Energy Impact Partners LP (EIP) is a global investment platform leading the transition to a sustainable energy future. EIP brings together bold entrepreneurs and some of the world’s most forward-looking energy and industrial companies to advance clean energy innovation. EIP has approximately $4.5 billion in assets under management and invests globally across venture, growth, and credit.

EIP is seeking an Associate Vice President of Research & Innovation to spearhead our research and commercialization efforts in electric & gas transmission & distribution. This individual will be a sector lead and work with 30+ of the largest utilities around the world to identify and execute on opportunities to deploy new technology and services in innovative T&D. They’ll be a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs and the senior leadership team at EIP, advising on go-to-market strategy and enterprise sales across various industries. This role is based in our Atlanta, GA office with secondary consideration to our New York office for exceptional candidates.

Responsibilities:

Generate sector research & insight

• Lead market analysis on a wide variety of topics – synthesizing industry research and data from diverse sources to generate insight that’s simply unavailable anywhere else
• Build market landscapes for investable target companies
• Develop credibility as a trusted internal advisor on key trends and markets
• Identify the transformational impact that emerging technology might have on our strategic partners’ businesses

Collaborate with our deal teams

• Leverage market research and strategic partner relationships to source new investment opportunities
• Work closely with investment team members in diligence efforts by facilitating feedback from the experts in our strategic partner base and executing in-house market analysis
• Enable effective portfolio company management through ongoing engagement and collaboration between investors nd customers

Engage our strategic partners

• Lead working groups of subject matter experts and operational leaders from our strategic partner consortium
• Work hand in hand with partners on building business cases and deployment pathways for the transformational technology in our portfolio
• Present market insights to utility c-suites and T&D leadership, and periodically to external audiences to build your and EIP’s brand

Support our portfolio

• Meet quarterly with the commercial leaders at each of our T&D portfolio companies
• Generate high-quality leads for the portfolio based on your knowledge of the objectives and needs of our strategic partners
• Manage the pipeline of commercial opportunities between our T&D portfolio companies and our strategic partners; leverage EIP relationships and insights to accelerate pipeline velocity
• Advise on product development roadmaps, product positioning, and go-to-market strategy
• Share actionable insight with our portfolio on market dynamics & opportunities

• 5-8 years of professional experience in T&D strategy, planning, engineering, and/or operations, either within a utility or in the supporting ecosystem of advisors, engineering services firms, and technology providers
• Excellent technical understanding complemented by commercial savvy – i.e. a clear understanding of how T&D investment and operations impact utility financials and how spend is committed in these organizations
• Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to build and maintain deep professional relationships
• Excellent analytical skills and capability to assess complex business cases
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• An independent mindset and intellectual curiosity
• A proven track record of working effectively on a team and being a good teammate
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint