Description:

Job Description: VP/AVP Investor Relations & Fundraising

Location: Mumbai (Powai)

Vacancy: 1

Reports to: Global CFO

Position Objective:

The VP/AVP Investor Relations & Fundraising will lead global capital-raising efforts across debt and equity, manage investor and lender relationships, oversee covenant compliance, maintain the organizations fundraising financial model, and coordinate cross-functional activities across geographies. This is a high-impact leadership role supporting the Global CFO.

Key Responsibilitiesu

1. Debt Capital Raising:

- Source, structure, and execute complex debt transactions, including on/off-balance sheet financing, SPVs, securitization, receivables financing, and blended/climate finance.

- Lead negotiations on security structures, inter-creditor agreements, covenants, and cash-flow waterfall priorities.

- Manage multi-country due diligence processes financial, legal, technical, and ESG.

- Coordinate with legal counsel on loan documentation and ensure smooth transaction closings.

- Drive compliance with lender and investor requirements throughout deal cycles.

2. Equity Fundraising:

- Support the Global CFO in equity raise planning, investor outreach, and building investment cases.

- Conduct valuation modelling, benchmarking, and governance structuring.

- Manage data rooms, investor Q&A, due diligence and documentation workflows.

3. Investor & Lender Relations (IR):

- Act as the primary point of contact for lenders, DFIs, multilaterals, climate funds, and equity investors.

- Ensure accurate and timely covenant tracking, reporting, dashboards, and performance updates.

4. Financial Modelling & Reporting:

- Own and maintain the global fundraising financial model (corporate + SPV).

- Prepare high-quality Board presentations, investor decks, and strategic reports.

5. Cross-Functional Leadership:

- Collaborate with finance, legal, engineering, operations, and business teams to support investor deliverables.

- Drive cross-geography internal coordination for timely and accurate submissions.

- Strengthen internal systems, processes, and capabilities to enhance future fundraising efficiency.

Requirements:

Educational Background (Strictly Mandatory):

- MBA from a Tier-1 institution: IIM A/B or top Ivy League (e.g., Stanford, Harvard Business School).

- Engineering undergraduate degree strongly preferred.

Professional Experience:

- 10-13 years in structured finance, project finance, or infrastructure finance, preferably in corporates or high-growth startups.

- Strong experience with complex debt structures, SPVs, securitization, cross-border financing, and covenant management.

- Exposure to equity fundraising, investor negotiations, and corporate documentation.

- Experience in renewable energy, solar, infrastructure, utilities, or climate-tech preferred.

- Advanced financial modelling skills and excellent communication abilities.

Personal Attributes:

- Strong stakeholder management and collaborative working style.

- High energy, proactive, and comfortable with high-pressure deal cycles.

- Strong commercial judgment, structured thinking, and analytical skills.

- Integrity-driven, reliable, and mission-oriented.

- Self-driven, capable of working independently across different time zones.