Senior Director, Legal Commercial Development and Project Finance

Overview

Lead legal structuring and negotiation of energy project finance and commercial contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• contract negotiation
• financing structuring
• legal counsel
• regulatory research
• stakeholder interface
• legal training

Tasks

-Provide counsel to the Company’s project finance and project development teams. -Manage, negotiate and execute a range of agreements relating to the company’s commercial and project development pipeline including power purchase agreements, operations and maintenance agreements, procurement & construction contracts, joint venture agreements and sale-leaseback arrangements. -Structure, draft and negotiate energy project financing transactions including portfolio financings, other debt and tax equity transactions, and a variety of related secured and unsecured transactions. -Interface with cross-functional stakeholders to optimize contractual outcomes with technical and operational considerations. -Provide concise and thoughtful legal advice on commercial and project development issues and issues relating to the broader corporate landscape. -Research and provide guidance on regulations, policies, and proposed legislation affecting business priorities. -Provide thought leadership to project finance and project development stakeholders both within and outside the Company. -Provide training on substantive legal issues, including emerging areas of risk.

Requirements

• transactional
• project financing
• clean-tech
• j.d.
• state bar
• international

What You Bring

-15+ years’ transactional experience with top law-firm or 8+ transactional experience with top law firm together with 4+ years in-house transactional experience. -Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. -Project Financing, commercial contracting and project development experience with a background in the clean-tech and renewable energy industry. -Experience developing and structuring bespoke arrangements. Experience representing developers and generators, including utility and/or C&I markets. -The Ideal candidate will have experience working internationally. -Outstanding business acumen, decisive critical thinking skills and subtle professional confidence. -Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects with shifting priorities, work independently and operate in a fast-paced, dynamic and matrixed environment. -J.D. from a top law school, and good standing with at least one U.S. State Bar.

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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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