Principal, Investments (Tax & Preferred Equity)

About the role

Crux's Investments team manages the full lifecycle of the firm's tax equity and preferred equity activity, including hybrids thereof — origination, execution, and long-term portfolio stewardship. The Principal, Investments leads transaction execution day-to-day, works closely with senior colleagues on the most complex structures, and grows into leading negotiations and IC discussions independently. The seat is execution-led, with involvement in post-close portfolio stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of tax equity and preferred equity investments, including hybrids thereof, from term sheet through close, with senior support on the most complex points.
• Identify, help structure around, price, and document transaction risk.
• Build and review partnership and hybrid models, and develop a strong point of view on assumptions, sensitivities, and risk cases.
• Prepare opportunities for the Investment Committee (IC), for both screening and final investment decisioning, and present with support.
• Co-lead negotiations with sponsors and capital partners.
• Work with Legal, Tax, and Risk on key issues and IRS compliance.
• Contribute to the team's institutional infrastructure — investment principles, underwriting parameters, and IC process.
• Mentor junior team members and use technology and AI to work more efficiently.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Environmental Studies or a related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
• 8+ years in renewable energy, structured finance, or infrastructure investing, with direct experience on tax equity transactions; exposure to hybrids thereof and/or preferred equity a strong plus.
• Working command of partnership structures and tax and capital account basis issues (DROs, basis, allocations, safe harbor, recapture).
• Breadth across core technologies (solar, wind, storage); exposure to emerging categories.
• Strong risk judgment — identifying, structuring around, pricing, and documenting risk.
• Ability to negotiate transaction documents (partnership flips, T-flips, preferred equity; sale-leaseback a plus).
• Strong modeling skills across partnership and hybrid structures.
• Tenacity, persistence, and ownership, with genuine energy for the work and the mission.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong capabilities in — or a clear desire to rapidly advance — technology and AI.
• Prior experience at a bank (particularly in project finance, structured products, or a leveraged finance group) or developer/sponsor is a strong plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
• FINRA SIE, Series 79, and 63, or willingness to obtain them under Crux's broker-dealer sponsorship.

About Crux

Crux is the capital platform for the clean economy. We modernize capital raising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure with solutions across advisory, investments, technology, and intelligence. Our team of 120+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from top-tier investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others, alongside strategic investors like Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

Energy demand is growing for the first time in decades, driving an urgent need for more affordable and reliable electricity. More electricity requires new clean energy infrastructure and strong domestic supply chains for minerals and components — as well as large amounts of capital. Traditional project financing is opaque, fragmented, and analog. At Crux, we’re changing that through unmatched insights and expertise, white-glove service, purpose-built tools, and risk underwriting to power a more prosperous, clean, and secure energy future.

What makes this opportunity distinctive

• Lead execution on a team that pairs clean energy finance expertise with a genuinely AI-forward toolset.
• Broad exposure across tax equity and preferred equity structures and top-tier sponsors and capital partners.
• High ownership and high growth, with a remote-first, mission-driven culture and competitive compensation.

Benefits

• Healthcare: 100% of premiums covered for employees with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California); 70% subsidy for dependents.
• Dental & vision: 100% of premiums covered for employees and 50% for dependents.
• Holidays: 10 company holidays per year.
• Paid time off: 20 days per year.
• 401k: Supported, though no matching program is currently in place.
• Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

Pay

Compensation: $300,000s - $500,000s, depending on years of experience and revenue scope, not inclusive of equity value. Stock options in a rapidly growing company.

Schedule

• Remote-first operating model: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, or work out of optional offices in DC, NYC, & SF.
• Optional co-working opportunities in Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond.
• Regular team offsites: Entire company meets 2 times a year; individual teams may meet more frequently.

Values

• Care for each other: Support each other in growth, work, and mission.
• Build and improve rapidly: Move quickly, focus on priorities, and execute effectively.
• Focus unremittingly on customers: Keep customer and partner needs central in all decisions.
• Demonstrate ownership: Act as owners of Crux, taking responsibility for the team, company, and product.
• Convene a diverse team: Build a team with a wide range of backgrounds and a culture where everyone can thrive.