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About the Role
We are hiring a Legal Counsel (Project Finance/Debt Capital Markets) to support end-to-end financing strategy and execution across the North America region.
This is a high-priority role at the intersection of Legal, Treasury, and regional leadership , with a functional reporting line to the Sr. Director, Legal (Debt Capital Markets) in New York and a dotted line to local and EMEA leadership. You will partner closely with internal stakeholders on early-stage financing strategy, customer contracting, legal due diligence, transaction execution, and post-closing lender requirements.
Your work will be central to supporting complex financing activity across the US. By helping structure projects effectively from the outset, negotiating and closing transaction documents efficiently, and managing lender obligations with rigor throughout the life of each deal, you will play a critical role in enabling successful financing outcomes.
What you'll be doing
Financing Strategy & Structuring
Support early scoping of financing strategies in partnership with Treasury .
Advise on legal considerations that shape financing structures for US projects .
Partner with leadership to address financing needs at the outset of project planning.
Provide early-stage financing strategy support for EMEA projects where needed.
Contracting & Documentation
Negotiate credit facility and ancillary documents while coordinating across several business functions (treasury, tax, power, procurement, etc.)
Work with leadership on structuring customer contracts from a financing perspective.
Diligence & Transaction Execution
Lead legal due diligence for US projects.
Coordinate with Treasury on tax financing diligence.
Oversee external counsel and support coordination across banks and law firms.
Drive timely completion of transaction negotiations and execution workstreams.
Approvals, Drawdowns & Ongoing Lender Management
Oversee authorizations and board approvals required for transactions.
Drive satisfaction of lender conditions precedent for drawdowns.
Handle post-closing lender maintenance, including amendments and waivers.
Maintain legal support across the full lifecycle of financing arrangements.
KPIs
Timely completion of legal due diligence and transaction negotiations
Execution of approvals and lender conditions precedent for drawdowns
Ongoing management of lender amendments and waivers
Early-stage financing strategy support for EMEA projects
About You
3–5+ years of relevant legal experience
JD and active license in at least one U.S. state bar
Experience in a market-leading project finance, real estate finance, or asset finance law firm practice and/or in-house at a reputable institution
Exposure to a variety of debt products
Ability to manage end-to-end financing transactions across structuring, diligence, negotiation, and closing
Tech-fluent and eager to adopt new tools, including AI tools, PowerPoint, and Excel , to streamline legal execution
Knowledge of data center and GPU financing is a significant advantage
Strong attention to detail and a high standard of execution
Commercial acumen and sound judgment in complex…