--- title: 'Associate, Talent at Generate' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/associate-talent-generate-new-york-apqzsavxfxqr' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-02' --- # Associate, Talent at Generate - **Company:** Generate - **Location:** New York, NY - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-19 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/generate/b4a142dc-8c4c-4a77-af74-aa143af4c089 ## Job description You're a natural connector who cares deeply about matching great people to roles where they'll thrive at Generate. You build genuine relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and colleagues across the organization, and you take pride in making every interaction feel thoughtful and well run. You're highly organized and can juggle multiple searches and projects at once without dropping details. You're eager to learn how a high-performing talent function works, from sourcing and selection through growth and development. You bring curiosity, accountability, and a genuine connection to our mission: proving that sustainability pays better than unsustainability. What you will be doing at Generate Capital as an Associate, Talent: Talent Acquisition and Candidate Experience - Own full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of roles across the company: intake meetings with hiring managers, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer support. - Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn, networking groups, industry communities, referrals, and other creative channels, with a focus on both caliber and values alignment. - Develop deep knowledge of the markets Generate operates in, including sustainable infrastructure, energy & power, climate finance, and adjacent sectors. - Build and maintain proactive talent networks and market maps by sector and by function, and track talent moves, industry trends, and relevant news to help identify top prospects so we're ready to move quickly when hiring needs arise. - Deliver an exceptional candidate experience. Communicate promptly and clearly, prepare candidates for their conversations with hiring managers, and close the loop with thoughtful feedback. - Draft job descriptions, post roles across the right channels, and partner with our Talent team coordinator on interview logistics to keep hiring teams aligned on process, timelines, and evaluation criteria. - Maintain accurate data in our ATS, and help build and update recruiting metrics and dashboards that give leaders visibility into hiring progress. - Identify ways to simplify, streamline, or automate parts of the recruiting process, including using AI tools for sourcing, candidate outreach, interview scheduling, and reporting, and help put those improvements in place. - Support offer preparation by collaborating with Total Rewards. - Support our internship program end to end, from recruiting and selection to onboarding, program coordination, and intern experience. Talent Development and Organizational Effectiveness - Option to be engaged on the execution of our performance management programs, including quarterly growth/impact/goal conversations, feedback cycles, and talent review and calibration. This work covers logistics, communications, materials, and follow-through. - Option to be engaged on the design and deliver learning and development programs, including manager and leadership development sessions, onboarding experiences, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. - Support org design projects, such as building and maintaining org charts, analyzing spans and layers, benchmarking team structures against peer firms, mapping roles and responsibilities as teams grow or reorganize, and supporting workforce planning analysis to identify future hiring needs. - Help make sure a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens is built into our processes and programs. - Keep getting better: bring new ideas and have fun testing better ways to do all of the above. Candidate qualifications & core characteristics: - 2-4+ years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, HR, or a related people function. - Hands-on experience with full-cycle recruiting, ideally in a fast-growing company, investment firm, or professional services environment. - Strong sourcing skills, and comfort finding candidates beyond inbound applicants. - Genuine curiosity about the markets we invest in, and experience (or strong interest) in building talent maps, pipeline research, or market intelligence. - A passion for our mission and for helping people grow in their careers. - Excellent organizational, project management, and time management skills, with high attention to detail. - Strong written and verbal communication, including empathy, active listening, and the ability to build trust with candidates and colleagues at all levels. - Analytical mindset and comfort working with data, spreadsheets, and recruiting metrics. ATS experience (e.g., Ashby) is a plus. - Comfort with AI tools and an interest in applying them to make people processes faster and smarter. - Interest in or exposure to learning and development, performance management, org design, or employee engagement programs. - Ability to handle sensitive and confidential employee and candidate information with discretion. - Self-awareness, humility, and a growth mindset, including openness to feedback and excitement about new challenges. - Entrepreneurial spirit: flexibility, resourcefulness, and adaptability. Generate's compensation packages are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Salary decisions take into account a wide variety of factors including, but not limited to: skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $125,000 - $145,000. In addition, the compensation package may include a discretionary bonus and other benefits, including health care benefits, retirement benefits, benefits permitting paid days off (including sick leave, parental leave, and paid time off or vacation benefits), and other benefits that must be reported for federal tax purposes. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of this range. Generate Capital is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. ## About Generate ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Generate Capital is a sustainable infrastructure investment platform that finances, builds, owns, and operates clean energy, mobility, water, and waste infrastructure for companies, governments, and communities. - **Entity Type**: Private (heavily funded; last disclosed round: $1.5B private equity in 2024) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (additional offices in New York and Washington DC) - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Sustainable infrastructure / financial services – operates across energy, mobility, water, waste, and agriculture sectors. - **Target Customers**: Technology and project developers (over 40 partners); also directly serves corporations, school districts, universities, cities, and communities (over 2,000 customers). - **Mission Statement**: “Rebuild the world” by deploying affordable, resilient, and lower-carbon infrastructure solutions as a Public Benefit Corporation. ## Products & Services All offerings are delivered through an **Infrastructure-as-a-Service** model, meaning Generate owns and operates the assets while customers pay for the outcomes. - **Sustainable Energy Infrastructure**: Solar, energy storage, microgrids, fuel cells, geothermal, biomass/biogas, building automation, heat pumps, lighting, HVAC – financing, development, and operation. - **Sustainable Mobility**: Electric vehicle charging depots and infrastructure, hydrogen vehicles, autonomous vehicle fleets. - **Sustainable Water, Waste & Agriculture**: Anaerobic digesters, wastewater treatment, desalination, food waste management, recycling, precision agriculture, irrigation sensors. - **Credit & Investment Solutions**: Institutional credit strategies (e.g., $1B+ raised for infrastructure credit) and tax equity funds (e.g., $85M community solar fund with KeyState). - **Data Center Power & Cooling (BYOP&C)**: In partnership with Vertiv, providing turnkey power and cooling solutions for data centers. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised exceeds **$8.2 billion** (as of mid-2026). Annual revenue reported at **$52.8 million** (LinkedIn estimate). - **Notable Investors / Partners**: CCM Energy (lead Series A), KeyState (tax equity), Fiera Infrastructure (debt facility), Vertiv (strategic collaboration), and various institutional pension funds. The company has completed acquisitions including esVolta (battery storage), Stormfisher Biogas, and Atlas Organics. - **Growth Signals**: Raised over $1 billion in credit capital in 2025–2026; secured a $1.2 billion corporate revolving credit facility and term loan in 2025; closed an $85 million community solar tax equity fund; signed a strategic data center partnership with Vertiv (Sep 2025); expanded into Europe. ## Competitive Advantages - **Integrated Platform**: Combines project development, multi-technology solutions, and flexible financing under one roof, allowing faster and more reliable deployment than traditional developers or lenders. - **Scale & Track Record**: Owns and operates over 2,000 assets globally; partners with 40+ technology and project developers. - **Public Benefit Corporation (PBC)**: Dual fiduciary duty to shareholders and communities, which aligns with ESG-focused institutional capital. - **Capital Access**: Demonstrated ability to raise large amounts of debt and equity from blue-chip institutional investors, even in volatile markets. ## Strategic Focus - **Data Center Infrastructure**: Expanding into the rapidly growing data center power market through the Vertiv collaboration and the Soluna credit facility ($100M for green data centers). - **Distributed Clean Energy**: Scaling community solar, battery storage (via esVolta acquisition), and renewable natural gas (Upcycle portfolio). - **Credit Solutions**: Growing the infrastructure credit platform to serve institutional partners seeking resilient, inflation-hedged returns. - **European Expansion**: Recently opened a London office and is building a European investment and asset management team. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Recognition**: Certified as a Great Place to Work®, with **92% of employees** rating it a great workplace (compared to 57% at typical US companies). Ranked #40 in Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area 2025 (Small and Medium), and multiple years on Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance lists. - **Work Model**: Hybrid presence likely given multiple office locations (San Francisco, New York, Washington DC). Specific remote/hybrid policy not publicly detailed. - **Impact & Mission**: Employees work directly on decarbonizing infrastructure, with clear dual-purpose commitment (profit + community benefit). - **Recent Leadership Transition**: CEO David Crane departed May 2026, and several senior leaders left in early 2026 – this may signal a restructuring or strategic shift, but the company continues to hire (7 active postings as of mid-2026). - **Typical Roles**: Openings include Counsel, Project Development Associate, Senior Director Business Development, FP&A Analyst, Portfolio Finance Associate, and Acquisitions & Development Associate – appealing to professionals with finance, legal, and energy backgrounds. ## Sources 1. [generatecapital.com – About](https://generatecapital.com/) 2. [generatecapital.com – Generate Capital Raises $1B+](https://generatecapital.com/insights/generate-capital-raises-over-1-billion-to-expand-infrastructure-credit-solutions/) 3. [generatecapital.com – Vertiv Collaboration](https://generatecapital.com/insights/vertiv-and-generate-capital-collaborate-to-accelerate-data-center-capacity-with-complete-power-and-cooling-infrastructure/) 4. [generatecapital.com – Sale of Equinox Growers](https://generatecapital.com/insights/generate-capital-announces-sale-of-equinox-growers-greenhouse-facility-to-taylor-farms/) 5. [generatecapital.com – Soluna $100M Facility](https://generatecapital.com/insights/soluna-secures-100m-facility-from-generate-capital-to-expand-green-data-centers/) 6. [generatecapital.com – $85M Community Solar Fund](https://generatecapital.com/insights/generate-capital-closes-85-million-community-solar-tax-equity-fund-with-keystate/) 7. [generatecapital.com – Fiera Infrastructure Financing](https://generatecapital.com/insights/generate-capital-secures-c60-million-financing-from-fiera-infrastructure-private-debt-for-upcycle/) 8. [generatecapital.com – esVolta Acquisition](https://generatecapital.com/insights/generate-capital-acquires-battery-storage-developer-esvolta/) 9. [generatecapital.com – David Crane Appointment](https://generatecapital.com/insights/generate-capital-appoints-david-crane-chief-executive-officer/) 10. [linkedin.com – Generate LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/generatecapital) 11. [pitchbook.com – Generate Company Profile](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/107593-48) 12. [greatplacetowork.com – Generate Capital Certification](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7026427) ## Other roles at Generate - [Software Engineer, Data](https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-data-generate-san-francisco-s910easfgp1b) — San Francisco, CA - [Construction Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/construction-manager-generate-caldwell-county-8awegwk554zh) — Caldwell County, TX - [Analyst, Investor Relations](https://feeny.ai/job/analyst-investor-relations-generate-san-francisco-3jtn9fkg7h90) — San Francisco, CA - [IT Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/it-manager-generate-new-york-djcgaxm0dxzx) — New York, NY - [Analyst, Compensation & People Operations](https://feeny.ai/job/analyst-compensation-people-operations-generate-new-york-5nq95xbtk6ve) — New York, NY - [Manager, Technical Accounting](https://feeny.ai/job/manager-technical-accounting-generate-fyncpdrefkzc) - [VP, Sourcing & Procurement](https://feeny.ai/job/vp-sourcing-procurement-generate-new-york-jn53gxhwmr2f) — New York, NY - [Director, Engineering](https://feeny.ai/job/director-engineering-generate-new-york-4r3eqx7atvs3) — New York, NY - [Director, Portfolio Finance](https://feeny.ai/job/director-portfolio-finance-generate-san-francisco-1pzyyrwxhz6h) — San Francisco, CA - [Assistant Project Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/assistant-project-manager-generate-remote-0vpq1c2rb2g7)