Senior Manager, Climate Transaction Advisory — Remote

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.; Town of Boston (NY); Remote; USD 108,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager to lead transaction advisory across Latin America under a World Bank program.

This role focuses on mobilizing eight and nine-figure carbon transactions and coordinating with government partners to advance jurisdictional forest protection initiatives. You will develop commercialization strategies, structure deals, perform pricing and valuation analyses, and prepare decision-ready materials for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Native or bilingual Spanish speaker with excellent written and verbal communication; English fluency required.
• Minimum 8 years in sustainable finance, management consulting, investment banking, or carbon markets.
• Passion for conservation and market-based financing.
• Strong financial modeling, including pricing models, scenario analyses, DCF, and revenue flow/benefit-sharing.
• Experience preparing memos and slides for senior-level meetings and complex multi-stakeholder engagements.
• Strong PM and coordination skills across countries and timelines; travel up to 30%.
• Experience with government officials, multilateral institutions, or C-suite interactions.
• Experience in Latin America is a strong plus; emerging markets exposure.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Latin America Carbon Advisory in managing senior government relationships; translate priorities into workplans, decision points, and transaction pathways.
• Develop country commercialization strategies, pricing, transaction structures, buyer engagement plans, and implementation roadmaps.
• Lead transaction analytical support, including buyer engagement, due diligence, negotiation preparation, term sheet development, and transaction structuring.
• Coordinate delivery across workstreams, ensuring alignment among government stakeholders, implementing agencies, legal counsel, technical experts, and external advisors.
• Develop decision-support materials and financial analyses, including pricing models, revenue projections, and ministerial briefings.
• Provide ongoing market intelligence and strategic advice, tracking policy developments across carbon markets and translating trends into recommendations.
• Participate in advancing EDF’s organizational effectiveness and culture goals, ensuring inclusivity and alignment with EDF values.

Skills

Spanish language fluency

English fluency

Government stakeholder engagement

Financial modeling

Deal execution support

Project management

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager to lead transaction advisory across Latin America under a World Bank program.

This role focuses on mobilizing eight and nine-figure carbon transactions and coordinating with government partners to advance jurisdictional forest protection initiatives. You will develop commercialization strategies, structure deals, perform pricing and valuation analyses, and prepare decision-ready materials for senior leadership.