Senior Investment Manager (m/f/d) Alternative Investments – Infrastructure Equity in Germany

Senior Investment Manager (m/f/d) Alternative Investments – Infrastructure Equity in Germany

Job Purpose / Role

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. The team is based in Hamburg.

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 5 years of experience in investment management or asset management, ideally in the alternatives/infrastructure equity 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
• Excellent communication, facilitation, project management and conflict management skills to manage diverse stakeholders and providers
• CFA charter or equivalent qualification would be an asset
• Written and oral fluency in in English; other languages, in particular German and/or French would be an asset