Associate General Counsel, Commercial

antora; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Health benefits

401K plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

Antora Energy in San Jose, CA is seeking an Associate General Counsel to lead the legal work behind its transition from technology development to commercial-scale deployment.

You will own the full range of commercial and project agreements—offtake and energy sales, EPC and O&M, equipment supply, interconnection, site control, and partnerships—while spearheading project financings, tax equity structures, and co-investor arrangements with the CFO and CBO.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of legal experience spanning a top-tier law firm foundation and senior in-house leadership.
• Deep project development and finance expertise in energy with closed financings and tax equity structures.
• Commercial judgment informed by business-side experience in energy development.
• Team and stakeholder leadership across attorneys, across engineering, finance and commercial teams.
• Experience with hardware-intensive projects, supply chains, interconnection and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with AI tools in legal practice and willingness to drive adoption.
• Autonomy in fast-paced environments with minimal oversight and on-site commitment.
• Willingness to be onsite at San Jose facility on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Structure, negotiate and draft commercialyard and project agreements (offtake, energy sales, EPC, O&M, equipment supply, interconnection, site control, partnerships).
• Lead legal workstreams for project financings (debt, tax equity, co-investment); manage financial closings end-to-end.
• Advise executive team on transaction structure, legal risk and commercial terms with actionable recommendations.
• Support corporate financings, governance, and entity structuring with CFO/CBO and the existing AGC.
• Conduct and manage legal due diligence on projects, counterparties, and partnerships.
• Select and manage outside counsel for specialist matters; own legal spend for these workstreams.
• Contribute to building the legal function (templates, playbooks, processes) and grow the team as volume increases.

Skills

Legal leadership

Project finance

Energy development

Commercial judgment

Team leadership

Hardware & capital-intensive projects

AI fluency

On-site presence

Job description

Antora Energy delivers affordable, reliable energy to industry, data centers, and the grid. Our thermal batteries turn low-cost electricity into always-on heat and power, without supply-constrained critical minerals or multi-year construction timelines.

We are growing our company with people who put team and mission first, value connection through laughter and joy, and work with humility and openness. We are committed to building a diverse, passionate, and creative team dedicated to a future powered by abundant, clean, low-cost energy.

Position Summary

Antora is hiring an Associate General Counsel to lead the legal work behind its transition from technology development to commercial-scale deployment. This role owns the full range of commercial and project legal execution - customer and offtake agreements, EPC and O&M contracts, equipment supply, interconnection and site agreements - while also leading project financings, tax equity structures, and co-investor partnerships alongside the CBO and CFO.

This is a foundational role: working in partnership with Antora's existing Associate General Counsel (who owns corporate legal infrastructure), the person in this role ensures that every commercial deal and financing Antora closes moves quickly and cleanly from term sheet to execution - turning legal into an accelerant for deployment rather than a bottleneck.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Help structure, negotiate and draft, in coordination with outside counsel, the full range of commercial and project agreements: offtake and energy sales, EPC, O&M, equipment supply and procurement, interconnection, site control, and partnership agreements.
• Lead legal workstreams for project financings, including debt, tax equity, and co-investment structures; manage financial closings end to end.
• Advise the executive team on transaction structure, legal risk, and commercial terms - with clear recommendations, not just issue-spotting.
• Support corporate financings, governance matters, and entity structuring in partnership with the CFO, CBO, and existing AGC.
• Conduct and manage legal due diligence on projects, counterparties, and acquisition or partnership opportunities.
• Select, scope, and manage outside counsel for specialist project and finance matters; own legal spend for these workstreams.
• Contribute to building the legal function: templates, playbooks, processes, and (over time) team members as volume grows.

Key Qualifications

• 15+ years of legal experience spanning a top-tier law firm foundation and senior in-house leadership (Deputy GC, Associate GC, or equivalent).
• Deep project development and finance expertise in energy. You have negotiated and closed project financings, tax equity structures, offtake agreements, EPC and O&M contracts, and M&A in renewable energy or adjacent infrastructure. You know what makes a project bankable.
• Commercial judgment. You have worked on the business side of energy development or with developers closely enough to understand their pressures. You give answers, weigh risk against speed, and know when "good enough to sign" is the right call.
• Team and stakeholder leadership. You have led attorneys and paralegals, advised executives and boards, and worked across engineering, finance, and commercial teams without friction.
• Hardware and capital-intensive project fluency. You understand the physical realities of building things - construction, supply chains, manufacturing, interconnection - and are comfortable operating in that context.
• AI fluency. You are already using AI tools in your legal practice, or are seriously committed to building that fluency quickly. Antora is aggressively adopting AI and expects the same of its legal function.
• Poise and autonomy. You operate well in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with minimal oversight, make calls independently, and know when to pull in others.
• In-person commitment. This role requires regular on-site presence at our San Jose facility (this presence can be consistent with hybrid working arrangements). We value real-time collaboration - hallway conversations, whiteboard sessions, and quick working meetings with cross-functional teams.

Work Location: Onsite - San Jose, CA

Salary Range: $250,000 USD - $300,000 USD

Sala ry Basis: Annual

Please note that the salary range listed above reflects Antora Energy's estimated pay for this position. The actual salary offered will be within the posted range and determined based on several factors including but not limited to a candidate's experiences, credentials and expertise, as they pertain to the position's requirements.

In addition to a competitive base salary, Antora Energy's Total Rewards program includes equity compensation in the form of stock options, a premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance, a 401K plan with employer contributions, flexible spending accounts, and an industry leading paid-time-off policy that features flexible and inclusive holiday observance