Senior Global Infraestructure – High Yield Credit FundCountry: Spain
Santander Alternative Investments is looking for a Senior Global Infraestructure Specialist, based in our Madrid/London office.
WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY
At Santander () we are key players in the transformation of the financial sector. Do you want to join us?
Santander Alternative Investments (SAI) is a growing business that started almost three years ago, with c€bn in commitments across its core strategies The business is focused on three areas, infrastructure, private credit and real estate in which our goal is to develop funds where we have a clear competitive advantage to generate alpha for our institutional and UHNWI clients.
We are proud of being an organisation where there are equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, culture or disability. Our mission is to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and expect all professionals at all levels to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Within the Targeted Enhanced-Yield Infra Debt Fund, you will play a pivotal role in the origination, execution, and management of global infrastructure and energy private credit high-yield investments. You will be expected to originate and analyze investment opportunities, structure and negotiate transactions, conduct comprehensive financial, ESG, and legal reviews, and manage the investment. Collaborating closely with senior management, you will contribute to the implementation of the fund’s strategy, ensuring disciplined risk management and sustainable value creation. Furthermore, you will play a key part in portfolio monitoring, investor reporting, and maintaining strong relationships with sponsors, advisors, counterparties and institutional clients.
We need someone like you to help us in the following areas:
1. Originate, and preliminary evaluate investment opportunities in the infrastructure and energy high yield private credit markets, leveraging relationships mainly with companies, complemented with advisors, banks, and asset managers across geographies.
2. Undertake the preliminary structuring and perform detailed credit, business model, and risk analyses of transactions, taking primary responsibility for drafting and preparing screening materials, investment committee memorandum, and related documentation.
3. Conduct comprehensive due diligence processes, including financial modelling, legal review, ESG assessments, and analysis of technical, regulatory, and market risks, ensuring robust and well-documented investment recommendations.
4. Perform detailed cash flow modelling and cash extraction analysis to evaluate debt service capacity, downside scenarios, and overall investment resilience.
5. Drive the execution of approved transactions, leading negotiations of term sheets, financing agreements, and ancillary legal documentation, while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
6. Implement and monitor Investment Committee decisions across the daily activities of the fund, ensuring timely and accurate execution.
7. Actively contribute to the ongoing monitoring of portfolio assets, including performance analysis, covenant compliance, ESG reporting, and financial performance tracking.
8. Be actively involved in fund and asset performance reporting to investors, including preparation of regular updates, participation in investor communications, and contribution to NAV calculation and review processes. Support the fundraising activity for the fund.
9. Collaborate with senior management in the development of new investment strategies and thematic priorities within the infrastructure and energy private credit space.
10. Mentor and coach junior colleagues, fostering a high-performance and mission-driven investment culture.
EXPERIENCE
11. - years of professional experience investing in junior Infrastructure & Energy credit, within an alternative finance provider/asset manager.
12. Demonstrated track record in the origination, analysis, structuring, and execution of infrastructure junior credit investments.
13. Proven ability to conduct comprehensive due diligence and analysis on infrastructure credit investments.
14. Hands-on involvement in negotiating term sheets, credit agreements, and ancillary legal documentation, ensuring robust transaction structures.
15. Experience in portfolio monitoring, asset management, fund reporting, including preparation of investor reports, participation in performance reviews, and involvement in NAV calculation and oversight processes, and any other activity included on the private credit fund manager role.
16. Experience providing support in fundraising processes for infrastructure private credit funds, including the preparation of marketing and due diligence materials, coordination of data room information, and occasional participation in interactions with institutional investors.
EDUCATION
17. Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics, or related disciplines, provided they demonstrate a strong professional track record in infrastructure credit investment within an asset manager.
18. Professional certifications such as CFA, CAIA, or equivalent will be considered highly desirable.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
19. Strong knowledge of Infrastructure & Energy financing and investment, with a proven capacity to structure and manage complex private credit transactions.
20. Strong technical expertise in legal, credit, financial and risk analysis, credit structuring and execution for infrastructure credit investments, with rigorous attention to detail and risk management discipline.
21. Proficiency in English is required; Other languages, such French or German, will be considered a strong plus.
22. Demonstrated ability to manage private credit investments through different economic cycles, with proven insight into the implications for financial credit structures and portfolio resilience.
23. Strong interpersonal capabilities, with the ability to build trust and credibility with senior management, peers, investors, and counterparties.
24. Self-motivated, results-oriented, and committed to exceeding objectives and delivering long-term value creation.
25. Ability to mentor junior colleagues, fostering a high-performance, mission-driven investment culture.