Senior Director, Legal Commercial Development and Project Finance

Our team at Bloom Energy embraces the unprecedented opportunity to change the way companies utilize energy. Our technology empowers businesses and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy. Our energy platform has three key value propositions: resiliency, sustainability, and predictability. We provide infrastructure that is flexible for the evolving net zero ecosystem. We have deployed almost 1GW of energy servers since our first commercial shipments in 2009, providing power to data centers, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, biotechnology facilities, major retail stores, financial institutions, telecom facilities, utilities, and other critical infrastructure customers around the world.

Our mission is to make clean, reliable energy affordable globally. We never stop striving to improve our technology, to expand and improve our company performance, and to develop and support the many talented employees that serve our mission!

We are looking for a Senior Director, Legal Commercial Development and Project Finance to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies.  This role will report to Vice President, Legal Commercial Development  

Role and Responsibilities:

This individual will be engaged on a variety of finance, commercial, project development, and asset management issues in Bloom Energy’s rapidly growing operations worldwide. This position will report to the VP, Legal Commercial Development and Project Finance. Bloom Energy is an entrepreneurial venture, and the person must have the ability to act independently, operate proactively and have a passion and appreciation for the vision and mission of the Company.
• 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.
• 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.
• Provide concise and thoughtful legal advice on commercial and project development issues and issues relating to the broader corporate landscape.
• Provide counsel to the Company’s project finance and project development teams.
• Interface with cross-functional stakeholders to optimize contractual outcomes with technical and operational considerations.
• Provide training on substantive legal issues, including emerging areas of risk.
• 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.
• The Ideal candidate will have experience working internationally.
 

Education and Experience:

• J.D. from a top law school, and good standing with at least one U.S. State Bar.
• 15+ years’ transactional experience with top law-firm or 8+ transactional experience with top law firm together with 4+ years in-house transactional experience.
• 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.
• 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.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

For more information visit: www.bloomenergy.com and view a video on What Powers Us!

Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants, will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable laws, for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, who can perform the essential job functions, unless undue hardship would result.

Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience.

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