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Sr. Investment Manager, Korea

Our client is a prominent international renewable energy developer with a rapidly expanding global footprint and a strong pipeline of utility-scale offshore wind and clean energy projects across Asia. To support their growing renewable energy portfolio in South Korea, they are seeking a highly analytical and drive-focused Senior Investment Manager specializing in Project Finance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project Finance Execution: Support the end-to-end project finance process, including due diligence management, advisor coordination, and preparation of lender materials to achieve Financial Close.

  • Lender & ECA Engagement: Assist in negotiating term sheets, facility agreements, and intercreditor arrangements. Coordinate with Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) and international/local lender syndicates on credit approvals and due diligence requirements.

  • Financial Modeling & Valuation: Own, build, and maintain complex project finance models. Perform debt sizing, DSCR sculpting, sensitivity analysis, and scenario planning to optimize capital structure decisions.

  • Bankability & Contract Review: Evaluate key project contracts (TSA, Foundation, Cable, EPCI, O&M, Offtake) from a financing and bankability perspective, identifying risk allocation and alignment with lender requirements.

  • Investment Governance: Prepare high-quality investment memos, lender presentations, and financial summaries for the Investment Committee, Board, and senior management.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Experience: 6-10 years of direct experience in Project Finance, Infrastructure Finance, Investment Banking, or Corporate Finance within a leading developer or financial institution.

  • Sector Focus: Strong familiarity with Renewable Energy (preferably Offshore Wind or Onshore Wind/Solar) or large-scale Infrastructure transactions in Asia.

  • Technical Skills: Advanced project finance financial modeling capability (debt sizing, sculpting, sensitivity analysis). Proven understanding of ECA-backed financing structures is a strong plus.

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related discipline. CFA, MBA, or CPA is preferred.

  • Languages: Full fluency in English and proficiency in Korean are required.

  • Soft Skills: Exceptional commercial acumen, high attention to detail, and the ability to manage cross-functional workstreams under tight timelines.