Special Counsel (Project Finance/Debt Capital Markets)
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Listed
- 31 days ago
About the Role
We are hiring a Legal Counsel (Project Finance/Debt Capital Markets) to support end-to-end financing strategy and execution across the North America region.
This is a high-priority role at the intersection of Legal, Treasury, and regional leadership, with a functional reporting line to the Sr. Director, Legal (Debt Capital Markets) in New York and a dotted line to local and EMEA leadership. You will partner closely with internal stakeholders on early-stage financing strategy, customer contracting, legal due diligence, transaction execution, and post-closing lender requirements.
Your work will be central to supporting complex financing activity across the US. By helping structure projects effectively from the outset, negotiating and closing transaction documents efficiently, and managing lender obligations with rigor throughout the life of each deal, you will play a critical role in enabling successful financing outcomes.
What you'll be doing
Financing Strategy & Structuring
- 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.
Contracting & Documentation
- Negotiate credit facility and ancillary documents while coordinating across several business functions (treasury, tax, power, procurement, etc.)
- Work with leadership on structuring customer contracts from a financing perspective.
Diligence & Transaction Execution
- 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.
Approvals, Drawdowns & Ongoing Lender Management
- 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.
KPIs
- Timely completion of legal due diligence and transaction negotiations
- Execution of approvals and lender conditions precedent for drawdowns
- Ongoing management of lender amendments and waivers
- Early-stage financing strategy support for EMEA projects
About You
- 3-5+ 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
- Knowledge of data center and GPU financing is a significant advantage
- 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
- What we can offer you
- At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core.
- Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity), with performance reviews every 12 months.
- Join one of the fastest-growing AI infrastructure companies - your chance to directly shape how global AI capacity is planned and deployed.
- Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by leading critical cross-functional initiatives and shaping capital strategy - always with our full support.
- 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.
Salary Range
The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
Salary Range $150,000 - $250,000 USD
Nscale does not accept unsolicited candidate submissions from recruitment agencies.
About Nscale
Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.
We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.
The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.
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From Nscale's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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