Director - Asset Management, Infrastructure

Panthera Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Panthera Partners, a London-based infra investment platform, seeks a Director of Asset Management to maximise portfolio performance across energy, transport, utilities and digital infra. You will develop and implement value creation plans, work with management teams, and drive strategic growth initiatives.

The role involves board-level engagement, refining business plans, and evaluating acquisitions and refinancing opportunities to optimise capital structures and drive long-term value for the

Qualifications

• Significant experience in infrastructure asset management and portfolio management.
• Strong track record of driving value creation initiatives across infrastructure businesses.
• Deep understanding of financial, commercial, operational, and strategic drivers of infrastructure assets.
• Experience working with portfolio company management teams, boards, lenders, and external stakeholders.
• Ability to evaluate acquisitions, bolt-on investments, and strategic growth opportunities.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including capital structures and refinancing assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with portfolio company management teams and drive value creation plans.
• Help shape business plans, assess refinancing opportunities and optimise capital structures.
• Identify growth opportunities and evaluate acquisitions and bolt-on investments.
• Represent the fund at portfolio company boards as Director or Observer and provide strategic oversight.
• Support M&A opportunities and financing decisions across the portfolio.
• Collaborate with investment professionals and executive teams to drive performance.

Job description

Panthera Partners is supporting a leading private equity infrastructure investment platform in the search for a Director of Asset Management to join its London office.

Our client manages a diversified portfolio of energy transition, transport, utilities, and digital infrastructure investments across Europe. With a highly active value-add investment strategy, the platform works closely with management teams to drive operational improvement, strategic growth, and long-term value creation across its portfolio companies.

The Director of Asset Management will play a central role in maximising portfolio performance, partnering with investment professionals and executive management teams to develop and execute value creation plans, identify commercial growth opportunities, evaluate acquisitions and bolt-on investments, and support strategic expansion initiatives.

The successful candidate will lead engagement with portfolio company management teams, help shape business plans, assess refinancing opportunities, optimise capital structures, and drive initiatives that enhance both operational and financial performance. The role will also involve representing the fund at portfolio company board level, serving as a Board Director or Observer and providing strategic oversight across growth initiatives, M&A opportunities, financing decisions, and overall business performance.

Interested candidates will:

• Have significant experience in infrastructure asset management and portfolio management
• Demonstrate a strong track record of driving value creation initiatives across infrastructure businesses
• Possess a deep understanding of the financial, commercial, operational, and strategic drivers of infrastructure assets
• Have experience working closely with portfolio company management teams, boards, lenders, and external stakeholders
• Be capable of evaluating acquisitions, bolt-on investments, and strategic growth opportunities
• Have strong financial and analytical skills, including experience assessing capital structures, refinancing opportunities, and business performance
• Be confident operating at board level, providing strategic challenge and support to executive leadership teams
• Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior decision-makers
• Thrive in an entrepreneurial, hands-on environment and be motivated by delivering measurable value creation outcomes

This is a unique opportunity to join a highly regarded infrastructure investment platform with a proven value-add strategy and a strong track record of investing across essential infrastructure sectors. The successful candidate will have significant exposure to investment decision-making, portfolio strategy, and board-level leadership, whilst playing a key role in driving value creation across a growing portfolio.

Panthera Partners is a specialist in the Infrastructure, Energy Transition, and Climate investment and finance market.