Vice President of Project Finance

Permanent Full Time

**Function**

Finance

**The Role**
- About the role:

- The Vice President of Project Finance, Europe (“VP”) will contribute to all aspects of the Project Finance team’s responsibilities, including primarily project finance but also including corporate finance, acquisition finance, and sell downs of minority equity stakes. The Team is responsible for the development and execution of Sonnedix’s financing strategy - debt capital raising, restructuring, and refinancing.
- The VP will be responsible for leading financings and will report to, the Head of Project Finance, Europe. The role primarily will lead transactions in Europe but may also support Sonnedix’s global corporate transactions. In Europe, Sonnedix is a major solar player in Spain, Italy, and France and a growing player in the UK, Germany, Portugal and Poland. Sonnedix is on a strong growth trajectory that will continue to expand our presence in Europe.
- The role will be based in Europe, within one of the Sonnedix offices in London, Madrid, or Milan and will be part of Sonnedix’s European Project Finance team of seven professionals. The European team is part of the global Project Finance team, which includes colleagues in the USA, Chile, and Japan.
- The VP will play the leadrole in executing financings. Strong financial negotiating, process management, and modelling skills will be essential. The VP will lead all aspects of the deal cycle, including preparing presentations, drafting and reviewing term sheets, overseeing modelling by in house analysts and third parties, managing the due diligence process, communicating with lenders and advisors, negotiating the full set of loan documentation, executing the financing documentation, and clearing the conditions precedent for disbursement. The VP will also analyse industry trends and contribute to the creative and strategic thinking needed for loan structuring.
- Desirable skills:

Fluency in spoken and written English (Spanish, Italian, German, or Portuguese is a plus)
- Structuring, negotiation, and financing process management skills
- Financial modelling, executing project finance or M&A transactions skills
- Relevant deal experience in Europe is desirable
- Ability to develop strong relationship both inside the organization and among lenders and external advisors

**Please submit your CV in English.**

**We are looking for people who demonstrate our values, are eager to learn, adaptable, and willing to take on new challenges. We are committed to developing people in their roles; if you have some of the skills and experience we are looking for, please consider applying**.
- **About Us**
- Sonnedix is an international Renewable Energy Producer (REP) with over a decade-long trajectory of sustainable growth. Sonnedix develops, builds, and operates renewable energy projects for the long-term, with a focus on providing green, affordable electricity to our customers, and acting as a true social citizen where it operates.
**What we offer**:

- **One company, many careers** - as the company grows, we offer the opportunity for you to develop your career with us
- An **inclusive, international working culture** with a diverse team of friendly professionals from across the world
- A commitment to **flexibility **- hybrid working, generous annual leave allocation with an additional four weeks of discretionary unpaid leave
- A **family first **company - generous paid parental leave and support for carers
- The ability to **‘work from elsewhere’**, for up to six weeks in a year
- ** Summer working hours**:

- Financial, Social, Mental & Physical **wellbeing** support
- The **Sonnedix Academy** - a range of training and development opportunities including professional development, management and leadership programs, technical training, essential skills, DEI, mentorship and much more
- ** Fantastic office environments**:

- Social events, **team building** opportunities and One Team Network groups, which are employee-led groups, based on shared identities, interests, backgrounds and life experiences

and many more local benefits