Senior Deal Structurer (Amsterdam, NL)

Polymer; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Home office options

Laptop/telephone provided

Performance-based compensation

Job summary

Return is a leading independent flexibility provider headquartered in Amsterdam, driving the energy transition through battery energy storage solutions (BESS). The Senior Deal Structurer will own end-to-end structuring of complex, high-value transactions, spanning origination, project finance, and occasional M&A.

You will collaborate with origination, finance and project teams to ensure bankable, well-risk-balanced deals and support growth across Europe.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in deal structuring, commercial/legal transactions or M&A.
• Strong commercial acumen with attention to contractual detail.
• Experience structuring deals and assessing risk in complex transactions including offtake, M&A and project financings.
• Experience with infrastructure or renewable energy, especially BESS.
• English fluency with excellent negotiation and, preferably, drafting skills.
• Willingness to travel within Europe.
• Natural leadership and stakeholder management; can own transactions from start to close.

Responsibilities

• Structure and negotiate BESS offtake agreements translating objectives into bankable deals.
• Identify, allocate and mitigate risks across deals with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure deals meet project finance and equity funding requirements and are bankable.
• Support occasional M&A transactions with structuring input for acquisitions.
• Act as a link between business development, legal, finance and projects through the deal lifecycle.
• Contribute to template and playbook improvements as the pipeline scales.

Skills

Deal structuring

M&A experience

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Leadership

English fluency

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in a relevant field

Job description

About Return

Return is the leading European independent flexibility provider, committed to revolutionizing the energy sector. Headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Madrid, Return offers innovative, sustainable solutions to store and intelligently manage energy, ensuring power is used efficiently when and where it's needed most. With a rapidly growing presence across Europe, Return is at the forefront of the energy transition, integrating large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) to support grid stability, renewable energy integration, and Europe's net-zero goals. Driven by a team of experts, Return aims to provide reliable energy storage that powers the future of clean energy.

Your Impact

The Revenue & Growth Transactions team is responsible for ensuring that all commercial efforts (Origination, Growth and Virtual Platform) are seamlessly connected and aligned to be ready for the next stage of Return’s growth.

As Senior Deal Structurer, you will be a key member of our Revenue & Growth Transactions team, taking end-to-end ownership over the structuring of (predominantly) our BESS origination deals. On top of your core focus on origination, you will on occasion also be involved in structuring Return's M&A acquisitions of new projects, supporting the growth of our pipeline.

During Revenue & Growth transactions, you will work closely with our origination, finance and project teams to make sure our offtake deals are commercially sound, properly risk-allocated and bankable from day one. You will play a critical role in setting the framework within which Return structures, negotiates and closes complex, high-value transactions that are at the core of Return’s business.

What you will do

• Being responsible to structure and negotiate BESS offtake agreements, translating commercial objectives into workable, bankable deal structures

• Identify, allocate and mitigate risks across our deals, working with origination, finance and technical teams to reach balanced risk profiles

• Ensure our deals meet the requirements of project finance and equity funding structures, acting as a bridge between commercial ambition and bankability

• Support Return's M&A transactions on an occasional basis, including structuring input for the acquisition of new projects

• Act as a connecting link between business development, legal, finance and project teams throughout the deal lifecycle, from origination to financial close

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Return's deal structuring approach, templates and playbooks as the growth pipeline scales

What you bring

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in deal structuring, commercial/legal transaction work and/or M&A, gained at utility, trader, developer or comparable organization serving international clients

• Strong commercial acumen combined with an affinity for contractual (and legal) detail

• Experience structuring commercialdealsandassessingrisk in complex transactions - experience with offtake agreements, M&A and (project) financings are highly preferable

• Experience with infrastructure or renewable energy, in particular BESS, is a strong plus

• Affinity with the energy-regulatory in (one or more) of our markets is a plus

• Fluent in English with excellent negotiation skills (and preferably drafting experience), capable of operating in an international environment

• Natural leadership and self-initiative, with strong stakeholder management and the ability to take ownership of complex transactions from start to close

• Willingness to travel within Europe occasionally to negotiate our deals

Not ticking all boxes? Do not let that put you off from applying if you can argue that you have the skills to master this position regardless.

What we offer you

• The opportunity to be at the center of the growth of our business, structuring the deals that make it possible

• An exciting and challenging job in a future-oriented and dynamic company

• Collaboration in an entrepreneurial company that actively contributes to the energy transition

• An attractive workplace, entrepreneurial and committed team with flat hierarchies and steep learning curves

• Flexible working hours and home office options, laptop/telephone arrangements and performance-related compensation

Why join Return?

At Return, we don't just talk about impact we build it. You'll join a passionate and skilled team where your contributions help shape real-world solutions and directly support a more sustainable future. Our entrepreneurial and collaborative culture is dedicated to accelerating the energy transition at scale.