Infrastructure Asset Management Associate

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's and/or MBA is a plus; minimum 3-5 years of relevant work experience,
• Ability to understand a private equity underwriting and value creation plan (including the P&L, CF and BS). Ability to translate this into action items, and KPIs.
• Exposure to or interest in transformation programs (strategic planning, implementation support)
• Developing functional knowledge of operations and SG&A functions (operational excellence, cost saving and operational transformation / operational restructuring programs, value creation programs), and scaling businesses and experience of implementation of buy-and-build strategies
• Strong analytical and financial skillset matched with a strong team mentality, as well as the desire to learn and succeed
• Comfortable interacting with management teams outside-in, can communicate on eye-level with management , and build credibility with senior stakeholders over time
• Foundational understanding of integrated business planning (P&L, Cash Flow & Balance Sheet), financing and valuation

Work background: Ideally one or several of the following:

• Early-career experience in a transformation role or corporate development function within a corporate environment, including exposure to value creation or transformation initiatives
• Experience in an international working environment
• Operational and / or strategy consulting firm (had touchdowns with PE but not only for DD but for strategy implementation, value creation or restructuring expertise)
• Internship or early-career experience at a Private markets firm or within private equity-backed businesses
• Exposure to infrastructure (sub-sectors) is a plus, not a must

Personality:

• Demonstrated strong stakeholder management and leadership skills
• Emotionally intelligent with the ability to manage diverse relationships
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to work independently on defined tasks while collaborating effectively withing the team
• Team player and strong collaborative skills
• Comfortable working in an international, fast-moving environment
• Driven personality, intrinsically motivated
• Analytical mindset
• High integrity

Partners Group is a global financial institution that retains the culture, pace, and agility of a start-up. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded. 

We offer:

• We offer career opportunity in a global, international, and inclusive environment
• Opportunity to learn the business from some of the world’s leading private market specialists
• Growth-oriented entrepreneurial culture with significant development opportunities
• Be part of equal opportunity employer committed to culture diversity

At Partners Group, we thrive on new ideas for the benefit of our clients, our employees and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support diversity of perspectives. Our working environment is humble, inclusive and transparent and the structure of the firm is flat.