Senior Director Structured Finance
Houston, Texas
Structured Finance /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Senior Director of Structured Finance/Renewable Energy
Catalyze is rapidly accelerating the transition to renewable energy by making it easy and profitable to integrate smart energy resources into new and existing buildings and infrastructure. As a national energy transition partner and independent power producer (IPP), we develop, construct, own, operate, and maintain integrated solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle (EV) charging assets for commercial and industrial customers. We combine our proprietary technology, financial strength, and industry expertise to deliver standardized, yet configurable systems that meet our partners’ unique needs. These offerings enable commercial and industrial property owners, operating companies, and their customers to extract greater value from their assets, take increased responsibility and ownership of their energy profile, and ultimately become part of the clean energy transition.
As we continue to grow and expand our solutions across the country, our team is shaping the future of renewable energy. We are looking for passionate, collaborative, innovative thinkers who want to build a better future and do work that matters.
We’re seeking a Senior Director to be a part of the Structured Finance team and work closely with our internal teams, lenders, and tax equity investors to close tax equity and debt financing transactions for our C&I portfolio of solar and storage projects. You will help to lead processes around financing projects from initial commercial target-setting, project marketing, bid analysis, counterparty selection, and negotiation of term sheets and definitive agreements.
You Are:
- An experienced financial professional who understands the consequences of various decisions and their impacts on the organization; looks at problems from various perspectives (financial, strategic, etc.)
- A proactive individual with the ability to clearly explain the rationale for decisions, anticipate arguments and formulate effective responses
- An effective analyst and problem solver who gets to the heart of a matter readily by asking the right questions of the right resources
- A leader who gets the most out of their employees and manages complex and opposing points of view with ease
- A high integrity professional who shows exemplary behavior in terms of ethics, standards, and values; sets high standards and encourages others to view quality work as a priority
- An experienced leader with up-to-date knowledge of the industry, the ability to see trends and assess their impacts for the future
- Adept at prioritizing and managing competing expectations effectively while working on multiple projects with tight deadlines
You Will:
- Execute tax equity, project finance and corporate finance transactions in close coordination with internal departments across the organization and numerous outside third parties
- Review and create financial models, validate inputs, and negotiate changes to existing deal structures to meet investor/lender requirements and improve sponsor economics
- Collaborate with Development and Sales to assess financial viability and suitability of potential projects
- Analyze prospective bids made by tax equity investors and lenders, and present bids to senior management and the team for decision-making, including analysis of sponsor economics, transaction structure, assessment of risks, and key commercial issues
- Develop and maintain third-party financing relationships within the industry, identify new financing strategies and opportunities, and educate the Company on new entrants and solutions within the renewable industry
- Create and review slides for Board of Directors and external presentations, as requested, for analysts, potential business partners, investors, or executive leadership
You Bring to the Team:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field. MBA, JD or advanced degree is preferred
- 12+ years direct professional work experience with renewable financing transactions
- Strong knowledge of tax equity structures, renewable energy finance, and regulatory frameworks related to renewable energy incentives.
- Proven track record in successfully leading and executing structured finance transactions, including tax equity investments, in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Understanding and ability to work with financial models and perform sensitivity analyses, particularly with regards to features specific to tax equity partnership and debt transactions, such as investment tax credits, capital accounts, DROs, HLBV, etc.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other products such as PPT, etc.
- Significant experience using logic, solid judgment and data to determine effective solutions and strong written and verbal communication skills to influence buy-in among stakeholder groups
- Proven ability to deliver results and manage multiple competing transactions
- Ability to identify opportunities and issues, proactively act and follow through to resolve or capitalize on them
What Catalyze Brings to You:
- Opportunity to play a significant role in transforming the energy industry
- Growth, development, learning, and advancement opportunities
- A highly flexible environment where your voice, thoughts, and ideas will be heard
- Excellent benefits (company-paid and voluntary): Health / Dental / Vision / Life / AD&D / STD / LTD / AFLAC / Pet / Legal / Commuter / 401(k) with Company Match / Paid Time Off and more!
About Catalyze
Catalyze is a fully integrated developer and Independent Power Producer (IPP) of distributed renewable energy assets. Catalyze is accelerating the clean energy transition through deployment of solar and storage assets across community solar, C&I, and public sector verticals. With proprietary technology, financial strength, and in-house expertise, Catalyze originates, acquires, builds, owns, and operates distributed renewable energy assets that help property owners, businesses, and communities unlock long-term value.
Catalyze delivers clean energy solutions that enable partners to optimize the performance of their real estate assets, enhance energy resilience, decarbonize operations, and achieve enterprise goals. Its proprietary technology, REenergyze®, streamlines the origination-to-operations process, driving the rapid deployment of renewable energy infrastructure.
We believe that when people feel safe and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to the team, it brings out their best and strengthens our company as a whole. This is why we’re dedicated to creating a truly inclusive workplace - one that values and promotes diversity and fosters an empowered workforce—allowing all employees, from any background or level of the company, to succeed in their jobs.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity and value the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
