Assistant Manager - Client & Commercial Asset Management
Help manage YDE’s operational renewable energy assets, ensuring strong customer relationships, portfolio performance and long-term asset value.
About Yellow Door Energy
Yellow Door Energy is the leading sustainable energy partner for commercial and industrial businesses across the Middle East and Africa.
We deliver sustainable energy solutions through power purchase agreements and solar leases, helping businesses reduce energy costs, improve power reliability and lower carbon emissions. Our solutions include solar PV, battery energy storage systems, hybrid energy and energy efficiency.
Our shareholders include Actis, Mitsui & Co, TAEF and the International Finance Corporation.
🔍 About the Role
We are looking for an Assistant Manager - Client & Commercial Asset Management to support the post-commissioning management of Yellow Door Energy’s operational asset portfolio in the UAE.
This is an HQ-based, commercially focused, client-facing role sitting at the intersection of customer relationship management, commercial coordination, contractual follow-up, asset performance tracking and internal stakeholder management.
You will act as a key point of contact for assigned customers after commissioning, helping ensure that customer queries are handled professionally, billing and receivables matters are followed up, asset performance updates are coordinated, and internal teams remain aligned on actions, timelines and responsibilities.
Reporting to the Head of Asset Management, you will work closely with customers, O&M, Finance, Legal, Insurance and senior management to support strong client satisfaction, contractual compliance, portfolio performance and long-term asset value.
This role is best suited to someone with experience in client relationship management, aftersales, commercial operations, service delivery coordination, contract management or asset management within renewable energy, infrastructure, utilities, facilities management or another asset-intensive environment.
⚡ What You’ll Deliver & Own
In this role, you will support the successful commercial management of YDE’s operational assets after commissioning, ensuring customer relationships, contractual obligations, asset performance updates and internal coordination are managed effectively.
You will:
Act as the main point of contact for assigned customers post-commissioning, supporting strong relationships, timely communication and issue resolution.
Coordinate customer-related matters, including billing queries, receivables follow-up, customer securities, invoicing support and contractual obligations.
Track asset performance, generation performance, operational events, downtime and incidents with potential commercial, contractual or customer impact.
Work closely with O&M and technical teams to understand asset performance issues, resolution plans, timelines and customer updates.
Coordinate with Finance on receivables, billing status, payment follow-ups, budget versus actual updates and financial reporting inputs.
Support lender reporting and compliance for financed assets, including DSCR calculations, covenant tracking, debt service obligations, insurance requirements and reporting deadlines.
Prepare and coordinate portfolio reports, customer updates, receivables summaries, asset summaries and compliance submissions.
Work cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Insurance, O&M, technical teams and senior management to resolve matters impacting customers, asset performance or contractual compliance.
Identify commercial risks, customer concerns and value enhancement opportunities across the portfolio, including optimisation initiatives, expansions or customer growth opportunities.
Contribute to continuous improvement of client management, reporting, internal coordination and ways of working.
🛠️ What You Must Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or a related discipline.
5–7 years of experience in client relationship management, account management, aftersales, commercial operations, service delivery coordination, contract management, asset management or a similar commercially focused role.
Experience working in renewable energy, infrastructure, utilities, facilities management, engineering services, energy services or another asset-intensive environment.
Strong customer and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage expectations, follow up on actions and coordinate across multiple teams.
Commercial awareness, with the ability to understand billing, receivables, contractual obligations, performance issues and risk.
Experience working with long-term customer contracts, service agreements, leases, PPAs, infrastructure agreements or similar commercial arrangements.
Strong Excel, reporting and coordination capability.
Ability to manage multiple customers, assets, priorities and time-sensitive stakeholder requirements.
Clear, professional communication skills and confidence working with both internal and external stakeholders.
Strong Advantage
Experience with solar PV, distributed energy, C&I infrastructure or energy-as-a-service business models.
Exposure to O&M coordination, technical service delivery, post-commissioning customer support or asset performance follow-up.
Experience supporting financed assets, lender reporting, covenant compliance or DSCR calculations.
Experience coordinating across Finance, Legal, O&M, technical, insurance and commercial teams.
Working understanding of generation performance, asset performance drivers, downtime, deemed energy or customer-facing performance issues.
Experience preparing customer updates, portfolio reports, receivables analysis, compliance submissions or asset performance summaries.
You’ll Thrive Here If...
You are likely to succeed in this role if you enjoy being close to the commercial and operational performance of assets, and you are comfortable acting as a trusted coordination point between customers, lenders and internal teams.
You will thrive here if you:
Build trusted relationships with customers and stakeholders.
Enjoy being the coordination point between clients, O&M, finance, legal and commercial teams.
Are commercially aware and able to spot risks, obligations and opportunities early.
Can follow up firmly and professionally on billing, receivables, customer issues and internal actions.
Communicate clearly, especially when managing issues, escalations or competing priorities.
Stay calm and structured when handling multiple customers, assets and deadlines.
Can interpret contracts, financial information and operational updates with strong attention to detail.
Think like an asset owner and take accountability for outcomes.
Care about sustainability and want to contribute to the growth of clean energy across the region.
🌱 Why Join Us?
At Yellow Door Energy, you’ll be part of a leading sustainable energy company delivering real impact across the Middle East and Africa.
You’ll work with experienced professionals across renewable energy, finance, asset management, engineering and operations, supporting assets that help businesses reduce energy costs, improve reliability and lower carbon emissions.
This is an opportunity to build your career in renewable energy asset management while contributing to a mission-led business focused on sustainable growth, customer impact and long-term value creation.
📩 Apply Now
If you are an asset management professional with experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, utilities or operational asset environments, and you are ready to help manage a growing clean energy portfolio, we’d love to hear from you.
Let’s lead the charge in sustainable energy solutions together.
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- Department
- Asset Management
- Role
- Assistant Manager - Asset Management
- Locations
- Dubai
- Employment type
- Full-time