Vice President, Structured & Project Finance

We are looking for an experienced structured & project finance professional to lead the successful structuring, negotiation, and closing of third-party capital for Generate’s sustainable infrastructure assets and loan portfolios. Using your strong project financing transaction expertise and comprehensive market knowledge you will manage deal execution, coordinate with internal stakeholders and external partners, and be responsible for due diligence, modeling, documentation, closing, and funding transactions to established timelines.

You are incredibly analytical and quantitative while also a communicator and a relationship builder, passionate about the type of work Generate is doing, looking to apply your relevant banking or finance experience to help scale a young business through our capital resources and profile.

What you will be doing at Generate Capital as a VP on the Capital Markets team:

Work as part of a small (but growing) team as an integral part of the capital markets strategy
Develop and execute debt structures that allow the company to finance individual assets, asset portfolios, and credit portfolios most efficiently
Work with the investment team on identifying, pricing, and structuring debt transactions, including term sheet development and overseeing the diligence process
Lead a deal team on project level financings, proactively driving deal structuring and negotiation and bringing transactions to a successful closing
Partner cross-functionally with our deal teams, treasury, asset management, and financial operations teams to drive strategy and optimize tactics as it relates to capital markets
Build and oversee financial models to perform comparison and financial valuation analyses on potential capital structure optimization initiatives
Build and maintain strong relationships with banks, direct lenders, and other relevant third-party capital providers

Candidate qualifications & core characteristics:

A demonstrated passion for, and commitment to, our mission
Undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline or equivalent work experience, with an outstanding academic record and a high level of personal integrity
7-10 years of relevant industry experience with a demonstrated track record of structuring and closing on project finance debt transactions (e.g. project & structured finance, investment banking, direct lending)
Proven experience negotiating and closing complex project-level financing agreements is a must
Experience in levering loan portfolios, as well as any of Structured Finance / Securitization / CLOs / US Private Placements, is a plus
Sustainable infrastructure or renewable energy industry experience is a plus
Established network of relevant industry contacts and the drive to build and maintain a strong network of long-term relationships
Outstanding analytical, quantitative, and technical abilities, including expert command over project finance modeling concepts
Strong understanding of project finance concepts, accounting, and financial statements
Excellent PowerPoint and presentation skills
Flexibility: We seek an individual who is both creative and commercial and who is comfortable managing multiple work streams and projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment
Strong interpersonal skills and the desire to work with both internal and external stakeholders
Ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment
Intelligence and humility; unimpeachable integrity and glowing references
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including empathy, intuition, and listening as well as strong writing, editing, and basic design skills.
High level of self-awareness and humility, with excitement about confronting uncomfortable situations or new challenges
Intellectual agility, curiosity, and creativity; problem-solving is your default mode
Entrepreneurial spirit: flexibility, comfort with risk, recognition that “perfect can be the enemy of the good”

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