Lambda · 1 month ago
Counsel - Corporate Finance
San Francisco Office
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$188K/yr - $282K/yr
3+ years expLambda is a company focused on building AI Factories for Training and Inference, aiming to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity. As Counsel for Corporate Finance, you will manage legal workstreams for complex financing structures and collaborate with various teams to support Lambda's corporate finance strategy and debt administration.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingData CenterGPUMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Manage legal workstreams for credit facilities and other complex financing structures, including secured and unsecured term loans and revolvers, equipment financing/leases, asset-backed loans, and project/data center financings
Draft, review, and negotiate documents (e.g., term sheets, credit agreements, guarantees, security agreements, intercreditor/subordination agreements, commitment letters, fee letters, and amendments/waivers)
Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Treasury, FP&A, Corporate Development, Accounting, Tax, Executive team and others) and manage outside counsel to drive efficiently to signing and close
In collaboration with crossfunctional partners, build and own a lender deliverables and compliance calendar; prepare and/or review periodic compliance certificates, officer’s certificates and required information packages
Oversee lien-perfection and collateral matters (UCC filings and searches, IP security agreements, deposit account control agreements, securities account control agreements, landlord waivers, collateral coverage schedules)
Support intercompany guarantees and collateral arrangements, including cross‑border considerations
Monitor legal and market developments affecting leveraged finance, secured transactions, and project/equipment finance; create playbooks, templates, trackers, and closing checklists; implement legal-tech and automation to streamline financing processes, covenant monitoring, and data room hygiene
Collaborate on related corporate, finance, data center infrastructure or tax matters that intersect with debt financing; pitch in on special projects as priorities evolve
Qualification
Required
JD from an accredited law school and admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (California bar preferred or in-house registration)
3-5 years of combined law firm and/or in‑house experience with demonstrated strength in supporting complex debt transactions, leveraged finance and secured transactions
Experience coordinating multi‑stakeholder closings and running diligence processes
Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills, with an ability to balance legal risk against business and commercial objectives
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; adept at collaborating with stakeholders at all levels
Proactive mindset, meticulous attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Asset‑based lending and equipment financing exposure, ideally in AI infrastructure, digital or cloud infrastructure, or capital‑intensive tech
Project finance and data center experience (including leases, colocation, and collateral coordination)
Cross‑border guarantees, collateral, and intercompany financing familiarity
Experience aligning commercial terms with financing covenants
Experience at a late-stage private or pre-IPO company
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use
Company
Lambda
Lambda is a cloud-based platform that provides high-performance GPU hardware and cloud infrastructure for AI model training and inference.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.19BKey Investors
TWG GlobalJP MorganMacquarie Group
2025-11-18Series E· $1.5B
2025-08-19Debt Financing· $275M
2025-02-19Series D· $480M
Leadership Team
Stephen Balaban
Co-founder, CEO
Michael Balaban
Co-Founder / CTO
Recent News
2026-01-11
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