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Generate Capital

Provides capital-backed sustainable infrastructure solutions

Senior Counsel - Corporate

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
  • At least 6 years of relevant legal experience.
  • Strong corporate transactional experience developed through a leading law firm and/or an in-house legal team.
  • Demonstrated experience leading or supporting M&A, strategic investments, joint ventures, and corporate financing transactions.
  • Drafting, negotiation, and project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple workstreams and drive matters to resolution.
  • Commercial judgment to distinguish material risks from manageable ones and communicate advice clearly.
  • Ability to operate with significant autonomy while knowing when to escalate, seek input, or bring in specialized expertise.
  • Interpersonal skills to build trust with senior leaders and partners across Finance, Tax, Capital Formation, Investment, Development, and Operations.
  • Willingness to handle both strategic matters and the detailed execution required to complete them.
  • Interest in supporting the development, financing, and operation of critical energy infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior legal partner on corporate matters, providing practical, commercially grounded advice to the executive team and cross-functional leaders.
  • Advise on corporate governance matters for Generate and its subsidiaries, including board and committee materials, resolutions, approvals, and corporate records.
  • Advise on stockholder and capitalization matters, including governance rights, equity issuances, reorganizations, and amendments to key corporate agreements.
  • Lead and support strategic transactions, including corporate M&A, investments, joint ventures, restructurings, and asset sales, from diligence and structuring through negotiation and closing.
  • Partner with Capital Formation, Capital Markets, Finance, Tax, Investment, and Development teams on corporate financing and capital-raising transactions, including equity and debt financings.
  • Help maintain and improve corporate policies, approval frameworks, signing authorities, and legal processes that enable disciplined and efficient decision-making.
  • Manage outside counsel and other legal service providers with accountability for scope, quality, timing, and cost.
  • Support the broader legal team on complex or time-sensitive matters and contribute to a collaborative department.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior in-house legal experience is preferred but not required.
  • Experience with power or digital infrastructure transactions is a plus.

About the Company

Generate Capital

Provides capital-backed sustainable infrastructure solutions

Generate Capital finances, evaluates, and operates technology-driven sustainable infrastructure projects, turning them into long-term assets. It takes on upfront capital and risk, performs technical evaluation, deployment, and long-term operations, and then delivers energy and resource solutions under long-term contracts. Unlike traditional financiers, it acts as a full-service partner from investment to ongoing management, enabling clients to achieve sustainability goals without upfront capital. Its goal is to help customers reach resource and sustainability targets while earning steady, long-term revenue through durable contracts.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$5.8B
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2014

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