Senior Principal, Debt Capital Markets

Overview

This role is a senior deal leadership position on the Debt Business Management team within Capital Solutions, reporting to the Head of Debt. The Senior Principal, Debt leads a book of debt mandates from initial intent (IOI) through close across the organization’s three debt motions: debt origination, debt advisory, and debt attached to tax equity and preferred equity structures.

The position covers a full range of debt products, including construction, term, and back-leverage facilities; tax equity and credit bridge loans; equipment financing; and green bonds and securitization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a book of debt mandates from IOI through close as the primary negotiator and senior execution lead, managing lender diligence, structuring, negotiation, documentation, and close to institutional standards
• Own transaction velocity and close rates across the deal book; contribute directly to the Debt team’s revenue and P&L targets
• Author credit memos and pricing recommendations; present transactions to Credit Committee with rigorous analysis of credit quality, structural terms, risks, and mitigants
• Lead deal teams by staffing transactions, reviewing underwriting, diligence, and financial models, and mentoring junior team members on credit and execution
• Run debt execution with lenders and institutional capital providers inside shared accounts, in partnership with Strategic Bank Capital and Strategic Institutional Capital
• Partner with Industry Coverage to qualify opportunities early; take clean leadership of execution at IOI; provide real-time market and financeability feedback that sharpens sourcing
• Partner with Investments on the TE/preferred-equity attach motion: source and price competitive debt within agreed turnarounds to deliver integrated capital solutions for sponsors and investors
• Lead specific workstreams within the Head of Debt’s product agenda (e.g., new lender programs, financing structures, term sheet and documentation standards) in partnership with Structuring
• Help build and standardize repeatable execution processes across debt motions; drive adoption of AI-enabled modeling and automation across the deal lifecycle
• Partner with Product and Engineering to define and prioritize transaction tooling that increases deal throughput and execution quality
• Represent the organization in industry and market dialogues (webinars, whitepapers, and conferences), coordinated with coverage relationship owners

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field; MBA, JD, or advanced degree a plus
• 10–12+ years of total experience, including 7+ years in renewable energy project finance, infrastructure debt, or structured lending
• Demonstrated track record leading construction, term, back-leverage, or debt capital markets transactions as the primary negotiator
• Deep expertise in project finance debt structures for solar, wind, and storage, including hands-on negotiation of credit agreements, intercreditor arrangements, and the interplay between tax equity and debt
• Experience preparing and presenting transactions to credit or investment committee, ideally with perspective from both lender and sponsor/advisory side
• Experience leading and mentoring deal teams, including reviewing junior team members’ underwriting and modeling work
• Exceptional negotiation and relationship skills with developers, lenders, and investors; credibility to lead senior-level conversations
• Strong judgment and comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-scaling environment
• Strong interest in leveraging technology and AI to improve debt execution
• FINRA SIE, Series 79 and 63 required or willingness to obtain under broker-dealer sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience spanning debt execution across construction, term, back-leverage, and tax equity/credit bridge structures
• Demonstrated experience with AI-enabled modeling and automation in the deal lifecycle

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: $300,000s - $500,000s+, depending on years of exp. & revenue scope (not inclusive of equity value)
• Stock options in a rapidly growing company
• Healthcare: 100% of premiums for employees; a variety of plans including Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California); subsidize 80% for dependents (total as a group), if relevant
• Dental & vision: 100% of premiums for employees and 80% for dependents (each), if relevant
• Family forming & fertility support
• Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Holidays: 10 company holidays per year
• Paid time off: 20 days per year
• 401k: account fees supported

Location

Remote-first operating model: work from anywhere in the US and Canada, or work out of optional offices in DC, NYC, & SF. Optional co-working opportunities are also available in Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The organization provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.