Description:

About the role:
We are looking for a Project Financing attorney to build the commercial division of our legal department. You will need to be both the strategic architect and the day-to-day executor. This is a highly visible role during a critical inflection point for a high-growth late stage start-up company. This opportunity offers meaningful equity, rapid advancement, and the chance to do some of the most consequential legal work of your career.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Build the legal portion of the Commercial (Projects & Supply Chain) side of our business – develop our preferred structures and strategies and the form agreements to go with them
Own the structuring, financing, and delivery of our commercial projects, including SPV documents, loan agreements, security packages, IP licensing agreements, EPC agreements, and the like
Own the legal portion of our global procurement, including master services agreements, POs, warehousing agreements, and similar
Partner with the sales team in winning new projects, including by drafting responses to RFPs
Partner with regulatory teams to ensure the commercial portion of the business remains in compliance with applicable laws
Manage outside counsel as necessary

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Requirements:

6+ years of Biglaw and/or in-house legal experience
Deep expertise in project financing and implementation of complex infrastructure projects
Familiarity with commercial procurement for complex infrastructure projects
Desire to independently drive the building of the commercial division of the Legal department
Willingness to directly handle the substantive legal work to limit outside counsel fees
Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
Active license to practice law and in good standing in the United States

Bonus points: