Associate, Structured Finance

101 Bloom Energy; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloom Energy seeks a Structured Finance Associate to help transform complex, capital-intensive energy deployments into closed financings. Based in San Jose, CA, the role offers hands-on experience across project and structured finance, investor negotiations, and building a scalable execution platform.

You will work closely with the VP of Structured Finance to support deals from negotiation through closing, gaining exposure to diverse energy deployments and financing structures.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in project finance, structured finance, investment banking, private equity, renewable energy finance, or other infrastructure finance.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining complex financial models used in live transactions.
• Strong academic credentials from a top-tier college or university.
• Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to work on open-ended problems.
• Capacity to run multiple workstreams, hit deadlines, and deliver high-quality output in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to distill complex finance into clear, executive-ready language.
• High integrity, high ownership, and bias to action.

Responsibilities

• Build and own complex project and portfolio-level models, including sensitivities and scenario analysis.
• Evaluate returns, cash flows, and capital structure trade-offs across debt, tax equity, sponsor equity, and customer economics.
• Develop pricing and structuring analyses that inform commercial strategy and investment decisions.
• Execute across the full transaction lifecycle: early customer negotiations, structuring, diligence, and capital raising.
• Create critical deal collateral (sensitivity packages, diligence materials, executive summaries, and ad-hoc analysis as needed).
• Own process rigor by managing closing checklists, diligence logs, and timelines to keep deals moving.
• Develop investor-facing collateral, including deal presentations, data-room content, and diligence materials.
• Support negotiations with key external stakeholders (investors, lenders, and customers).
• Collaborate with Sales, Legal, Accounting, Treasury, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Operations on critical strategic projects.
• Scout and evaluate new markets, financing structures, and evolving investor requirements.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Communication

Ownership & bias to action

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Top-tier college credential

Job description

About Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy designs, manufactures, and finances onsite power solutions built on its solid oxide fuel cell technology, delivering reliable, resilient, and low‑emissions electricity for data centers, utilities, and large commercial and industrial customers. Bloom’s capital intensive growth model is enabled by a scaled Structured Finance platform that originates, structures, closes, and manages long‑term financing relationships across a diverse portfolio of projects.

Opportunity

The Structured Finance Associate sits at the center of Bloom’s growth engine, helping transform complex, capital‑intensive energy deployments into closed financings. The role is designed for early‑career finance professionals seeking hands‑on exposure to project and structured finance, investor and customer negotiations, and the opportunity to help build a scalable execution platform. The position reports to the VP of Structured Finance and is based in San Jose, CA.

Responsibilities

Financial Modeling & Analysis

• Build and own complex project and portfolio‑level models, including sensitivities and scenario analysis.
• Evaluate returns, cash flows, and capital structure trade‑offs across debt, tax equity, sponsor equity, and customer economics.
• Develop pricing and structuring analyses that inform commercial strategy and investment decisions.

Transaction Execution & Deal Support

• Execute across the full transaction lifecycle: early customer negotiations, structuring, diligence, and capital raising.
• Create critical deal collateral (sensitivity packages, diligence materials, executive summaries, and ad‑hoc analysis as needed).
• Own process rigor by managing closing checklists, diligence logs, and timelines to keep deals moving.

Investor & Counterparty Engagement

• Develop investor‑facing collateral, including deal presentations, data‑room content, and diligence materials.
• Support negotiations with key external stakeholders (investors, lenders, and customers).

Cross‑Functional Projects

• Collaborate with Sales, Legal, Accounting, Treasury, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Operations on critical strategic projects that drive commercial decision making.

Market & Strategic Exposure

• Scout and evaluate new markets, financing structures, and evolving investor requirements.
• Gain front‑row exposure to mission‑critical deployments across customer segments, including data centers, healthcare, manufacturing, and other critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in project finance, structured finance, investment banking, private equity, renewable energy finance, or other infrastructure finance.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining complex financial models used in live transactions.
• Strong academic credentials from a top‑tier college or university.
• Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to work on open‑ended problems.
• Capacity to run multiple workstreams, hit deadlines, and deliver high‑quality output in a fast‑moving environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to distill complex finance into clear, executive‑ready language.
• High integrity, high ownership, and bias to action.
• Motivated by building a scaled, disciplined execution platform that wins in the market.
• Intellectually curious, resilient under pressure, and energized by steep learning curves.
• Collaborative, low‑ego, and results oriented.

Salary Ranges: $100,000.00 – $150,000.00.

Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.