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Salary: USD 115,000 - 152,500 / annual
Redwood Materials, founded in 2017 by JB Straubel (co-founder and former CTO of Tesla), is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America and has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world. The company is profitable and operates in a market projected to grow 20–50x over the next decade.
You will join the Energy BD Finance group as a Senior Finance Associate, owning the commercial finance function for the energy storage business. Your core responsibilities include:
**Project Finance Modeling:** Build and maintain sophisticated project finance models for large-scale energy storage deployments, including scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, IRR/NPV outputs, and investor-ready presentations.
**Deal Flow Support:** Partner with Business Development to support the full deal lifecycle—from initial screening and term sheet evaluation to contract negotiation—providing financial analysis and recommendations at each stage.
**Deal Approvals:** Own the financial diligence and approval package for new energy storage transactions, structuring analysis that clearly frames risk, return, and strategic fit for executive and cross-functional review.
**Pricing & Commercial Strategy:** Develop pricing frameworks that reflect true cost-to-serve and target returns, and partner with sales and BD to stress-test deal economics before commitment.
You will be part of the core team driving deal development, approval, and financing processes for a high-growth energy storage business.
**Requirements:**
- 4–7 years of experience in renewables project finance with significant deal-facing responsibilities
- Exceptional financial modeling skills—comfortable building complex, multi-scenario models from scratch in Excel
- Ability to structure ambiguous commercial situations into clear financial frameworks that drive decisions
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience distilling complex analyses for executive and investor audiences
- Self-starter mentality with high ownership and the ability to manage multiple live deal processes simultaneously
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Undergraduate or professional background in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
- Direct experience in energy storage, battery systems, or renewable energy project development and finance
- Familiarity with tax equity structures, ITC qualification, and government incentive programs relevant to clean energy
