Investments Associate

Socket.dev; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LightEdge Solutions seeks an Investments Associate to lead underwriting for site acquisitions and development projects as part of a five-year plan to deliver 20MW of IT capacity per year. You will own financial models, prepare memos for senior management and collaborate across engineering, facilities and legal teams.

Your work will drive capital budgeting, market analysis and risk mitigation, while coordinating with brokers and managing timelines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent is required.
• 5+ years in real estate or infrastructure investments, investment banking, private equity or corporate development.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including project-level and consolidated models.

Responsibilities

• Lead review of site acquisitions and development projects aligned with LightEdge’s five-year plan.
• Perform financial modeling and underwriting for land acquisitions, greenfield development and capacity expansions.
• Create investment memos for board approval with market analysis, assumptions and risks.
• Maintain project-level and consolidated return models with IRR, NPV, and sensitivity analysis.
• Coordinate due diligence with engineering, facilities, sales, legal and consultants.
• Support board reporting on development pipeline and capital deployment.

Skills

Financial modeling

IRR analysis

NPV analysis

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

LightEdge Solutions is developing the IT solutions that will propel businesses forward over the next 10 years. Using a combination of shared and private/dedicated platforms, LightEdge has been successful in offering businesses alternatives that streamline operations, improve reliability and reduce costs.

If you are passionate about creating real solutions that help businesses with cutting-edge technology, want to be challenged to think out of the box and be in a position where you can impact change on a daily basis, then LightEdge can offer you a dynamic corporate environment built on teamwork and personal responsibility.

Lightedge is seeking an Investments Associate to lead the review of site acquisitions and development projects. The Investments Associate reports to Vice President of Strategic Finance and plays a key role in Lightedge’s five-year plan to deliver 20MW of IT capacity per year across the portfolio. This role owns the financial modeling and underwriting behind new sites and expansions and prepares the investment materials for senior management and the Board of Directors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the review of site acquisitions and development projects in support of Lightedge’s five-year plan to deliver 20MW of IT capacity per year across the portfolio
• Work with internal stakeholders and third parties to qualify and disqualify potential acquisitions and development projects
• Lead financial modeling and underwriting for land and asset acquisitions, greenfield development and in-place capacity expansions
• Build and maintain project-level and consolidated return models, including IRR, NPV and yield-on-cost, with sensitivity and scenario analysis on power, cost, timing and absorption
• Review and own project budgets from initial underwriting through construction completion, tracking committed spend, actuals and forecast-to-complete against approved capital
• Create investment memos for board approval of projects, including transaction summary, market analysis, underwriting assumptions, returns, key risks and mitigants
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers in target markets to generate a steady pipeline of site acquisition and development opportunities
• Support monthly and quarterly board reporting on the development pipeline, capital deployment and project performance versus underwriting
• Coordinate due diligence with engineering, facilities, sales, legal and third-party consultants
• Evaluate power availability and utility economics, land basis, entitlements, construction cost and incentive packages as inputs to site selection
• Research and report on data center market supply, absorption and comparable transactions to expand market knowledge and support pipeline development

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent is required
• 5+ years of experience in real estate or infrastructure investments, investment banking, private equity or corporate development
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including building project-level and consolidated models from scratch and applying IRR and ROI analysis
• Experience underwriting development or capital projects and owning capital budgets; data center, industrial or other capital-intensive real asset experience preferred
• Ability to analyze and interpret property-level information
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare board- and executive-level materials that present complex analysis clearly and concisely
• Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Extensive experience in working with large data sets and financial modeling
• Ability to meet deadlines, handle multiple priorities and perform job responsibilities while working in a fast-paced and vibrant environment
• Self-starter attitude with strong interpersonal skills and teamwork ability
• Extensive experience working with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

With over 20 years in business, LightEdge offers a full stack of best-in-class IT services delivering flexibility, security, and control. Our solutions include premier colocation across seven purpose-built data centers spanning Des Moines, IA, Kansas City, MO, Omaha, NE, Austin, TX, and Raleigh, NC, industry-leading private Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and cloud platforms, and the top global security and compliance measures. Our owned and operated facilities, integrated DR solutions, and premium compliant cloud choices make up a true Hybrid Cloud Solution Center. LightEdge annually undergoes third-party audits for ISO 20000-1, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS 3.2, and SSAE 18 SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3.