Location: Hamburg, Germany
The Alternative Investments Real Assets team is responsible for the asset class Infrastructure. It forms the link between the Group sponsors and the asset managers,- captive as well as external - for the asset class.
Key Responsibilities
* Contribute to the continuous review and development of the Infrastructure Equity Investment Strategy
* Preparing analysis and recommendations for the top management and the Group Alternative Investment Committee on all matters related to the infrastructure asset class
* In-depth analysis of investment proposals for direct equity investments in the infrastructure asset class (brownfield and greenfield) in sub-sectors such as (but not limited to) energy, communication and transport proposed by our asset managers
* Identify infrastructure investment opportunities in the market to enable the company to reach its Net Zero Carbon commitments and overarching ESG targets, most notably to help drive the energy transition
* Manage relationships with captive and external asset managers
* Follow in numerous ways overall market developments in the asset class and search for additional investment opportunities to complement the activities of the captive manager to ensure that a broad range of infrastructure sub-sectors is covered
* Monitoring, analyzing and steering the global portfolio within the infrastructure asset class
* Supporting investors and other stakeholders with regard to portfolio management, steering, planning and strategy implementation
Key Requirements / Experience / Skills
* Strong academic background (university degree in business administration or economics) with a focus on finance/investments/valuation
* Deep interest in and affinity for investments, esp. for alternative investments
* At least 3 years of experience in investment management or asset management, ideally in the renewables / clean energy / infrastructure space
* Experience in carrying out due diligence on infrastructure investment managers preferred
* Excellent analytical and implementation skills
* Ability to work under tight deadlines
* Strong team player