Senior Finance AssociateActive$115K

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back.

What you'll do

• Project Finance Modeling: Build and maintain sophisticated project finance models for large-scale energy storage deployments, including scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, IRR/NPV outputs, and investor-ready presentations.

• Deal Flow Support: Partner with Business Development to support the full deal lifecycle — from initial screening and term sheet evaluation to contract negotiation — providing financial analysis and recommendations at each stage.

• Deal Approvals: Own the financial diligence and approval package for new energy storage transactions, structuring analysis that clearly frames risk, return, and strategic fit for executive and cross-functional review.

• Pricing & Commercial Strategy: Develop pricing frameworks that reflect true cost-to-serve and target returns, and partner with sales and BD to stress-test deal economics before commitment.

• –7 years of experience in renewables project finance with significant deal-facing responsibilities

• Exceptional financial modeling skills: comfortable building complex, multi-scenario models from scratch in Excel

What they're looking for

• Ability to structure ambiguous commercial situations into clear financial frameworks that drive decisions
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience distilling: complex analyses for executive and investor audiences
• Self-starter mentality with high ownership and the ability to manage multiple: live deal processes simultaneously
• Undergraduate or professional background in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field