Head of Energy Investments
Job Summary
This is a rare opportunity to work in a Family Office with successful serial entrepreneurs who have founded and scaled several businesses. You will work directly with the Managing Partners.
You will lead the Family Offices investment activities in energy infrastructure. As Head of Energy Investments you will initiate and execute direct investments in the sector owning deal flow research diligence and investment preparation end-to-end. You will operate like an Investment Manager at a top-tier infrastructure fund but with deeper operational ownership: we expect you to understand every investment in detail run diligence yourself and prepare the investment case so the Managing Partners can make the final investment decision with confidence.
Tasks
What Youll Own
Deal Sourcing & Origination
- Build and maintain proprietary deal flow in energy infrastructure
- Coordinate research and market mapping to identify high-conviction investment themes
- Manage active outreach and relationship-building with sponsors developers and co-investors
- Maintain a structured pipeline with clear qualification criteria and next steps
Due Diligence & Investment Execution
- Own end-to-end due diligence: commercial technical financial legal regulatory
- Build and own business and financial models for each opportunity
- Coordinate external stakeholders banks lawyers technical advisors tax advisors with precision and pace
- Lead deal structuring and negotiation workstreams in close alignment with the Managing Partners
Investment Committee Preparation
- Prepare investment papers that hold up under Managing Partner scrutiny: clear thesis risk-return profile downside cases key sensitivities
- Translate complex diligence findings into crisp decision-ready memos
- Own the quality bar: Managing Partners should be able to make the Final Investment Decision based on your work
Portfolio & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the Family Offices front-line representative toward external investment stakeholders
- Maintain high-trust relationships with sponsors co-investors and service providers
- Provide the Managing Partners with high-signal reporting: risks trade-offs decisions needed and recommended actions
- Monitor portfolio performance post-close and flag issues early
Requirements
Who Were Looking For (A* Profile)
Required
- Fluent German (native) and fluent English
- Bachelors and/or Masters degree from a top university ideally in STEM finance or economics
- 58 years of relevant experience as an Investment Manager with deal structuring responsibility in energy infrastructure (infrastructure fund direct investor M&A advisory or comparable)
- Demonstrated track record of exceptional achievement
- Exceptional agency and sense of urgency
- Fast learner: you thrive outside your comfort zone switching contexts and working with limited guidance
- Proven track record driving cross-functional delivery in settings with:
- Multiple external stakeholders
- Energy investment stakeholders (banks lawyers technical and tax advisors sponsors)
- High schedule pressure and real accountability
- Executive presence: you can credibly represent the Family Office lead meetings and move counterparties to action
- Exceptionally structured: you naturally run tight processes crisp follow-ups and clean documentation
- Willing to travel throughout Germany and internationally
Preferred (Strong Plus)
- Existing network with sponsors developers and co-investors in the European energy infrastructure ecosystem
- Hands-on experience building complex financial models for infrastructure assets
The Bar (How We Evaluate Excellence)
A* candidates in this role are known for:
- Turning complex diligence into clear defensible investment theses
- Separating signal from noise identifying the 23 issues that actually drive the deal
- Running investment processes that end with decisions and next steps not open loops
- Owning the numbers: models that reflect reality sensitivities that stress the thesis
- Protecting capital: rigorous on risk-return disciplined on pricing unafraid to kill deals
Success Metrics (What Great Looks Like)
- Deal Flow Quality: Quality and relevance of opportunities brought to the Investment Committee
- Investment Paper Quality: Managing Partners can make a Final Investment Decision confidently based on your work
- IRR: The overarching performance KPI realized returns on executed investments
- Risk-Return Discipline: Every opportunity is assessed with a clear-eyed view on downside sensitivities and capital protection
Benefits
Why This Role Is Different
- You will lead energy infrastructure investing for a principal investor with permanent capital
- You will operate with real mandate and responsibility owning deals end-to-end not as a passenger
- You will build a career-defining track record with high standards high trust and direct Managing Partner exposure
Location & Start
- Work in a Hybrid setting - based in Munich
- Starting in July 2026
Compensation & Engagement Model
- Cash compensation incl. competitive performance-based bonus
- Direct reporting line to the Managing Partners
About Company
Brinell Group baut Infrastrukturdie Europas Zukunft gestaltet.Brinell Group investiert in digitale und Energieinfrastruktur sowie Unternehmen mit Nachfolgebedarf.