Principal, Debt Capital Markets (Clean Energy Finance)

Location: Remote-first; work from anywhere in the US and Canada, with optional offices in Washington, DC, New York, and San Francisco.

Compensation: $300,000s–$500,000s, depending on years of experience and revenue scope; equity value is not included.

Company

hirify.global is a capital platform for the clean economy, modernizing capital raising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure through advisory, investments, technology, intelligence, and risk underwriting.

What you will do

• Lead a book of debt mandates from initial indication of interest through close as primary negotiator and senior execution lead.
• Drive lender diligence, transaction structuring, negotiation, documentation, credit memos, pricing recommendations, and Credit Committee presentations.
• Own transaction velocity, close rates, and execution quality across debt origination, debt advisory, and debt attached to tax equity or preferred equity structures.
• Lead and mentor deal teams, review underwriting and financial models, and manage execution with lenders and institutional capital providers.
• Partner with Industry Coverage, Investments, Structuring, Product, and Engineering on sourcing, integrated capital solutions, new lender programs, documentation standards, and transaction tooling.
• Build repeatable execution processes, drive AI-enabled modeling and automation, and represent hirify.global in webinars, whitepapers, conferences, and industry dialogues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8–10+ years of total experience, including 7+ years in renewable energy project finance, infrastructure debt, or structured lending.
• Track record of leading construction, term, back-leverage, or debt capital markets transactions as the primary negotiator.
• Deep expertise in project finance debt structures for solar, wind, and storage, including hands-on negotiation of credit agreements and intercreditor arrangements and understanding of tax equity and debt interactions.
• Experience preparing and presenting transactions to credit or investment committees, ideally from both lender and sponsor or advisory perspectives.
• Experience leading and mentoring deal teams, including reviewing junior team members’ underwriting and modeling work.
• Exceptional negotiation and relationship skills with developers, lenders, and investors, plus credibility in senior-level conversations.
• Strong judgment, autonomy, and interest in using technology and AI to improve debt execution.
• FINRA SIE, Series 79, and Series 63 are required, or must be obtained under hirify.global’s broker-dealer sponsorship.

Nice to have

• MBA, JD, or another advanced degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first operating model with work available from the US and Canada, optional offices, and optional coworking opportunities.
• High-growth, high-ownership environment combining clean energy finance expertise with financial services technology and AI.
• Regular company-wide offsites twice a year, with additional team meetings as needed.
• Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage; family-forming and fertility support; and parental leave of 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Ten company holidays, 20 paid time-off days per year, supported 401(k) account fees, and stock options.
• Employment with a commitment to equal opportunity and a team reflecting a broad range of experiences.