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Commercial Director, Legal

New York, NY, USFull-time2026-10-15 → 2026-11-09

Core

Lead commercial legal work streams on debt transactions, debt IMAs, and new debt products, primarily focusing on infrastructure debt and advising on debt incurred for infrastructure assets.

Role type

Senior in-house legal commercial director (debt/infrastructure)

Builds

Debt investment management agreements, new debt products, and corporate contracts for infrastructure assets.

Domain

Finance, Infrastructure, Project Finance, Debt Finance

Required skills

Debt transaction structuring, legal and regulatory diligence, contract negotiation, risk mitigation, corporate law expertise, financial acumen, knowledge of US contract law (UCC, NY/Delaware), knowledge of debt finance structures (term loans, club deals, syndicated loans)

Preferred skills

Post-graduate qualifications in finance, AI usage proficiency

Technologies

AI tools (per company policy)

Responsibilities

Lead commercial legal work streams on debt transactions and new debt products; negotiate NDAs and review transaction documents; advise investment teams on legal issues and risk mitigation; manage legal work streams on asset management projects including waivers and restructurings; support US and UK investment teams through diligence to execution; identify process improvements for legal teams.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC