Director, Transactions

Description

As leader of deal teams the Director will negotiate the financing, manage and support the internal deal team, and drive to financial close.

As Director of Transactions, this individual will lead the origination, execution and management of sell-side transactions. There will be a variety of transactions including equity joint ventures, develop to flip, development asset sales, tax equity, tax transfers and debt financing.

• Sell-side deal lead – focus is on leading our client's sale of projects at NTP (or earlier) or COD, to financial investors, strategics, or utilities.
• Lead capital formation for specific financings, negotiating deal terms, and managing associated work streams including modeling and due diligence.
• Collaborate closely with functional teams across the company, including transactions, finance, project development, engineering, procurement, grid integration, construction, operations, and legal.

Requirements

We are seeking an energetic and highly motivated individual to fill the position of Director of Transactions. This individual will bring a depth of experience in leading key financing transactions together with a passion for the renewable energy sector.

• Transaction experience required; equity, tax equity, tax transfers or project finance debt experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field. Advanced degree preferred but not required.
• Excellent critical thinking skills with the ability to multitask and problem solve in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaborative mindset and ability to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in managing teams.
• A great attitude for learning new skills and an inquisitive mindset for continuous learning and improvement.
• Ideally has experience with development and construction issues that can facilitate communication of development and construction concepts, negotiating closing CP’s, and troubleshooting issues is key to get to deal closing.
• 10 yrs in renewables, power, or finance, preferably coming from another sell side or buy side M&A role.
• 10-15 years of experience working at a leading sponsor, investor/lender, or advisor in power/infrastructure/real estate. Utility-scale renewable energy experience highly preferred.
• Extensive experience in leading due diligence for complex asset portfolios.
• Fluent in discussing and interpreting financial models. Modeling not part of the job per se, but being able to pick up a spreadsheet is value add.
• Direct experience in a utility scale IPP setting.
• Ideally someone who can lead all Build Transfers (sale at COD’s to utilities) which could involve execution cycles of 6-8 months.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance