Director, Structured Finance

Overview

Lead structured finance deals for energy projects and investor partnerships

Key Responsibilities

• financial modeling
• deal structuring
• investor relations
• stakeholder engagement
• regulatory analysis
• team development

Tasks

-Analyzes impact of external factors on the business and progress towards reaching our financial goals. -Create mutually beneficial strategic arrangements with local partners to minimize time to market and reduce operational risks -Train and develop junior staff including creating multi-year professional development plans -Works with Senior Management to determine strategic objectives and identify opportunities to meet finance business goals. -Provide leadership and financial analysis – modeling, forecasting, and ROI analysis -Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to move deals forward to closure, including financiers, internal team members, and end-use customers -Enhance and maintain cross-functional work streams in support of project financing modeling, development activities and closing all types of finance transactions -Develop and maintain strong relationships with financing parties, including equity investors, lenders, project investors and others. -Will act as leader for financing transactions, including strategy development, preparation of materials, investor outreach and execution. -Provide customer-facing consulting to the sales team to understand customer needs as they relate to power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) and the associated project financing. -Lead the structuring and closing of financing programs to support customer demand in new and existing markets -Identify in-country regulatory matters that drive the structure and economics of transactions and work with the relevant in-house and external experts to satisfactorily resolve challenges (e.g., interconnection, tax issues, etc.) -This role has responsibility for financial negotiations of key financing contracts. Works with various executive members and key stakeholders across the company. Will lead strategic project finance structuring, negotiations, and execution, as well as oversee project finance modeling to evaluate, price and advance development projects.

Requirements

• project finance
• 10+ years
• financial analysis
• leadership
• negotiation
• presentation

What You Bring

-Strong communication skills required. Must be able to clearly articulate and communicate complex deal terms and financial information and issues to management and investors. -Bloom Energy is seeking an experienced energy professional with experience in project finance and project development. In this role, the candidate will be a part of a small but impactful team that both develops projects based on Bloom’s cutting-edge energy technology, as well as builds partnerships with energy investors. -Financial analysis skills -Leadership skills -Demonstration of successfully closing large ($250MM+) complex structured finance transactions -Exceptional written and verbal communication skills -Must demonstrate strong personal ethics, the ability to influence and negotiate, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning. -Adapt to the changing needs of the organization to maximize the economic and perceived value of Energy Servers in target international markets -Presentation skills -High degree of natural empathy, which manifests as ease with perspective-shifting in complex negotiations -Minimum of 10-12 years’ experience either in international project finance, project development, and/or energy & infrastructure -focused investment banking -Critical thinking skills -Interpersonal skills -Experience at top tier investment banks, private equity firms, developers or financial sponsors strongly preferred -A background of exceptional academic performance -The ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, prepare high quality work, and to maintain high levels of quality with a heavy load -Ability to interact with a wide variety of audiences, ranging from customers and investors to Bloom engineers and operations staff

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About Bloom Energy

-Revolutionized power generation with cutting-edge fuel cell technology. -Produces clean and reliable electricity for businesses, governments, and utilities. -Designs technology to reduce emissions and provide energy independence. -Deployed fuel cell systems across healthcare, data centers, and manufacturing. -Technology is scalable and integrates into applications from small businesses to large industrial operations. -Seen as a solution to energy resilience and sustainability challenges. -Mission is to create a cleaner, more secure energy future by disrupting traditional power generation.

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