Associate, Structuring (Debt Capital Markets)

Crux

2d • $150,000 - $200,000 • Remote

About The Position

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. This work spans project-level and corporate-level transactions in renewable energy and energy transition infrastructure. This is a hands-on execution role for a financially rigorous analyst 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. The role requires strong financial modeling skills, exposure to renewables and energy transition markets, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced startup environment. This position is ideal for candidates with at least 2 years of relevant experience in investment banking, renewable energy, structured finance, infrastructure investing, or a closely related field who are people who looking to deepen their structuring expertise in a fast-moving, technology-forward environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or MS 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.
• Strong Excel skills, including comfort building and navigating complex financial models; VBA or Python skills a plus.
• Experience preparing transaction materials and conducting due diligence.
• Familiarity with capital markets instruments used in clean infrastructure (term loans, private credit, structured debt, project-level financing, etc.).
• Exposure to tax equity underwriting a plus.
• Experience in a transaction-focused environment with client interaction responsibility is a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-directed, highly organized, and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable adopting new 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.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or MS a plus.
• VBA or Python skills a plus.
• Exposure to tax equity underwriting a plus.
• Experience in a transaction-focused environment with client interaction responsibility is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support transaction structuring execution across debt mandates, including modeling, diligence coordination, and documentation.
• Prepare client-facing materials, including financing presentations, credit memos, investor marketing materials, and internal approvals.
• 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 meetings with clients on 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, and maintain 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) across the Structuring team.
• Support platform initiatives to scale capital markets workflows and develop new tech-enabled products and solutions for financing processes.

Benefits

• Healthcare: We cover 100% of premiums for employees with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California) and subsidize 70% for dependents (total as a group), if relevant.
• Dental & vision: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and 50% for dependents (each), if relevant.
• Holidays: 10 company holidays per year.
• Paid time off: 20 days per year.
• 401k: We support a 401k account but don't have a matching program set up at this time (typical for an early-stage startup).
• Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Stock options in a rapidly growing company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level