Investment Manager - US Infrastructure Debt

DWS Group • New York, NY

3d • $195,000 - $279,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

DWS Group is hiring an Investment Manager for its US Infrastructure Debt platform in New York. The DWS Private Infrastructure business acquires and manages debt and equity investments in businesses providing essential infrastructure services across transport, energy, utilities, digital, circular economy, and healthcare sectors. The global division has more than €25 billion in assets under management. The US Infrastructure Debt platform manages approximately $6 billion of committed capital through multiple credit funds and has deployed capital into more than 450 investments since 2014.

The Investment Manager will contribute across the full investment lifecycle for infrastructure debt investments, including sourcing, origination, structuring, execution, and portfolio management. The role leads transactions and coordinates modeling, due diligence, legal documentation, credit rating strategy, and syndication. It also involves investment committee processes, stakeholder engagement, negotiation of financing documentation, credit underwriting, portfolio monitoring, and support for fundraising and investor engagement.

The successful candidate will bring extensive relevant financing experience, deal leadership, advanced modeling and credit analysis skills, and the ability to manage stakeholders and parallel workstreams. The position requires strong communication and presentation capabilities and responsible use of AI tools. DWS describes its work model as hybrid, balancing office collaboration with working from home; the specific split will be discussed during the application and interview process. The base salary range is $195,000 to $279,000, excluding incentive compensation and other remuneration.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in infrastructure or project finance, leveraged finance, or debt capital markets, with a track record of leading complex transactions in energy, infrastructure, or adjacent sectors.
• Proven deal leadership, including originating opportunities, structuring financings, and managing transactions end-to-end.
• Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and credit analysis skills, including the ability to independently build, review, and challenge complex models with multiple contractual and operational inputs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sponsors, lenders, investors, advisors, and internal teams, often as the primary transaction contact.
• Experience navigating credit processes and rating considerations, including transaction structuring.
• Strong execution skills under tight timelines and the ability to manage parallel workstreams and deliver high-quality outputs in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including preparing and delivering investment materials to senior internal committees and external stakeholders.
• Ability to use AI tools to enhance productivity and optimize workflows while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
• Strong academic background in finance, economics, engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant professional qualifications or certifications.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all phases of the investment lifecycle, taking responsibility for origination, structuring, execution, and portfolio management of infrastructure debt investments across core sectors.
• Source and originate investment opportunities through relationships with sponsors, developers, advisors, and financial institutions, and identify attractive opportunities in primary and secondary markets.
• Structure financing solutions across the capital structure, optimizing risk-return profiles and tailoring solutions to investor requirements and sponsor objectives.
• Lead transactions and coordinate financial modeling, due diligence, legal documentation, credit rating strategy, and syndication workstreams to meet tight timelines.
• Develop and review financial models using commercial, contractual, and operational assumptions, and assess downside scenarios, credit metrics, and equity returns.
• Lead due diligence with internal stakeholders and external advisors across technical, commercial, financial, legal, and tax disciplines.
• Drive investment committee processes, including preparing, reviewing, and presenting investment papers and recommendations.
• Act as an interface with sponsors, lenders, institutional investors, advisors, and internal senior management throughout transactions.
• Negotiate financing documentation to ensure appropriate risk allocation and alignment with investment strategy and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee credit underwriting and internal approval processes to ensure investments meet internal risk frameworks and return thresholds.
• Assist with portfolio management by monitoring investment performance and identifying opportunities across the portfolio.
• Support fundraising and investor engagement, including developing marketing materials, participating in investor discussions, and contributing to product strategy and positioning.

Benefits

• Access to a range of benefits that can be selected to create a personalized plan.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Company perks.
• Retirement plan.
• Physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed