Bloom Energy · 1 week ago
Director, Structured Finance
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$190K/yr - $286K/yr
10+ years expBloom Energy is a company focused on changing the way companies utilize energy through its innovative technology. The Director, Structured Finance will lead financial negotiations, develop relationships with financing parties, and oversee project finance modeling to support the company's mission of providing clean and reliable energy.
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Responsibilities
Bloom Energy is seeking an experienced energy professional with experience in project finance and project development. In this role, the candidate will be a part of a small but impactful team that both develops projects based on Bloom’s cutting-edge energy technology, as well as builds partnerships with energy investors
This role has responsibility for financial negotiations of key financing contracts. Works with various executive members and key stakeholders across the company. Will lead strategic project finance structuring, negotiations, and execution, as well as oversee project finance modeling to evaluate, price and advance development projects
Bloom Energy is an entrepreneurial venture at heart and this role goes beyond the traditional function – the person must have ability to act independently in an unstructured environment, operate proactively and have a passion and appreciation for the vision and mission of the company
Develop and maintain strong relationships with financing parties, including equity investors, lenders, project investors and others
Will act as leader for financing transactions, including strategy development, preparation of materials, investor outreach and execution
Identify in-country regulatory matters that drive the structure and economics of transactions and work with the relevant in-house and external experts to satisfactorily resolve challenges (e.g., interconnection, tax issues, etc.)
Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to move deals forward to closure, including financiers, internal team members, and end-use customers
Provide customer-facing consulting to the sales team to understand customer needs as they relate to power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) and the associated project financing
Lead the structuring and closing of financing programs to support customer demand in new and existing markets
Provide leadership and financial analysis – modeling, forecasting, and ROI analysis
Works with Senior Management to determine strategic objectives and identify opportunities to meet finance business goals
Analyzes impact of external factors on the business and progress towards reaching our financial goals
Enhance and maintain cross-functional work streams in support of project financing modeling, development activities and closing all types of finance transactions
Create mutually beneficial strategic arrangements with local partners to minimize time to market and reduce operational risks
Adapt to the changing needs of the organization to maximize the economic and perceived value of Energy Servers in target international markets
Train and develop junior staff including creating multi-year professional development plans
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 10-12 years' experience either in international project finance, project development, and/or energy & infrastructure -focused investment banking
Demonstration of successfully closing large ($250MM+) complex structured finance transactions
Strong communication skills required. Must be able to clearly articulate and communicate complex deal terms and financial information and issues to management and investors
Ability to interact with a wide variety of audiences, ranging from customers and investors to Bloom engineers and operations staff
High degree of natural empathy, which manifests as ease with perspective-shifting in complex negotiations
The ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, prepare high quality work, and to maintain high levels of quality with a heavy load
Must demonstrate strong personal ethics, the ability to influence and negotiate, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning
Critical thinking skills
Financial analysis skills
Interpersonal skills
Leadership skills
Presentation skills
Strategic planning
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Experience at top tier investment banks, private equity firms, developers or financial sponsors strongly preferred
A background of exceptional academic performance
Company
Bloom Energy
Bloom Energy offers on-site power generation systems that can use a wide variety of inputs to generate electricity.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (38)
2024 (21)
2023 (37)
2022 (33)
2021 (22)
2020 (29)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.37BKey Investors
Wells FargoE.ONApex Venture Partners
2025-12-19Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2025-07-10Post Ipo Equity· $27.75M
Leadership Team
Dan Middleton
Senior Vice President, Americas
Shawn Soderberg
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Recent News
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