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About the Role

The DWS Alternatives business is a key growth pillar within the DWS Alternatives franchise, focusing on building diversified portfolios across various strategies including Private Real Estate, Private Infrastructure, Private Credit, Liquid Real Assets, and Sustainable Investments. The Private Credit platform aims to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns with a focus on capital preservation to a broad spectrum of investors. As part of the Corporate Credit/Direct Lending Strategy, you will be at the heart of a strategic initiative in Germany/Europe, leveraging your expertise in corporate credit portfolio management to provide tailored investment solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead the origination, structuring, and execution of complex Growth Debt transactions that combine senior interests with equity-linked upside (e.g., warrants), particularly for First-of-a-Kind technologies.
Evaluate credit risks across multiple factors, including industry trends, market conditions, potential borrowers' operating environments, and specific risks pertinent to infrastructure and energy transition projects.
Conduct detailed due diligence on potential borrowers and project entities, including the review of legal documentation (LMA standards), project-specific agreements, and particularly equity-linked upside structures involving warrants, contracts, and other relevant information impacting credit and investment decisions.
Develop and utilize financial models to simulate different scenarios, assess potential risks, and project future performance of borrowers and projects, particularly for complex structured financings and Growth Debt instruments (e.g., CAPEX and working capital financings).
Jointly prepare and present comprehensive investment committee memorandums to the Investment Committee, advising on capital strategy and balance sheet considerations to senior management and boards.
Perform detailed valuation analysis and actively monitor investments and sector trends (including private credit, securitisation, and energy transition markets) to ensure adherence to clients’ investment needs, objectives, and constraints, providing customized investment offerings where necessary.
Uphold the fiduciary concept without exception and meet clients’ needs, including communications, performance reporting, and handling ad hoc requests.
Manage relationships with a complex client and investor base, including pension funds, asset managers, banks, and DFIs.
Manage cross-functional stakeholders across legal, treasury, external advisors, and lenders to drive transactions to close.
Build and optimize scalable funding platforms and engage with a diverse investor base.
Actively integrate ESG considerations throughout the investment process, from sourcing and due diligence to loan monitoring and repayment, including the use of sustainability ratchets in loan agreements.

Requirements

Proven experience in a relevant field associated to Growth Debt, Private Credit, corporate underwriting or structured finance gained at a credit fund, commercial or investment bank, hedge fund, or mezzanine fund, with a strong record in structuring and executing financing solutions, especially for First-of-a-Kind technologies.
Deep expertise in capital markets, securitisation, and investor engagement, including raising significant capital from institutional investors and issuing innovative financial instruments like social bonds.
Experience within the energy transition sector is preferred, including leading infrastructure and growth equity investments and managing debt financing for such projects.
Proven experience in legal documentation according to LMA standards, as well as complex project finance documentation and Growth Debt specific instruments (e.g., PIK/PYIC components and warrants).
Solid experience with Investment Committees and the associated preparation of materials, coupled with experience advising CEOs and Boards on liquidity and investor alignment and engaging with governance bodies.
Proven ability to manage relationships with a complex client base and diverse stakeholders.
Fluency in English with additional European languages advantageous for cross‑border client engagement.

Skills

Growth Debt
Private Credit
Corporate Underwriting
Structured Finance
Capital Markets
Securitisation
Investor Engagement
Financial Modeling
Due Diligence
Legal Documentation (LMA standards)
Project Finance Documentation
ESG Integration
Financial Instruments
Social Bonds
Energy Transition Sector
Infrastructure Investments
Growth Equity Investments
Debt Financing
Investment Committee Presentations
CEO and Board Advising
Liquidity Management
Investor Alignment
Governance Engagement

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid working model

Experience Level

Senior Principal

Benefits

Comprehensive leave policy
Personal and volunteer days
Competitive compensation packages
Health and wellbeing benefits
Access to best in class trainings
In-role development
Career progression opportunities

About the Company

DWS Group is an industry-leading firm with a global presence, focused on innovating differently, investing responsibly, and making change. As investors on behalf of clients, their role is to find investment solutions and ensure the best possible foundation for clients’ financial future.
The DWS Alternatives business is a diversified set of business activities with approximately EUR 130bn in assets under management in strategies including Private Real Estate, Private Infrastructure, Private Credit, Liquid Real Assets (Real Estate/Infrastructure and Commodity Securities) and Sustainable Investments.
The global team invests on behalf of a global client base that includes governments, corporations, institutional investors, as well as a growing UNHW investor group.
Private Credit is a key growth pillar of the EUR 115bn DWS Alternatives franchise.
DWS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value they create for clients and investors is based on their ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity

DWS is serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves.
We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture.
The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds.
It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.