Structured Finance Lead

Overview

This role involves architecting and leading the structured finance strategy to design and execute non-dilutive capital programs that fund a global compute and data center buildout. The position also includes evolving the existing debt structure to align with the organization's long-term growth strategy.

Location: Remote, United States

Responsibilities

• Design and own the structured finance and debt capital strategy, aligning capital structure with compute buildout, customer contracts, and long-range operating plans
• Lead origination, structuring, negotiation, and execution of asset-backed facilities, equipment and project financings, warehouse lines, ABS/private placements, and hybrid debt structures collateralized by compute infrastructure and customer contracts
• Build and manage relationships with banks, private credit funds, infrastructure investors, ABS investors, export credit agencies (ECAs), and other strategic capital providers
• Partner directly with the CEO, CFO, and Board to translate operating plans into financeable structures and investor-ready narratives
• Manage day-to-day debt facilities including draw mechanics, borrowing base administration, covenant compliance, reporting, and lender relations
• Develop financial models, frameworks, and analytics to evaluate, structure, and monitor structured financings, including cash flow projections, covenant forecasting, and capital structure optimization
• Collaborate with Treasury and FP&A on interest rate and foreign exchange risk management, liquidity planning, and balance sheet strategy
• Work cross-functionally with Legal, Tax, Accounting, FP&A, and Data Center Operations to ensure financing structures are operationally, contractually, and accounting-sound
• Establish the internal capital markets function from the ground up, including processes, controls, documentation standards, and team development to support a rapidly scaling debt platform
• Support broader corporate finance initiatives such as capital structure optimization, rating agency engagement (as applicable), and ad-hoc strategic transactions

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in structured finance, capital markets, treasury, private credit, or structured finance investment banking, with significant in-house experience at an operating company
• Proven track record leading complex asset-backed and structured debt financings at scale, including ABS issuance, warehouse facilities, project finance, secured corporate facilities, or hybrid structures
• Experience financing capital-intensive or specialty asset classes such as data centers/compute, infrastructure, equipment, mortgage/MSR, energy, transportation, or specialty finance, with ability to translate asset cash flows into financeable structures
• Demonstrated ability to build a capital markets function from scratch, including establishing lender relationships, structuring inaugural facilities, and building supporting infrastructure
• Strong existing relationships with banks, private credit funds, and structured debt investors
• Deep understanding of debt covenants, borrowing base mechanics, intercreditor dynamics, and operational management of complex debt stacks
• Advanced financial modeling skills including cash flow projections, covenant forecasting, and capital structure analysis
• Working knowledge of interest rate and FX hedging, SOX controls, and debt covenant compliance and reporting
• Excellent communication skills and executive presence, with experience presenting to CFOs, CEOs, Boards, and sophisticated institutional investors
• Strategic operator capable of balancing high-level strategy with hands-on execution in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA, CFA, FRM, or equivalent advanced credentials strongly preferred
• Highest level of integrity, discretion, and judgment when handling sensitive financial and strategic information

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive total cash compensation incorporating potential bonus value directly into base pay
• Total cash salary range is determined by geographic location, experience, skills, and internal compensation standards; specific to candidates located in the United States
• Compensation for international candidates varies based on local market dynamics
• Quarterly bonus currently offered as an interim alternative to equity, with plans to introduce long-term incentive programs in the near future
• Robust suite of employee benefits

Location & Eligibility

• This is a remote position based in the United States
• Candidates must meet U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
• Candidates must qualify as U.S. Persons for export control purposes (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible for an applicable export license)