Associate, Structuring (Debt Capital Markets) - Crux

We’re Financing the Future of Energy

Crux is the capital platform for the clean economy. We modernize capital raising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure with solutions across advisory, investments, technology, and intelligence.

Our team of 120+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from top investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, and Canapi, joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

The Opportunity

The Associate, Debt Capital Markets will be a core member of Crux's Structuring team, reporting to the Principal. The team delivers capital solutions across debt, tax equity, preferred equity, and advisory services to sponsors, developers, and investors across project-level and corporate-level renewable energy and energy transition infrastructure transactions.

This is a hands-on execution role for a financially rigorous professional with foundational knowledge and a strong desire to grow within renewable energy finance. The Associate will support the structuring, origination, and execution of financings across the capital structure.

What You'll Do

• Support transaction structuring execution across debt mandates, including financial modeling, diligence coordination, and documentation.
• Prepare client-facing materials, including financing presentations, credit memos, investor marketing materials, and internal approval memos.
• Support advisory mandates, including financing alternatives analysis, capital raising strategy, and process management for sponsors and developers.
• Conduct capital structure, pricing, and credit analysis across renewable energy asset classes.
• Participate in strategic client meetings regarding financing alternatives, market positioning, and structuring considerations.
• Interface directly with capital providers, developers, sponsors, and external advisors.
• Work closely with senior members of the Structuring team to drive transactions from intake through term sheets, maintaining active market intelligence.
• Leverage technology and AI-enabled tools to increase accuracy and efficiency in modeling, diligence, and reporting.
• Contribute to process improvements and template standardization (models, memos, term sheets).
• Support platform initiatives to scale capital markets workflows and develop tech-enabled solutions for financing processes.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field (MBA or MS is a plus).
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in renewable energy, structured finance, infrastructure investing, investment banking, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated exposure to capital markets and/or project finance transactions.
• Strong financial modeling and structuring skills with mastery of core valuation and credit concepts.
• Advanced Excel skills with comfort building and navigating complex financial models (VBA or Python is a plus).
• Experience preparing transaction materials and running due diligence.
• Familiarity with clean infrastructure capital markets instruments (term loans, private credit, structured debt, project-level financing).
• Exposure to tax equity underwriting is a plus.
• Experience in a transaction-focused environment with client-facing responsibilities is a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Comfort adopting modern technology platforms and integrating AI tools into daily workflows.
• FINRA SIE, Series 79, and 63, or willingness to obtain them under Crux's broker-dealer sponsorship.

Benefits & Compensation

• Compensation: $150,000 - $200,000 base pay, plus stock options.
• Remote-First Culture: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, with optional offices in DC, NYC, and SF, plus co-working opportunities.
• Healthcare: 100% company-paid premiums for employees (Aetna/Kaiser) and 70% subsidized for dependents.
• Dental & Vision: 100% covered for employees, 50% for dependents.
• Paid Time Off: 20 days PTO plus 10 company holidays per year.
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan support.
• Company Offsites: Semi-annual company-wide offsites to connect and collaborate.