Director, Portfolio Transactions

About the role

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Qcells is seeking a Director within its Project Finance - Portfolio Transactions team to lead the execution of asset and portfolio sales into Qcells’ arm's-length AssetCo joint-venture vehicles. This role will serve as the senior day-to-day transaction lead across multiple active deals, with primary responsibility for driving commercial execution, diligence coordination, issue resolution, and closing discipline with Qcells’ JV counterparties. Qcells DE utilizes an AssetCo JV model in which the business advances projects through development and pre-construction, then monetizes those assets through sales or contributions into joint venture vehicles alongside tax equity investors, debt providers, and private capital partners. These transactions require disciplined financial analysis, robust diligence coordination, strong internal leadership, and efficient transaction execution. This position will be based onsite in Teaneck, NJ. Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day transaction execution for the sale, transfer, or contribution of solar and storage assets and portfolios into AssetCo vehicles.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day transaction lead with Qcells’ JV counterparties, including driving alignment on commercial terms, diligence, issue resolution, documentation, and closing execution.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of managers and senior managers responsible for active transaction workstreams, while driving strong accountability, prioritization, and execution discipline across the function.
• Quarterback multiple concurrent transactions and coordinate internal stakeholders across Development, Engineering, Legal, Finance, Tax, EPC, and executive leadership.
• Drive transaction strategy, execution planning, and process management from diligence and sale preparation through definitive documentation and closing.
• Lead commercial assessment of transaction value, structural considerations, risk allocation, and negotiation tradeoffs in support of Qcells’ broader monetization strategy.
• Oversee preparation and review of transaction materials, including investment memoranda, diligence trackers, process letters, valuation materials, management presentations, and closing deliverables.
• Direct diligence processes across counterparties, advisors, lenders, and internal teams, including management of data rooms, request lists, open items lists, and closing checklists.
• Lead negotiation of transaction-related agreements and deliverables in coordination with internal and external counsel, including purchase and sale agreements and ancillary closing documents.
• Oversee transaction, valuation, and financing analyses used to evaluate project and portfolio transfers, returns, capital structures, and value capture.
• Partner closely with acquisitions, commercial pricing, and capital markets teams to ensure valuation assumptions, underwriting outputs, and transaction positions reflect current market conditions and strategic priorities.
• Drive urgency and accountability around issue resolution, stakeholder coordination, and transaction timelines