Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Overview
Pattern Energy Group LP is a premier renewable energy company focused on the development, construction, ownership, and operation of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage facilities. Our mission is to accelerate the global shift to clean energy through sustainable development and responsible operations that respect the environment, communities, and cultures where we operate. We prioritize trust, accountability, and transparency, guided by values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, diligent follow-through, and a team-first mindset. Headquartered in the United States, Pattern Energy manages a global portfolio of more than 30 power facilities and transmission assets delivering low-cost clean energy to millions of customers.
Job Purpose
The Senior Manager, Investment and Risk Management strengthens Pattern Energy’s investment and risk management framework. The role is responsible for designing, enhancing, and maintaining processes, tools, and analytical models that support capital allocation, portfolio optimization, and enterprise risk governance. It works cross functionally to ensure investment decisions are rigorous, transparent, and aligned with long-term objectives. Additionally, the Senior Manager advances the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program by integrating enterprise-level risk insights into investment evaluation, portfolio strategy, and governance processes. The position reports to an AVP-level leader within the investment and risk management organization.
Key Accountabilities
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Investment and Risk Evaluation
- Assess risk-adjusted returns, critical assumptions, and downside exposures across development, acquisition, financing, and operating assets.
- Prepare and review materials for investment committees and governance forums, ensuring clear and consistent risk-return communication.
- Analyze portfolio-level risks including concentration, diversification, scenario outcomes, and correlations across technologies, geographies, markets, and counterparties.
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Enterprise Risk Management
- Identify, assess, and monitor enterprise-level risks related to investments, market dynamics, counterparties, capital structure, and liquidity.
- Maintain enterprise risk registers, key risk indicators, scenario analyses, and leadership-level reporting.
- Support ongoing improvements to ERM processes, tools, and analytics as the company scales.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with Finance, Commercial, Legal, Tax, Insurance, Treasury, Asset Management, and other teams to ensure consistent risk evaluation and governance throughout the asset lifecycle.
- Work with subject matter experts to quantify risks for investment decisions and integrate the Project Risk Committee (PRC) into the capital approval process.
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Capital Allocation and Portfolio Strategy
- Lead the ongoing enhancement of the Capital Allocation Request (CAR) process and supporting materials in partnership with Business Development and other teams.
- Support milestone capital allocation for development projects.
- Contribute to the long-term portfolio strategy, including construction, optimization, and performance evaluation.
- Develop and implement a historical investment review process to identify opportunities to increase value across operating assets and future development projects.
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Process Improvement and Systems Development
- Promote the adoption of improved investment processes, tools, and automation initiatives.
- Support updates to underwriting standards, model templates, and analytics for new business lines.
- Partner with the Salesforce team to implement system enhancements for Investment and Risk functions.
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Transactional Finance
- Lead and support transactional finance activities across development, acquisition, financing, refinancing, and divestment transactions.
- Evaluate transaction structures, financial terms, risk allocation, and value drivers throughout the transaction lifecycle.
- Contribute to financial due diligence and assess alternative structures with a focus on risk-adjusted value and alignment with the company’s risk appetite.
Experience, Qualifications, and Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics or related field; MBA is a plus.
- 8+ years of relevant direct experience.
- Experience in renewable energy or power project finance, tax equity, private equity, corporate M&A, consulting, power or renewable project development, or investment banking, including moving projects through development, transaction execution, closing, and beyond.
- Ability to work in a results-oriented, project-driven, real-time team environment and to prioritize multiple projects while delivering quality results under tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and process implementation skills, with the ability to identify primary value and risk drivers within projects and transactions, and familiarity with terms that maximize value while managing risk exposure.
- Extensive knowledge of renewables project development and ownership of operational projects; demonstrated ability to implement process improvements for investment decision making and risk management in the renewables sector.
- Proven ability to collaborate across functions and manage internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficiency in optimizing team operations within a broader organization.
- Highly motivated team player committed to excellence.
Compensation and Benefits
The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $128,000 to $173,000 USD. This range is an estimate, and base pay may be above or below the ranges based on factors such as location, experience, certifications, and education. In addition to base pay, Pattern Energy offers a bonus program for full-time employees at all levels. The benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; short and long-term disability; life insurance; voluntary benefits; family care benefits; employee assistance program; paid time off and bonding leave; paid holidays; a 401(k) or RRSP retirement savings plan with employer contributions; and employee referral bonuses.
Work Arrangement and Eligibility
Pattern Energy supports a hybrid work arrangement. This position is based in San Francisco, California, and may involve collaboration across teams and locations as needed.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pattern Energy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
