AVP Investor Relations & Fundraising

Job Description – VP/AVP, Investor Relations & Fundraising

Location: Mumbai, India

About Husk:

Husk Power Systems (“Husk”) is an award-winning climate-resilient company serving rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2023, it was named “World’s Best Challenger Brand” in the energy industry and is a 3-time Global Cleantech 100 company. The CEO has been recognized by TIME magazine as one of the 100 climate leaders in the world. The company’s AI-powered platform provides 24/7 clean, renewable power to rural households, Commercial customers, institutions and small factories. It also delivers a range of other products and services ,including e-commerce and credit-financing of branded appliances for home and commercial use, as well as community-based solutions for e-mobility and the agricultural value chain. Husk’s mission is Powering Rural Prosperity & driving economic growth and social wellbeing in rural communities while also nurturing the planet by deploying low-carbon technology.

Benefits:

Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that align with global best practices. These include clear career growth planning, transparent performance review and reward processes that are gender neutral, maternity and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions with special attention given to the safety and security of our employees, 18-day annual paid leave, family health insurance. Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their life.

Position Objective

The VP/AVP – Investor Relations & Fundraising will lead Husk’s global capital-raising

activities across debt and equity, manage investor and lender relationships, oversee

covenant compliance and reporting, own the company’s fundraising financial model, and

coordinate cross-functional workstreams across geographies. This is a high-impact

leadership role supporting the Global CFO.

Key Responsibilities

1. Debt Capital Raising

 Source, structure, and execute complex debt transactions (on/off-balance sheet,

SPVs, securitization, receivables financing, blended/climate finance).

 Lead negotiations on security structures, inter-creditor arrangements, covenants,

and waterfall priorities.

 Manage multi-country due diligence (financial, legal, technical, ESG) and coordinate

loan documentation with legal counsel.

 Drive compliance and smooth transaction closings.

2. Equity Fundraising

 Support the Global CFO in equity raise planning, investor outreach, and preparation

of business plans and investment cases.

 Assist in valuation analysis, sector benchmarking, and governance structuring.

 Manage data rooms, investor Q&A, diligence processes, and documentation

workflows.

3. Investor & Lender Relations (IR)

 Serve as the primary point of contact for existing lenders, DFIs, multilaterals, climate

funds, and equity investors.

 Ensure covenant tracking and timely reporting to investors, lenders, and donors with

dashboards, performance reports, and periodic updates as desired.

4.Financial Modelling &Reporting

 Own and maintain Husk’s global fundraising financial model (corporate + SPV).

 Prepare high-quality Board decks, investor presentations, and strategic materials.

5. Cross-Functional Leadership

 Partner with finance, legal, engineering, operations, accounting, and business teams

to support due diligence and investor deliverables.

 Coordinate internal workflows across geographies to ensure timely and accurate

submissions.

 Enhance processes, systems, and internal capabilities to strengthen future

fundraising.

Qualifications & Experience

 MBA from Tier-1 institutions - IIM A/B or Top Tier Ivy league (e.g. Stanford, HBS etc)

with an engineering background preferably).

 10–13 years in structured finance, project finance, or infrastructure finance,

preferably in corporates & startups

 Strong experience with complex debt structures, SPVs, securitization, cross-border

financing, and covenant management.

 Renewable energy, solar, infrastructure, utilities, or climate-tech experience strongly

preferred.

 Exposure to equity fundraising, investor negotiations, and corporate documentation.

 Advanced financial modelling and excellent communication skills.

Personal Attributes

 Collaborative and strong stakeholder manager.

 High energy, proactive, and able to manage high-pressure deal cycles.

 Strong commercial judgment and structured thinking.

 Integrity-driven, reliable, and aligned with Husk’s mission.

 Self-driven with the ability to operate independently across time zones.