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Associate, Cybersecurity (IT / OT) - Research & Innovation

Energy Impact Partners
Atlanta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/10/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a global investment platform leading the transition to a sustainable energy future. EIP brings together entrepreneurs and some of the world’s most forward-looking energy, real estate, and industrial companies to advance clean energy innovation. With over $4 billion in assets under management, EIP invests globally across venture, growth, and credit.

We’re seeking an Analyst / Associate to join our Research & Innovation group : the team at EIP responsible for the strategic platform bridging EIP’s investment teams, LPs, and portfolio companies. This cross-functional cybersecurity role will support our grid operations, built environment, distributed energy resources, and industrial sectors. Within these domains, this role will develop deep market insights and apply them to : A) support our investment deal flow for cybersecurity-specific companies; B) assist our strategic LPs in transforming their security strategies; and C) accelerate commercialization for our cybersecurity portfolio companies.

This is an opportunity to work on a growing focus area in an established firm driving innovation and resilience across the energy ecosystem. EIP is committed to the professional growth of its team members through continuous learning and mentorship, ensuring that responsibilities and challenges increase as you gain experience. We’re looking for an insatiably curious, analytically minded market researcher, who’s able to manage multiple workstreams and draw insights across an ecosystem spanning startup engineers and corporate finance.

While many firms chase infosec tech opportunities, few focus on industrial operations and energy resilience. Our Research & Innovation team is why we are the preferred capital source for both startups and established firms in the energy ecosystem.

Key Areas of Responsibility :

You will work closely with experienced team members and senior leaders, receiving guidance and support as you gradually take on more responsibilities. Key responsibilities include :

Generating sector research & insight

  • Support market analysis on a wide variety of topics– synthesizing industry research and data from diverse sources to generate insight that’s simply unavailable anywhere else
  • Assist in developing market landscapes for investable target companies across IT and OT cyber resilience.
  • Identify the transformational impact that emerging cybersecurity technology might have on our strategic partners’ businesses. Throughout this process, you will have opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills in cybersecurity market analysis.

Engage our strategic partners

  • Support working groups of subject matter experts and operational leaders from our strategic partner consortium, including CISOs and senior leaders, managing complex IT and OT cybersecurity programs
  • Assist senior team members in building business cases and deployment pathways for transformational cyber resilience technology. As you gain experience, you will progressively take on more complex projects and lead initiatives.
  • Establish thought leadership

  • Help share our insight, both internally and externally, to promote EIP’s views both within and outside of our immediate ecosystem
  • Develop credibility as a trusted internal advisor on key trends and markets.
  • Create value for EIP investment strategy & portfolio

  • Collaborate with our investment teams to source deal opportunities and build conviction in investment decisions
  • Share actionable insight with our portfolio on market dynamics & opportunities
  • Support portfolio companies by advising on product development roadmaps & go-to-market strategy
  • Requirements

  • 3-4 years of experience in market analysis; management consulting; corporate strategy; or other relevant fields
  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (cybersecurity, economics, energy studies, computer / electrical engineering, business administration, or similar)
  • Prior experience, or demonstrated interest in, the cybersecurity or energy tech sectors
  • Experience with ICS / OT security standards and frameworks (e.g., NERC CIP, NIST SP 800-82) or IT equivalents (ISO 27000, NIST SP 800-53) or broader strategy frameworks like the NIST CSF or DOE C2M2
  • Relevant cybersecurity certification (e.g., GICSP, CISSP, GCIP, ISA) (optional, but preferred)
  • Excellent analytical skills and capability to assess complex business cases
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to juggle multiple competing priorities in fast paced environment with limited oversight
  • An independent mindset and intellectual curiosity
  • A proven track record of working effectively on a team and being a good teammate
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
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