Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nscale is a GPU cloud company engineered for AI, providing infrastructure for AI start-ups and enterprise customers. They are seeking a Legal Counsel for Debt Capital Markets to support financing strategy and execution across North America, partnering with internal stakeholders on legal due diligence and transaction execution.
Responsibilities
- Support early scoping of financing strategies in partnership with Treasury
- Advise on legal considerations that shape financing structures for US projects
- Partner with leadership to address financing needs at the outset of project planning
- Provide early-stage financing strategy support for EMEA projects where needed
- Work with leadership to incorporate financing terms into customer documents and other key project documents at early stages
- Integrate collateral contract requirements into customer contracting workflows
- Review commercial documentation to align customer arrangements with financing objectives
- Manage negotiation of transaction documents across financing matters
- Lead legal due diligence for US projects
- Coordinate with Treasury on tax financing diligence
- Oversee external counsel and support coordination across banks and law firms
- Drive timely completion of transaction negotiations and execution workstreams
- Oversee authorizations and board approvals required for transactions
- Drive satisfaction of lender conditions precedent for drawdowns
- Handle post-closing lender maintenance, including amendments and waivers
- Maintain legal support across the full lifecycle of financing arrangements
Skills
- 3–6+ years of relevant legal experience
- JD and active license in at least one U.S. state bar
- Experience in a market-leading project finance, real estate finance, or asset finance law firm practice and/or in-house at a reputable institution
- Exposure to a variety of debt products
- Ability to manage end-to-end financing transactions across structuring, diligence, negotiation, and closing
- Tech-fluent and eager to adopt new tools, including AI tools, PowerPoint, and Excel, to streamline legal execution
- Strong attention to detail and a high standard of execution
- Commercial acumen and sound judgment in complex transactional environments
- Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of data center and GPU financing is a significant advantage
Benefits
- Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity), with performance reviews every 12 months.
- Bonus
- Equity
- Commission programs
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan participation
- Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶🏽 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.
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