Commercial Director, Legal
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