LATAM Investment Senior Manager Latam

Location

Santiago, Chile; Bogotá, Colombia

Mission

At Zelestra Latam, we are looking for a Senior Investment Manager LATAM to join the regional Finance team, based in Santiago or Bogotá. This position will play a key role in defining the business plan and ensuring its monitoring and execution. To this end, the role’s mission will be to oversee and lead the approval of investment decisions through the Company’s various governance bodies, from the SLT to the Board of Directors, including the execution of PPAs and NTPs, project financing, and M&A activities. This will involve coordinating multidisciplinary teams and applying experience in managing investment processes from origination through execution. The position works closely with the LATAM CFO and the senior leadership team to ensure that the Business Unit creates value in accordance with the business plan. All of the above must be carried out in compliance with applicable regulations, Compliance standards, and the relevant internal procedures and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Business plan preparation and monitoring
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Development, Finance, Legal, Technical, and Commercial, to prepare business plans and investment cases, ensuring alignment with the business plan and market conditions.
• Ensure the timely preparation of high-quality materials for approval by the Investment Committee and the Board of Directors.
• Oversee the financial models supporting:
  • Investment Committee and Board of Directors approvals for new projects.
  • Project financing, including debt structuring and negotiations with lenders.
  • Co-development and acquisition opportunities.
  • Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) negotiations.
  • Capital allocation decisions for the renewable energy project pipeline.
• Supervise associates in the preparation of financial models for operating plants in the three countries where we operate—Chile, Peru, and Colombia—both to meet reporting requirements for banks and bondholders and for presentation to the Company’s Senior Management and Board of Directors.
• Support the Controlling and Treasury teams by providing financial projections to enable Controlling to prepare the Annual Budget and Treasury to prepare the Company’s cash flow forecasts.
• Support the Project Finance team in preparing financial models both to finance plants to be built and to refinance the portfolio of operating plants, providing support throughout the entire financing process.
• Manage, mentor, and develop the Investment Associate and Finance Associate, building a regional talent pool for future investment processes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for investment matters with the LATAM CEO and CFO and Promigas’ corporate Investment teams, ensuring consistent reporting and escalation.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• An MBA or Master’s degree in Finance will be considered an advantage.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in investment banking, project finance, M&A, or corporate development.
• At least five years of proven experience in the renewable energy sector.
• A strong track record in the LATAM market is mandatory, particularly in Peru, Chile, and/or Colombia.
• Expert knowledge of financial modeling and valuation.
• Advanced knowledge of project financing and debt structuring.
• Experience in managing mergers and acquisitions processes and negotiating PPAs is desirable.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Advanced English proficiency or higher is required.
• Native Spanish proficiency.
• Castellano nativo.

What we offer

• Hybrid work.
• Health insurance.
• Other benefits.

Zelestra celebrates the diversity of thought and experience that comes from a variety of backgrounds including, but not limited to, gender, age and ethnicity. Our mission is to contribute to a more just and equitable society.

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