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Sanity.io

Senior Director, Project Finance

Sanity.io

. Lead transaction execution for M&A, project financings, and corporate-level financings .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • United StatesSenior💰 $230,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in project finance and corporate finance within the renewable energy sector, with strong financial modeling and negotiation skills. Capable of leading complex transactions, developing investor relationships, and managing cross-functional teams to achieve successful outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Project Finance ExperienceFinancial Modeling CapabilitiesNegotiation SkillsRenewable Energy KnowledgeCross-Functional Team Leadership

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Hard Skills
Financial ModelingProject Finance StructuresNegotiationDocumentation CreationMarket AnalysisInvestor Relationship DevelopmentComplex Financing AnalysisFundraising Marketing MaterialsData Room ManagementSensitivity Analysis
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsRelationship BuildingCollaborative TeamworkMentoring
Industry Keywords
M&ACorporate FinancingUtility-Scale Solar PowerConstruction LoansTax Equity Bridge LoansSponsor EquityPPAEPC AgreementsInvestment BankingRenewable Development Process

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead transaction execution for M&A, project financings, and corporate-level financings
  • Negotiate financing documentation and obtain financing term sheets and agreements
  • Coordinate analysts, associates, and project team members through closing processes and cross-functional reviews and approvals
  • Develop investor relationships and strategies for utility-scale solar power generation projects in North America
  • Maintain relationships with financing counterparties and monitor market financing terms
  • Build, maintain, audit, and manage complex project finance models
  • Analyze financing terms and constraints for construction loans, tax equity bridge loans, sponsor equity, and back-leverage loans
  • Review and negotiate project documentation and third-party reports, including PPAs, financing agreements, and independent engineer reports
  • Assess financeability issues related to PPAs, EPC and procurement agreements, and other major contracts
  • Develop and run model sensitivities and quantify impacts on sponsor IRRs, margins, and other key metrics
  • Create fundraising marketing materials, including teasers and CIMs, and manage data rooms
  • Update underwriting standards and assumptions in financial models
  • Analyze complex financing topics and lead discussions to resolve issues
  • Mentor Project Finance Associates and Managers
  • Prepare and present materials to senior and executive teams and the Board
  • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Typically, 8-10+ years of project finance, corporate finance, or investment banking experience in renewable energy or similar industry
  • Strong financial modeling capabilities and structuring experience
  • Familiarity with project finance structures, including partnership flips, construction financing, and back-leverage
  • Experience creating marketing materials, including teasers, CIMs, and managing data rooms
  • Strong background knowledge in renewable development process
  • Ability to analyze new structures to assess merits of alternative financing structures
  • 2-3 years’ experience with overall financing process, including negotiation, documentation, creation of marketing materials
  • Demonstrated ability to bring closure to complex and high value business transactions under tight timeframes; investment banking experience a plus
  • Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams, including managing the financial, legal, and internal review and approval process to successfully close transactions
  • Strong communication skills with proven track record in building relationships and working in cross-functional collaborative teams
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving and dynamic environment

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 401(k) matching
  • Comprehensive medical and dental plan options
  • Flexible PTO
  • Bonus (excluded from base salary)