Structured Finance Manager - Project Finance | Debt Raising | Renewable Energy
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About the Role
Yellow Door Energy seeks a Structured Finance Manager to support project finance and debt raising for renewable energy projects in the MENA region. The role involves financial analysis, lender coordination, and transaction execution.
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Responsibilities
- Lead financial analysis of financing options for projects and portfolios, including debt structure, pricing, tenor, covenants, sensitivities and risk allocation
- Support non recourse project finance transactions through due diligence, documentation, lender engagement and closing
- Review, update and stress test financial models used for debt raising, including downside cases and covenant analysis
- Coordinate internal teams and external advisors across legal, technical, insurance, tax and commercial due diligence
- Work with Business Development, Technical, Risk, Finance and Legal teams to consolidate project inputs into bankable financing structures
- Support the preparation of investment committee materials, credit papers and internal approval documents
- Track transaction timelines, deliverables, conditions precedent and closing requirements
- Contribute to portfolio financings, refinancing activity and selected M&A related analysis where required
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree or MBA in Finance, Accounting, Engineering or a related field
- Typically 6–7 years’ relevant experience in project finance, structured finance, infrastructure finance or debt transaction execution
- Hands on exposure to non recourse project finance transactions
- MENA or GCC project finance experience within renewable energy, power, utilities or infrastructure
- Experience working with financial models for debt raising, including sensitivities, downside cases and covenant analysis
- Experience coordinating lenders, advisors, internal stakeholders and transaction deliverables
- Strong understanding of financing structures, transaction risks, due diligence processes and project bankability
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams, track deliverables and work to transaction timelines
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and analytical discipline
- Solar PV, distributed energy, C&I energy, IPP or utility scale power finance experience (strong advantage)
- Track record of supporting or closing multiple non recourse project finance transactions (strong advantage)
- Experience with portfolio level financings, refinancing or multi jurisdictional transactions (strong advantage)
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Job Overview
- We are looking for a Structured Finance Manager to support the execution of project finance, debt raising and selected transaction activity across YDE’s renewable energy portfolio.
- Based in Dubai, this is a hands on Manager level role for a project finance professional with MENA or GCC experience in non recourse debt financing, financial analysis, lender coordination and transaction execution within the renewable energy, power or utility sectors.
What You’ll Deliver & Own
- Lead financial analysis of financing options for projects and portfolios, including debt structure, pricing, tenor, covenants, sensitivities and risk allocation.
- Support non recourse project finance transactions through due diligence, documentation, lender engagement and closing.
- Review, update and stress test financial models used for debt raising, including downside cases and covenant analysis.
- Coordinate internal teams and external advisors across legal, technical, insurance, tax and commercial due diligence.
- Work with Business Development, Technical, Risk, Finance and Legal teams to consolidate project inputs into bankable financing structures.
- Support the preparation of investment committee materials, credit papers and internal approval documents.
- Track transaction timelines, deliverables, conditions precedent and closing requirements.
- Contribute to portfolio financings, refinancing activity and selected M&A related analysis where required.
What You Must Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree or MBA in Finance, Accounting, Engineering or a related field.
- Typically 6–7 years’ relevant experience in project finance, structured finance, infrastructure finance or debt transaction execution.
- Hands on exposure to non recourse project finance transactions.
- MENA or GCC project finance experience within renewable energy, power, utilities or infrastructure is required.
- Hands on exposure to non recourse project finance transactions in regional or emerging market environments.
- Experience working with financial models for debt raising, including sensitivities, downside cases and covenant analysis.
- Experience coordinating lenders, advisors, internal stakeholders and transaction deliverables.
- Strong understanding of financing structures, transaction risks, due diligence processes and project bankability.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams, track deliverables and work to transaction timelines.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and analytical discipline.
Strong Advantage
- Solar PV, distributed energy, C&I energy, IPP or utility scale power finance experience.
- Track record of supporting or closing multiple non recourse project finance transactions.
- Experience with portfolio level financings, refinancing or multi jurisdictional transactions.
- Exposure to PPP, IPP, M&A or corporate finance transactions.
- Strong lender, advisor or financing counterparty exposure across the MENA region.
About Yellow Door Energy
- We are a leading sustainable energy partner for commercial and industrial businesses across the Middle East and Africa.
- We deliver solar PV, battery energy storage, hybrid energy and energy efficiency solutions that help businesses reduce energy costs, improve power reliability and lower carbon emissions.
- Our shareholders include Actis, Mitsui & Co, TAEF and the International Finance Corporation.
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