Employer: DWS Group

Title: Senior Principal, Asset Management - Infrastructure

Location: London

About DWS:

Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change.

Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment.

We’re looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear; our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow. That’s why we are ‘Investors for a new now’.

As investors on behalf of our clients, it is our role to find investment solutions. Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future. And in return, we’ll give you the support and platform to develop new skills, make an impact and work alongside some of the industry’s greatest thought leaders. This is your chance to achieve your goals and lead an extraordinary career.

Read more about DWS and who we are here.

Team / division overview

DWS Alternatives is a diversified set of business activities with approximately EUR 115bn 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, and a growing UNHW investor group.

The DWS Private Infrastructure business (“DWS Infrastructure”), acquires and manages Debt and Equity investments in businesses that provide essential Infrastructure services in the transport, energy, utilities, digital, circular economy and healthcare sectors. With investment teams located in Europe and the US, the business has a global footprint and is focused on managing infrastructure portfolios that can meet the needs of institutional investors and private clients worldwide. The division has funds under management of approximately €15 billion.

DWS Infrastructure manages two strategies targeting private equity investments in European infrastructure companies: the “Pan European Infrastructure Fund (“PEIF”)” series and “Sustainable Growth Infrastructure Fund (“SGIF”)”. PEIF invests in core plus infrastructure in the mid-cap size bracket and SGIF is a value-add strategy, providing growth capital to lower mid-cap infrastructure companies who are seeking to scale their sustainable business models.

Your responsibilities

As a Senior Principal within the Infrastructure investments team you will be responsible for:

• Partnering with Boards of DWS Infrastructure portfolio companies to focus on fundamental asset management and value creation initiatives.

• Assessing revenue expansion opportunities, with an emphasis on organic growth/capex and add-on/M&A.

• Conducting ongoing efficiency assessments of portfolio companies with a focus on technology, digitalisation, organisational and operating cost.

• Leadership of ongoing performance monitoring and asset valuations of portfolio companies, with a focus on value creation and capex projects.

• Driving Board level engagement with portfolio companies, performing deep-dives into financial initiatives and setting-up of appropriate reporting tools to support strategic recommendations to management and constructively challenge monthly/quarterly performance.

We are looking for:

• Proven experience in a CFO/Corporate Controller capacity supporting business growth with a focus on budgets, business planning, performance reviews and reporting.

• Experience of supporting companies with global jurisdictions across industries such as Transport, Infrastructure, Energy, Diversified Industrials and Digital Infrastructure.

• Experience within an Investments environment would be beneficial.

• Proven finance skills associated to performance monitoring and asset valuation, demonstrating sound analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills.

• Experience of supporting value creation/capex projects would be beneficial.

• Highly motivated and creative problem-solving abilities.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with senior management, business partners and control functions as well as external service providers.

• Strong analytical and finance skills.

• Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Word and flowcharting tools

What we’ll offer you:

At DWS we’re serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves and it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded. At DWS you’ll have access to a range of benefits including, but not limited, to the below:

• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, comprehensive leave policy, personal and volunteer days

• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits

• Access to best-in-class trainings, in role development and career progression opportunities

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.