deep expertise in M&A advisory or debt capital markets, with working knowledge of the other area.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including DCF, precedent transactions, comparable-company analysis, cash flow modeling, credit metrics, or covenant analysis.
• Strong communication, judgment, client management, and independent workstream leadership skills.
• FINRA SIE, Series 79, and Series 63 licenses, or willingness to obtain them through broker-dealer sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience building an M&A advisory franchise or debt execution capability from the ground up.
• Experience with technology-enabled financial services, AI-enabled workflows, or clean energy market intelligence.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first operating model with work available from the US and Canada and optional office or coworking arrangements.
• High-ownership environment combining clean energy finance expertise with technology and AI.
• Company-wide gatherings twice a year and regular team offsites.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage, including employer-paid employee premiums and dependent subsidies.
• 20 days of paid time off, 10 company holidays, parental leave, 401(k), and a $5,000 AI learning and development stipend.
• Mission-driven work supporting the energy transition, with competitive compensation, bonuses, and stock options.