Senior Fund Manager, Renewables

Senior Fund Manager, Renewables

Aquila Capital

Senningerberg, Luxembourg

As a Fund Manager, you will act as the key person for investors and assume overall responsibility for the growth and performance of a clean energy investment funds/mandates.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead the development and ongoing management of investment funds and mandates focused on clean energy assets;
• Construct and optimize portfolios through quantitative and qualitative analysis, translating insights into strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions;
• Oversee fund-level finance operations including liquidity and capital planning, investment controlling, and comprehensive portfolio monitoring and reporting;
• Serve as primary investor interface for portfolio-related matters, supporting investor committees and collaborating with Sales on pitches, meetings, and transaction communication;
• Assess, structure, and execute new investments; engage in portfolio rebalancing, divestments, and other strategic initiatives with early involvement in the transaction process, including SPA negotiation;
• Continuously evaluate key performance drivers against strategy and targets, enhancing the portfolio’s risk-return profile through active management;
• Manage critical fund administration processes such as audits, resolutions, and data governance to ensure operational excellence;
• Secure portfolio funding (equity and debt) in partnership with Group Treasury and Sales, optimizing capital structures across fund vehicles;
• Drive automation and digitalization of fund and portfolio management processes; develop and refine analytical tools to improve decision-making efficiency;
• Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, and market dynamics in the renewable energy sector to inform and refine portfolio strategy;
• Represent the fund through board mandates for fund and portfolio companies, contributing to governance and strategic oversight.

Your qualifications:

• Professional experience within an AIFM, Asset Manager, Advisory Firm (7-10+ years experience);
• University degree in business or economics or any other investment related field;
• Transaction experience in the Clean Energy sector, ability to run/sponsor a transaction process;
• Solid understanding of fund management and the investment lifecycle;
• Ability to manage institutional investor interfaces;
• High level of initiative, independence and excellent organisational skills with a collaborative mindset;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills;
• Qualifications such as CFA, CAIA, ACCA, etc. are considered a plus but not required;
• Fluency in English, an additional European language is highly desirable;
• Experiences in the renewable sector/clean energy funds or similar is mandatory.