The Vice President, Structured Finance & Capital Markets is responsible for setting and executing Vesper Energy's capital formation strategy to support development, construction, and long term ownership of utility scale solar and storage projects. This role owns tax equity, debt, and other structured financing transactions across the portfolio, including underwriting standards, financial modeling governance, and capital markets relationships. The VP partners closely with Development, EPC, Asset Management, Legal, and the CFO to align capital strategy with portfolio growth, risk tolerance, and long term enterprise objectives.
Role Requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field required. MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
Years of Experience: Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in project finance, tax equity, debt capital markets, investment banking, or infrastructure finance, with at least 7+ years leading complex renewable energy financings.
Additional Skills, abilities & knowledge:
• Demonstrated ability to model Vesper's values, Accountability, Respect, Courage, Collaboration, and Continuous Improvement, through day-to-day behaviors (e.g., flags risks early, communicates directly, involves the right stakeholders early, and documents and shares learnings).
• Deep expertise in tax equity, construction and term debt, credit facilities, and other structured financing instruments applicable to utility scale solar and storage projects.
• Proven ability to define and execute a data backed capital strategy aligned to multiyear portfolio growth targets and enterprise return thresholds.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex financial structures into clear recommendations for the CFO, executive team, lenders, and investors.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing senior managers and analysts, building bench strength, and holding leaders accountable for results.
• Enterprise mindset with a track record of making decisions that optimize overall company outcomes rather than functional objectives.
• Advanced financial modeling and underwriting expertise, including governance of assumptions, return metrics, sensitivities, and risk allocation.
• Strong negotiation skills with experience closing large scale project finance and tax equity transactions.
• Ability to establish disciplined operating rhythms, KPIs, and reporting frameworks to drive predictable execution in a lean organization.
• Proven track record in raising capital, structuring complex financial transactions, and managing relationships with investors and financial institutions.
• Deep understanding of capital markets, debt, equity and tax equity/credit financing, and financial instruments.
• Proficiency in financial modeling, analysis, and relevant software/tools.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the development and execution of Vesper's structured finance strategy to fund development, construction, and long term ownership of renewable energy assets in alignment with portfolio growth and return targets.
• Own relationships with tax equity investors, lenders, rating agencies as applicable, and capital markets counterparties, positioning Vesper as a credible and repeat issuer in the renewable finance market.
• Drive the structuring, negotiation, and closing of tax equity, construction debt, term debt, and other financing transactions, ensuring appropriate risk allocation, competitive pricing, and scalable documentation frameworks.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with investment banks, institutional investors, and other financial stakeholders.
• Evaluate and recommend optimal capital structures for projects and the company's overall portfolio.
• Lead the structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex financial transactions, including project finance, corporate finance, and M&A activities.
• Oversee the preparation of investment memoranda, presentations, and other materials for investors and financial partners.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and development teams to ensure the successful closing of transactions.
• Monitor capital markets, economic trends, and industry developments to inform financing strategies and identify opportunities.
• Set underwriting standards and return thresholds for project evaluation, ensuring consistency across the portfolio and alignment with enterprise level capital allocation priorities.
• Oversee financial modeling governance, including assumptions, sensitivities, and scenario analysis, to ensure accurate valuation, investment committee readiness, and lender grade models.
• Manage financial analysts and the modeling team to ensure accuracy and consistency in valuation across projects.
• Partner with Development, EPC, Asset Management, and Legal to align financing timelines with project milestones and proactively resolve risks that could impact closings or financial performance.
• Manage and develop the structured finance team, delegating effectively while maintaining clear accountability for transaction outcomes, documentation quality, and investor communications.
• Monitor capital markets, tax policy, interest rate trends, and competitive dynamics to inform strategic decisions, adjust capital strategy proactively, and communicate implications to the executive team.
• Support the CFO in enterprise level planning, liquidity management as applicable, and long term capital structure decisions, providing clear trade off analysis and risk assessments.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing structured finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• Provide guidance and support to team members on financial structuring, negotiations, and market analysis.
• Ensure effective communication and coordination across cross-functional teams to support financing initiatives.
