Director, Project Finance & Capital Markets

Director, Project Finance & Capital Markets

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This range is provided by Qcells North America. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$145,000.00/yr - $195,000.00/yr

Description
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
EnFin is a financial services company that provides financing for residential solar PV and energy efficiency upgrades, backed by the PV panel manufacturer, Qcells. Through its extensive dealer network, EnFin offers consumers a variety of loan and TPO (“third-party owned”) products that help to make the purchase of an energy system more affordable. EnFin funds its business by selling and/or pledging residential solar receivables to complex funding vehicles. These vehicles are funded by 3rd party investors that include large asset managers, investment banks, and insurance companies. EnFin is looking for an experienced project finance specialist to join the Capital Markets team. Reporting to the Head of TPO Capital Markets, the Director will lead in structuring, negotiating, and executing transactions with investors across the capital stack—including equity, debt, and tax equity. As a “deal lead”, the Director will be responsible for driving transactions from initial pitch to close.
This position will be based out of one of our offices in Irvine, CA; San Francisco, CA; or Teaneck, NJ, with a potential in-office schedule set at the direct manager’s discretion in accordance with the company policies and procedures. Remote work may be considered for exceptional cases.
Responsibilities

• Source capital to fund the growth of EnFin’s residential TPO business.
• Lead negotiations with JV, debt, and tax equity investors.
• Articulate EnFin’s TPO business and strategy to 3rd party investors.
• Build and maintain complex project finance/tax equity models.
• Review and comment on complicated JV, debt, and tax equity legal documents.
• Ensure close linkage between capital costs and market pricing.
• Teach and instill best practices in junior members of the team.
• Ability to act as Deputy Head of TPO Capital Markets in making important business decisions.
• Liaise with pricing, planning, accounting, and operations teams on strategy.
• Develop strong relationships with capital partners across the renewable energy project finance market.
• Lead the development and presentation of materials for investors, EnFin leadership, and Hanwha Energy Solutions leadership.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering or related fields.
• 10+ years of experience in consumer finance or renewable energy finance industries.
• 5+ years of experience in solar project finance at a top-tier developer, asset manager. or investment bank.
• 3+ years in a mid/senior-level role with direct reports.
• Relentless intellectual curiosity and passion for renewable energy and the adoption of rooftop solar.
• Unwavering attention to detail with strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent leadership, team development, people management and influencing skills at a senior level, including leading and managing large teams.
• Experience building and maintaining complex project finance Excel models.
• Strong understanding of consumer lending, credit underwriting, and consumer asset backed securities (ABS) markets.
• Expert-level proficiency in MS Office Suite and Excel (Pivot tables, functions, & VBA).
• Experience with SQL, Python or SAS.
• Unparalleled work ethics and ability to research, identify and troubleshoot problems independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt and work well in a fast-paced, “start-up” work environment.
  

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.
Physical, Mental & Environmental Demands
To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Mobility
Standing
20% of time
Sitting
70% of time
Walking
10% of time
Strength
Pulling
up to 10 Pounds
Pushing
up to 10 Pounds
Carrying
up to 10 Pounds
Lifting
up to 10 Pounds
Dexterity (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)
Typing
F
Handling
F
Reaching
F
Agility (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)
Turning
F
Twisting
F
Bending
O
Crouching
O
Balancing
N
Climbing
N
Crawling
N
Kneeling
N
The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

• This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing

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