Job OverviewThe Vice President will report to the Head of Business Development & Innovation and be responsible for leading NY Green Bank's (NYGB) efforts to develop new and innovative financial products and solutions that address market barriers in New York's clean energy markets. These solutions will complement and enhance NYGB's product offerings - addressing market barriers - with the potential to be replicated and adopted more broadly over time by the private sector investment community. The VP will work closely with NYGB investment and portfolio managers, risk and legal colleagues as well as externally with project developers, sponsors, capital providers, and other stakeholders to develop product innovations and enhancements that address market barriers and drive the financial market transformation outcomes at the core of NYGB's mission and purpose.
Primary ResponsibilitiesFinancial Product Innovation- Develops innovative financial products, solutions, and strategies that address market barriers identified by NYGB through market feedback gathered from continuous dialogue with capital providers, developers, sponsors and from stakeholder engagement at NYGB-hosted events and industry conferences.
- Leads the internal approval process for the development, financial modeling, structuring, launch, and promotion of such new products.
- Appliesestablished projectand real estate finance principles toproduct innovations tooptimizeadoption and replicationbytheprivate sectorinvestment community.
- LeveragesNYGB'srelationships withexisting and prospective borrowers, developers,and sponsorsto socializeproduct innovationsand incorporate such feedback toestablishconfidence that proposedproduct innovations areadequatelyaddressing identified market barriers.
- Leadsproduct innovationoutreach,promotion,and business developmenteffortstoensurethatanticipatedupdate and demandis achievedpostproductlaunch.
Market & Stakeholder Engagement- Stays informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, regulatory shifts, and market barriers through continuous engagement with project developers and sponsors, capital providers, utilities, NYSERDA colleagues, other NYS agencies and authorities, and other market participants.
- Fosters strong relationships with the broader NYSERDA organization through regular contactandmaintainsup to date knowledge of programs administered by NYSERDA and other New York entities toidentifysynergistic opportunitiesto address market barriers and drive financial market transformation outcomes.
- Develops, maintains, and fosters new relationships with developers, sponsors, and capital providers. Actively utilizes NYGB's CRM system to record and track such relations and engagement.
Organization Leadership- Works closely with the Head of Business Development & Innovation to develop annual strategic product innovation plans, cross-functional initiatives, and team/organization goals on a prioritized basis with established goals, objectives, and key results.
- Oversees work quality and ensures professional development of junior members of the team through coaching, training, and feedback.
- Perform all job responsibilities with respect, fairness, consistency, and inclusion consistent with NYSERDA's Core Values.
- Performs other responsibilities as needed.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree and five years' clean energy finance work experience.
- First-hand experience inleading the execution of clean energy project finance transactions.
- Effective negotiator and persuasive communicator who can creatively structure solutions to complex financing problems, embodying a collaborative approach.
- Highly organized and capable of managing multiple parallel workstreams under tight deadlines.
- Proactive, self-directed professional who takes ownership and follows through on obligations.
- Unwavering professional ethics, discretion, and judgment in handling sensitive issues.
- Passion for clean energy, sustainability, public service, economic development, and a mission driven organization.
- Embodies and promotes respect, inclusion, and fairness in all interactions.
- Strong knowledge of communications, coupled with outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues to stakeholders, both internally and externally.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's Degree in Business Administration and four years' related work experience.
- Knowledge of real estate finance
Please submit your resume. Cover letters are welcome but not required. To receive full consideration, please apply by the priority date of 9/16/2026.[INDASF]
