London Office | Hybrid Working | Full-Time Role
About the Role
We are looking for an Associate to join our growing Corporate Development and M&A team. This will be a full-time role, based in our London office with the flexibility to work from home 1-2 days per week. This role will help to drive Trailstone's key strategic priorities, by owning the following responsibilities:
- Support with developing, implementing and monitoring Trailstone's corporate development initiatives.
- Assist with the identification and evaluation of new commercial opportunities, with a focus on Trailstone's renewable asset optimisation business.
- Assist with the negotiation, execution and integration of investments and partnerships.
- Conduct valuation analysis and commercial due diligence.
- Conduct detailed market research and data analysis covering market sizing, opportunity sizing and competitive landscape.
- Prepare high quality analytical and presentation materials for senior management.
- Contribute to development and maintenance of financial model underlying Trailstone's business plan.
About You
This person will be self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills, including the ability to effectively interact and collaborate with senior management and different areas of the business. In addition, we are looking for somebody with the following:
Essential Requirements:
- A few years of relevant full-time work experience in a project focused, analytical environment (ideally Corporate Development and Strategy, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Consulting or Private Equity)
- Experience in the Energy or Renewables sector
- Academic qualifications in Finance, Economics or Business
- Relevant transaction experience
- Strong research and analytical competency
- Advanced financial modelling skills
- Strong presentation and PowerPoint skills
Other Attributes:
- Competence with Python or other programming languages is highly desirable.
About Trailstone
Trailstone is a global energy and technology company, operating at the intersection of renewable and conventional power. We trade energy in global markets, and we provide a best-in-class service to manage the inherent intermittency of renewable power generation across the short, medium and long term.
As an energy trader, we buy and sell electricity and gas which is physically delivered on the grids, and we leverage our physical market knowledge to trade financial commodities.
As a provider of renewable energy management services, we take on the complexity of managing renewable power across different countries so that our customers can focus on their core mission of investment and growth. Trailstone offers an efficient, fully automated front-to-back renewable power management platform underpinned by our long-standing market experience, proprietary technology, data analytics and meteorology.
We're different, and we like it that way!
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Differences in backgrounds, identities and experiences lead to differing views of the world. Different world views lead to healthy differences in opinions. Different opinions are essential to creating a robust marketplace of ideas. And it is our ideas that will make Trailstone a market leader in energy innovation and disruption!
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