Description:
Description:Position Description:
Hanwha A Solar Energy Company America is looking for an Assistant General Counsel. You will join a collegial team of 13 legal professionals and report to the General Counsel. You will be given responsibilities primarily in financing transactions, such asset-backed securities, debt, tax equity, sale-leaseback and warehouse lending facilities, but also in a wide range of legal matters, including in the direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing businesses, C&I EPC and development, distributed energy projects, etc. Our legal team is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years and there will be exciting opportunities for career growth. A Solar Energy Company is one of the world's largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Hanwha A Solar Energy Company America, headquartered in Irvine, California, has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future. This position will be based out of our Irvine office, with an in-office schedule that is set at the direct manager's discretion in accordance with the company policies and procedures. Remote options could be considered for exceptional cases.
Responsibilities:
- Support the residential solar financing, third-party ownership (TPO) and distributed energy teams with asset backed securities, tax equity transactions, warehousing lending facilities and other project financing-related transactions, including drafting and negotiating all transaction documents for the Company's direct-to-homeowner business and for the Company's sales, marketing, product, and technology teams as necessary for the Company's broader businesses.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide strategic business-oriented legal advice.
- Negotiate, draft and review various commercial agreements with customers, suppliers, partners and other third-party agreements for large and complex commercial and industrial (C&I) solar EPC, project development and equipment supply transactions.
- Supervise and manage outside counsel in various matters on an as-needed basis.
- Create legal and commercial forms and processes and educate the business on important legal and commercial matters.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years experience
- Top law firm training preferred
- In-house experience, preferably with a broad range of responsibilities
- Strong background in financing transactions, commercial contracts and corporate and strategic transactions
- Experience working for a direct-to-homeowner solar financing, distributed energy and/or TPO business at a clean energy or global technology company
- JD from a top law school preferred
- Membership in at least one state bar
