Managing Director and Counsel - Project Finance

Location:

Norwalk, CT, United States

Posted On

Feb 25, 2022

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Job Description Summary

Role supports Energy Financial Services (EFS) on commercial transactions. Primary focus on energy project finance, tax equity transactions, early-stage development & bridge loan structures. Exposure on selected transactions involving capital markets advice & structuring on selected functional, project, programs, and strategic issues. Provide advice, counsel, structuring, negotiation and drafting on sophisticated transactions in the energy field.

Essential Responsibilities

• 10 proven years of experience in relevant areas based on experience at a large law firm, financial services firm or large corporate legal department.
• Energy industry experience with project finance debt and equity documentation, project transactional documents, as well as joint venture transactions including MOUs, JDAs and SHAs.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions and portfolio matters within a high-paced environment, and to prioritize conflicting demands from large and diverse client base.
• Ability to function independently and effectively as a member of business teams in addition to the assigned legal organization.
• Assume a major role in structuring, negotiating, documenting, and supervising outside counsel on transactions within assigned specialty areas.
• Evaluate situations using multiple sources of information; responsible for advising business segments on legal issues related to commercial transactions (which may include advice regarding origination, development, due diligence, investment, asset/account management, portfolio administration, disputes, workouts/restructurings and realization).
• Assist managers in both market and product development as well as policy compliance.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate.
• 10 years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of financial statements and basic accounting.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  
  

Eligibility Requirements

• Must submit application for employment through COS (internal candidates) or **** (external candidates) to be considered for this position.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must comply with pre-employment screening, including drug testing, reference verification, and background check.
• Must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
• Note that there is a uniformly required employee non-solicit agreement for this position.
• Must be able to travel up to 10-20% of the time.
  
  

Desired Characteristics

• Established ability to influence actions without direct leadership responsibility for teams or processes, with a proven ability to build relationships within a matrixed environment (both cross-functionally and cross-business).
• Strong interpersonal skills able to effectively interact with senior management.
• Proven leadership and business partnering skills.
• Experience leading successful negotiations.
• Bi/multi-lingual (Spanish preferred).
  
  

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

As a federal government contractor, GE may in the future be required to have U.S. employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Some GE customers currently have vaccination mandates that may apply to GE employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Categories

Financial Services, Legal, Management, Accounting, Engineering, Government, Administrative / Clerical

Application for : Managing Director and Counsel (Project Finance)

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