Principal Investment
Description
The client is an investment company providing capital to leading carbon project developers globally, with 25 projects across clean cooking, regenerative agriculture, blue carbon and other categories. They are a growing business at the intersection of investment discipline and real-world climate impact. They operate as a lean, entrepreneurial platform with a high degree of ownership and exposure.
Role summary
The Principal will support the leadership team, CEO, President and CFO across the firm’s platform, contributing across investment, platform-building, capital raising, and business development workstreams as priorities shift. They are looking for someone analytically exceptional: intellectually rigorous, commercially minded, reliable, and highly detail-oriented. Curious, adaptable, and eager to learn our markets and business. A team player.
Key parameters
Reports to: CEO, President and CFO
Location: Based in the UAE. Remote-first, with travel as required.
Experience: Analytical background with 3 to 6 years in PE, IB, consulting, Big Four, or similar
Start date: ASAP
What you will do
- Investment and strategic analysis
- Perform financial modelling, market analysis, and investment underwriting
- Support sourcing, transaction execution, and due diligence processes
- Produce investment memos, Board materials, and strategic analysis
- Support capital raising materials and investor workstreams
- Track carbon market developments and develop investment views
- Platform and commercial support
- Support broader platform priorities across business development (carbon credit commercialization)
- Help manage intermediary, investor, and corporate buyer relationships
- Support commercial and legal processes
- Contribute to operational improvement initiatives, including AI adoption across the platform, and other strategic projects
Who you are
Professional profile:
Exceptional analytical ability, thoughtfulness and sound commercial judgment
Meticulous attention to detail and consistently high-quality output
Take responsibility, own results and deadlines
Strong professional track record, ideally including early progression and increased responsibility
Personality profile:
Curious, intellectually engaged, and eager to learn
Collaborative team player
Adaptable and comfortable operating across shifting priorities and workstreams
Comfortable working in a lean, entrepreneurial environment with significant ownership and exposure
Self-starter, able to work independently and remotely