Associate II, Growth & Strategy

• Conduct analysis to contribute to team’s views on corporate development opportunities and associated strategy related to new business ventures, customer-facing service lines, capital formation, M&A and strategic partnerships, etc.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline (and typically technical) teams to help surface solutions and execution plans to improve cost, schedule, and/or technical or commercial viability of projects and businesses.
• Support company-wide strategy development, developing coherent presentations, analysis, and processes to improve company operations in alignment with long-term goals.
• Support the development and evolution of financial models across a portfolio of infrastructure and energy investments, ensuring that they are reliable, accurate, and support long-term decision-making.
• Alongside team, support senior leadership in preparing presentations and materials for meetings with executives, board members, and investors. This team supports quarterly Board of Directors meetings.
• Support team members with the execution of the core tasks and responsibilities, listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, under guided supervision. Share knowledge related to industry best practices and standards with others across the team
• Build cogent financial models in Excel and concise presentations in PowerPoint.
• Drive alignment and clarity across clients, executives, engineers, and commercial teams by presenting, defending, and explaining models.
• Contribute to the development of business cases, respond to RFIs, and help structure deals, including financing and offtake components.
• Continuously improve tools, templates, and processes to increase modeling quality and efficiency.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a related field.
• Typically, three to four years’ experience in investment banking, project finance, consulting, infrastructure private equity, or a capital-intensive operating company.
• Experience developing cogent executive and board level presentation decks. Strong PowerPoint skills expected.
• Strong Excel modeling skills, with the ability to build from scratch, create sensitivity cases, and set up models thoughtfully.
• Experience with strategy development (e.g. market and competitor analysis, opportunity identification and exploration, business case development and evaluation, etc.).
• Experience simplifying complex financial insights and clearly communicating with any audience.
• Experience communicating with executive leaders.
• Location: 9801 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Work Site Expectations: 5 days in office Travel Expectations: 10% (as needed for project assignment) Hours: Standard office hours are 8:00am ET to 5:00pm ET, Monday -Friday

X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.