Chief Investment Officer

Position: Chief Investment Officer / SVP, Capital Markets

Location: United States

Overview

A leading, growth-oriented renewable energy platform is seeking a senior investment and capital markets leader to drive financing strategy, capital formation, and portfolio optimization across Community & Distributed energy assets. This individual will play a critical role in shaping the company’s capital strategy and supporting continued expansion across development and operating assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all capital markets activities, including debt, tax equity, and structured finance transactions across a diversified renewable portfolio
• Develop and execute corporate and project-level financing strategies aligned with growth objectives
• Manage relationships with banks, institutional investors, tax equity providers, and other capital partners
• Oversee financial structuring, pricing, and execution of complex transactions
• Partner closely with executive leadership on strategic planning, capital allocation, and M&A initiatives
• Drive portfolio-level optimization, including refinancing, recapitalizations, and liquidity strategies
• Build and lead a high-performing capital markets and investment team
• Support investor communications, reporting, and fundraising efforts as needed
• Monitor market trends and proactively position the platform to capitalize on evolving financing opportunities

Qualifications

• 12–20+ years of experience in renewable energy finance, infrastructure investing, or capital markets
• Deep expertise in project finance, tax equity, and structured transactions within energy or infrastructure
• Proven track record leading and closing complex, large-scale financings
• Strong relationships across lenders, investors, and financial institutions
• Experience operating at a senior leadership level within a developer, IPP, infrastructure fund, or financial institution
• Strategic mindset with the ability to operate both at a high level and in execution detail
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing teams

Preferred Background

• Experience across solar, storage, and/or broader energy transition sectors
• Exposure to both development-stage and operating asset financing
• Prior experience in a high-growth or entrepreneurial environment

Compensation

• Competitive base salary, bonus, and long-term incentive structure
• Significant opportunity for value creation participation

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