Sustainability and Low Carbon Advisory Associate
About The Position
Excited to grow your career? BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers. About the job: Essential Job Duties The Sustainability & Low Carbon Transition Advisory team is part of the Global Advisory team inside the Investment Banking & Finance Area at BBVA CIB. We advise clients on how the energy transition impacts strategy, valuation, risk, and access to capital (debt & equity), and we translate that into actionable investment banking solutions, including cleantech bankability, capital structuring, equity partnerships, commercial structuring advisory, project/asset-based finance, sustainable finance structuring). The candidate will contribute to client dialogue, pitches, and execution of mandates alongside senior bankers and product teams.
Requirements
- Proactivity to get things done
- Experience in renewable related financings
- Strong financial modelling skills
- Understanding of accounting concepts, financial statements, cashflows and corporate finance valuation
- Interested in supporting the development of a strategic dialogue with clients on decarbonization technologies and specific financial solutions to clients
- Understanding of Sustainability, Energy and Cleantech trends, concepts, regulation, reporting initiatives and banking products including sustainable finance alternatives
- Ability to participate in projects from different teams involving different areas
- Ability to excel in a fast paced, pressure orientated environment and deliver under tight deadlines
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, Finance, Math or Engineering or similar grade
- Over 2 years of professional experience in Energy, Cleantech and/or Infra for the financial sector (incl. M&A, project finance, capital markets, asset management), Sustainability in Strategy Consulting firms, Sustainability department in corporates, M&A, Due Diligence and Corporate Finance, or niche consultancy firms with a strong focus on low carbon transition
- Employment eligibility to work with BBVA in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions
Responsibilities
- Understanding and development of financial modeling tools
- Manipulation of financial models to project financial statements and key credit metrics
- Build high-quality client-ready presentations (pitch books, proposals, management presentations) translating complex analysis into clear, concise slides with strong story lining, charts and visuals
- Maintenance and improvement of analytical tools and templates
- Oral and written presentations for client marketing and internal purposes
- Interaction with other teams within the BBVA Group
- Client meeting participation when practical
- Support the senior managers with the origination and successful closing of new business opportunities, mainly investment banking, global markets and Sustainability product solutions, based on deep client segment expertise and strategic dialogue, in coordination with the CIB coverage and product partners
- Support the offering of a comprehensive market and financial advisory service to the clients, delivering tailored made investment banking ideas and recommendations
- Provide sustainability expertise to the Client Coverage team and other lines of business
- Collaborate with existing clients to deepen their engagement with sustainable finance products and services
- Participate in committees of the business unit
- Participate as team member in the execution team for advisory mandates
- Support live transaction execution (debt/equity financing, M&A/JV processes) by coordinating workstreams, timelines, and deliverables across internal and external stakeholders
- Draft and review transaction and marketing documents (e.g., teasers, confidential information memoranda, investor materials) ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with the value proposition
- Coordinate and contribute to due diligence, including managing information requests and (when applicable) virtual data rooms and third-party advisors
- Help innovate and develop new sustainable financial products and services, and advisory to meet the evolving needs of clients and segments within the US
- Support the managers of the team with the client interactions and presentations/materials needed based on the different services offered to BBVA clients
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
