Director Capital Markets

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for sourcing and managing tax equity and debt for projects and corporate facilities, including review of proposals and recommendation
• Cook up RFP material for prospective lenders and investors, including teasers and consultant reports and modeling
• Coordinate deal team responsibilities to ensure smooth execution
• Select prospective lenders and investors and organize formal outreach through an RFP
• Compare offers and formulate a recommendation to the Head of Capital Markets, including selected counterparty(ies), execution strategy, and timeline
• Oversight and training of more junior team members in the deal team – ensuring that all deadlines are met and that the work product is high quality
• Be ultimately accountable for delays in timing and deterioration in outcome (debt / tax equity quantum)
• Provide final oversight on all financial modeling work, impact of structure on project IRRs and MOICs and communication of financial information internally and externally
• Lead all documentation aspects - negotiation of term sheets and documents together with legal counsel
• Develop strong relationships with debt providers and tax equity investors, to establish or maintain relationships with Origis’ capital providers and understand market trends

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree minimum
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant working experience in structured/project finance, preferably with another developer or IPP or in the financial industry with a leading Project Finance lender
• Understanding of the renewable sector and associated capital structures including tax equity
• Clear experience leading the structuring and execution of financing facilities
• Existing relationships with the main PF lenders and tax equity investors active in the market
• Solid understanding of Capital Markets and of the bank and tax equity markets in general, including deep appreciation for typical processes (credit and investment committees; KYC diligence; etc)
• Robust financial modeling skills and ability to oversee more junior managers and associates

Key Attributes For Success

• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Fluency in negotiating project finance legal documentation including conditions precedents, reporting requirements, covenants, events of default and other key project finance concepts
• Proven ability to complete tasks under strict deadlines; accountability and ownership of assigned work
• Pride the consistent delivery of a high-quality work product, attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills both internally and externally – with third party consultants, counsels and capital providers
• Ability to work cross functionally
• High degree of initiative and decisiveness
• Problem-solving skills
• Attention to details
• Impeccable work ethics and ability to lead by example. Energetic about getting the team to success, and interested in mentoring junior team members
• Comfort with financial modelling
• Ambition to grow beyond current capabilities and role