Senior Principal, Business Management - Debt

About Crux

Crux is the capital platform for the clean economy. We modernize capital raising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure with solutions across advisory, investments, technology, and intelligence.

Our team of 120+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from top-tier venture and strategic investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, and others.

The Opportunity

The Senior Principal, Debt is a senior deal leader on Crux's Debt Business Management team within Capital Solutions. Reporting to the Head of Debt, the Senior Principal leads a book of debt mandates from IOI through close across Crux's three debt motions: debt origination, debt advisory, and debt attached to tax equity and preferred equity structures.

This role spans the full range of debt products, including construction, term, and back-leverage facilities, tax equity and credit bridge loans, equipment financing, and green bonds and securitization.

What You'll Do

• Lead a book of debt mandates from IOI through close as the primary negotiator and senior execution lead—driving lender diligence, structuring, negotiation, documentation, and close to institutional standards
• Own transaction velocity and close rates across your deal book, contributing directly to the Debt team's revenue and P&L targets
• Author credit memos and pricing recommendations and present transactions to Credit Committee, with rigorous analysis of credit quality, structural terms, risks, and mitigants
• Lead deal teams of junior team members—staffing transactions, reviewing underwriting, diligence, and financial models, and mentoring junior team members on credit and execution
• Run debt execution with lenders and institutional capital providers inside shared accounts, in partnership with Strategic Bank Capital and Strategic Institutional Capital
• Partner with Industry Coverage to qualify opportunities early, take clean drivership of execution at IOI, and provide real-time market and financeability feedback that sharpens sourcing
• Partner with Investments on the TE/preferred-equity attach motion, sourcing and pricing competitive debt within agreed turnarounds to deliver integrated capital solutions for sponsors and investors
• Lead specific workstreams within the Head of Debt's product agenda (new lender programs, financing structures, documentation standards) in partnership with Structuring
• Help build and standardize repeatable execution processes across debt motions, and drive adoption of AI-enabled modeling and automation across the deal lifecycle
• Partner with Product and Engineering to define and prioritize transaction tooling that increases deal throughput and execution quality
• Represent Crux in industry and market dialogues (webinars, whitepapers, conferences) in coordination with coverage relationship owners

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field; MBA, JD, or advanced degree a plus
• 10-12+ years of total experience, including 7+ years in renewable energy project finance, infrastructure debt, or structured lending, with a track record of leading transactions as the primary negotiator
• Deep expertise in project finance debt structures for solar, wind, and storage, including hands-on negotiation of credit agreements, intercreditor arrangements, and the interplay between tax equity and debt
• Experience preparing and presenting transactions to credit or investment committee, ideally from both lender and sponsor/advisory perspectives
• Proven track record leading and mentoring deal teams and reviewing junior underwriting and modeling work
• Exceptional negotiation and relationship skills with developers, lenders, and investors
• Strong judgment and comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-scaling environment
• Strong interest in leveraging technology and AI to improve debt execution
• FINRA SIE, Series 79 and 63 required, or willingness to obtain under Crux's broker-dealer sponsorship

What We Bring

• Remote-First Operating Model: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, with optional access to offices in DC, NYC, and SF, plus co-working opportunities in major hubs
• Offsites: Regular company-wide offsites twice a year
• Healthcare: 100% employer-covered premiums for employees (Aetna/Kaiser) and 70% subsidized for dependents
• Dental & Vision: 100% employer-covered premiums for employees and 50% for dependents
• Paid Time Off: 20 days PTO plus 10 company holidays per year
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents; 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Retirement: 401(k) plan support
• Compensation: $300,000 - $500,000+ base salary plus stock options