Associate Principal

**Associate Principal - Central America**

**Investment Advisory**

**About the Firm**

CrossBoundary is recruiting a full-time Associate Principal to join CrossBoundary in Central America. As a member of the transaction team, you will actively contribute to a powerful intervention that has the potential for significant impact on investment into Latin America and the Caribbean, in addition to building CrossBoundary’s long term presence in the region.

**Who We Are**

The CrossBoundary team is a unique group made up of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging yet exciting markets in the world. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

**Who You Are**
- Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in frontier markets
- Willingness to take on new types of work, even without prior experience or direct supervision
- Willingness to work and live in a sometimes-challenging environment
- Comfort with ambiguity; ability to operate effectively in a changing context

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Overseeing technical and operational aspects of the implementation of CrossBoundary’s mandates in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Managing project performance and overseeing reporting of all project activities and results to key program stakeholders
- Managing investment facilitation including:

- Transaction identification and evaluation
- Identification and rigorous assessment of investment opportunities
- Market assessment and ongoing market analysis
- Conducting macroeconomic, regulatory, and operational assessments
- Providing sector analysis of priority areas for investment
- Investor sourcing
- Managing numerous investor relationships
- Transaction support
- Leading complex transactions

**Qualifications**
- 5+ years in top tier banking, consulting, private equity, or similar
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or another advanced degree strongly desired
- Experience working in developing countries
- Spanish and English business fluency
- Demonstrated leadership skills; preferably in fast-moving and complex environments
- Excellent analytical ability and discipline; ability to think clearly, structure problems logically, and then design and implement solutions that focus on the core issue
- Knowledge of corporate finance and familiarity with company evaluation and valuation techniques
- Ability to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues in stressful environments
- Excellent presentation skills; ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences
- Comfort with ambiguity; ability to operate effectively in a changing context
- Willingness to work and live in a sometimes challenging environment
- Knowledge of the Central American investment landscape (or previous work experience in it)
- Experience working with a range of stakeholders (including private equity firms, Development Finance Institutions, and development agencies) to support investments in high impact sectors

**Location**

The Associate Principal will be based in Central America, with a preference for San Salvador. Frequent travel can also be expected.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

**Contact**

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