Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI, providing infrastructure for AI start-ups and enterprise customers. They are seeking a Legal Counsel in Debt Capital Markets to support financing strategies, customer contracting, and legal due diligence across North America.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Work with leadership to incorporate financing terms into customer documents and other key project documents at early stages
• Integrate collateral contract requirements into customer contracting workflows
• Review commercial documentation to align customer arrangements with financing objectives
• Manage negotiation of transaction documents across financing matters
• 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
• 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

Skills

• 3–6+ 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
• 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
• Knowledge of data center and GPU financing is a significant advantage

Benefits

• Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity), with performance reviews every 12 months.
• Bonus
• Equity
• Commission programs
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan participation
• 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.

Company Overview