Debt Capital Markets Lead — Clean Energy Innovator

Crux Climate; United States; Remote; USD 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental & vision

Parental leave

Holidays

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Crux Climate seeks a Senior Principal in Debt Capital Markets to lead sophisticated debt transactions, spanning construction, term, and tax-structured facilities. The role demands a seasoned negotiator able to coordinate cross-functional deal teams across the capital solutions group.

You will drive deal velocity, present to committees, mentor analysts, and advance AI-enabled processes while interfacing with lenders and sponsors in a remote-first US environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering; MBA/JD or advanced degree is a plus.
• 10–12+ years of total experience, with 7+ years in renewable energy project finance or infrastructure debt.
• Deep expertise in project finance debt structures for solar, wind, and storage.
• Experience presenting transactions to credit or investment committees.
• Experience leading and mentoring deal teams and reviewing underwriting.
• Strong negotiation and relationship skills with developers, lenders, and investors.

Responsibilities

• Lead debt mandates from IOI through close as primary negotiator and senior execution lead.
• Own transaction velocity and close rates across your deal book; contribute to Debt team's targets.
• Auth or credit memos and pricing recommendations; present transactions to Credit Committee.
• Lead deal teams of junior members; staff transactions and mentor on credit/execution.
• Run debt execution with lenders and institutional capital providers in shared accounts.
• Partner with Industry Coverage to qualify opportunities early and provide market feedback.
• Collaborate with Investments on TE/preferred-equity attach motion for integrated capital solutions.
• Lead workstreams in product agenda; develop new lender programs and term sheet standards.
• Help standardize repeatable execution processes and promote AI-enabled modeling.
• Work with Product and Engineering to define and prioritize transaction tooling.
• Represent Crux in industry dialogues—webinars, whitepapers, conferences.

Skills

Debt capital markets

Project finance debt structures

Negotiation

Team leadership

AI in debt modeling

Lender/investor relations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering

MBA / JD or advanced degree a plus

FINRA SIE, Series 79 & 63

Job description

Crux Climate seeks a Senior Principal in Debt Capital Markets to lead sophisticated debt transactions, spanning construction, term, and tax-structured facilities. The role demands a seasoned negotiator able to coordinate cross-functional deal teams across the capital solutions group.

You will drive deal velocity, present to committees, mentor analysts, and advance AI-enabled processes while interfacing with lenders and sponsors in a remote-first US environment.