Head of Corporate Finance

As the first hire in corporate finance, you will establish the frameworks, processes, and relationships required to support a rapidly expanding renewable infrastructure portfolio.

Working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team, you will play a central role in shaping funding strategy, executing complex project finance transactions, supporting M&A activity, and preparing the business for future capital markets activity.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role combining strategic leadership with detailed execution in a fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and manage the company’s capital structure, funding strategy, and liquidity planning
• Structure, negotiate, and execute project finance transactions, including non-recourse debt, equity, and blended finance solutions
• Act as the internal subject matter expert on project finance and infrastructure debt
• Partner with the CEO to ensure long-term exit readiness
• Develop and support execution of the company’s M&A strategy

Investment analysis

• Lead financial modelling, valuation, scenario and sensitivity analysis for new projects, acquisitions, and partnerships
• Own and coordinate financial due diligence with external advisers and lenders

Investor & lender relations

• Build and maintain strong relationships with banks, institutional investors, infrastructure funds, and strategic partners
• Lead future debt and equity raise processes alongside senior leadership
• Establish best-in-class financial policies, reporting standards, and controls relating to the debt portfolio
• Serve as the primary interface with project finance providers and manage ongoing lender reporting obligations

Experience & skills

• Significant experience in corporate finance, debt advisory, investment banking, project finance, or infrastructure private equity
• Strong background in renewable energy, clean tech, infrastructure, or adjacent energy/industrial sectors
• Proven track record of structuring and closing complex infrastructure or energy financing transactions
• Advanced financial modelling and valuation capability, including building project finance models from first principles
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to operate at board and investor level
• Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort operating as a first hire in a growing organisation

Why this role?

• Build a corporate finance function from scratch
• Direct access to senior leadership and strategic decision-making
• Exposure to large-scale, mission-critical clean energy infrastructure
• Opportunity to make a tangible impact on the UK’s low-carbon transition