VP, Project Finance

$179,550 - $239,400/Yr

Sunrun - Des Moines, IA

Full-time - Senior

Des Moines, IA

Specialty Trade Contractors

About the position

The Vice President of Project Finance at Sunrun is a leadership role responsible for developing investor relationships and structuring renewable transactions to drive the company's growth and profitability. This position involves managing a team within the Project Finance Group and collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders to execute financial partnerships and innovative financing structures.

Responsibilities

• Playing a lead role in structuring, executing and maintaining residential solar financings, including working with law firms and external investment bankers to negotiate and execute capital markets transactions
• Maintaining existing relationships and developing additional sources of tax equity, debt and cash equity financing to support the breadth of the company's development efforts
• Overseeing the company's project finance projections and analysis
• Coordinating with multiple groups within the company to complete various 3rd party due diligence requests while developing expertise on all aspects of the Company's business practices
• Supporting broader treasury, budgeting, and financial planning and analysis matters to ensure full internal alignment on financing obligations and expectations
• Being involved in many aspects of the organization as part of an entrepreneurial finance team.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of experience with a developer, investment firm, or investment bank specializing in power/energy/utilities, including at least 3 years in the US renewables industry
• Bachelor's degree
• MBA or Masters Degree preferred
• Experience in structuring, negotiating and closing various renewable energy financings, including tax equity partnerships, debt financings, and/or cash equity transactions
• Experience negotiating contracts, term sheets and other legal documents
• Financial modeling capabilities to review and support junior team members, as well as develop junior talent
• Existing relationships with project finance and tax equity professionals in the sectors
• Curiosity around distributed generation, storage technology, as well as power markets more generally
• Strong organizational and people skills, combined with analytical and quantitative capabilities
• Understanding of solar + storage renewable energy systems at a commercial level to be able to drive discussions with investors, independent engineers, and other relevant 3rd parties
• Strong executive-level communication & presentation skills
• Proven leader, motivator and mentor of junior employees
• The ability to remain calm under pressure, and regularly juggle multiple priorities.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Employee wellness program
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)