Senior Principal, Business Management – Debt

Job Description:

• Lead a book of debt mandates from IOI through close as primary negotiator and senior execution lead
• Drive lender diligence, structuring, negotiation, documentation, and closing
• Own transaction velocity and close rates across the deal book
• Contribute to Debt team revenue and P&L targets
• Author credit memos and pricing recommendations
• Present transactions to Credit Committee
• Lead deal teams, staff transactions, review underwriting, diligence, and financial models
• Mentor junior team members on credit and execution
• Execute debt transactions with lenders and institutional capital providers
• Partner with Industry Coverage to qualify opportunities and provide market and financeability feedback
• Partner with Investments on tax-equity and preferred-equity attach transactions
• Lead workstreams for new lender programs, financing structures, and documentation standards
• Build and standardize repeatable execution processes
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled modeling and automation
• Partner with Product and Engineering on transaction tooling
• Represent Crux in webinars, whitepapers, conferences, and industry dialogues

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field
• 10–12+ years of total experience
• 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
• Hands-on negotiation of credit agreements and intercreditor arrangements
• Understanding of the interplay between tax equity and debt
• Experience preparing and presenting transactions to credit or investment committee
• Experience from both lender and sponsor/advisory side ideally
• Experience leading and mentoring deal teams
• Experience reviewing underwriting and modeling work
• Exceptional negotiation and relationship skills with developers, lenders, and investors
• Strong judgment and ability to operate autonomously
• Strong interest in technology and AI for debt execution
• FINRA SIE, Series 79 and 63 required or willingness to obtain under Crux's broker-dealer sponsorship

Benefits:

• Remote-first operating model: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada
• Optional offices in DC, NYC, and SF
• Optional co-working opportunities
• Regular team offsites twice a year
• 100% of employee healthcare premiums covered; 70% of dependent premiums subsidized
• Dental and vision premiums covered 100% for employees and 50% for dependents
• 10 company holidays per year
• 20 days paid time off per year
• 401k account (no matching program)
• 16 weeks parental leave for birthing parents
• 12 weeks parental leave for non-birthing parents
• Stock options
• High ownership culture and significant responsibility
• Exposure to AI and technology-focused financial services
• Equal employment opportunities