Project Finance Specialist

The Project Finance Specialist/Chief of Staff to the CIO is a deal-first role. You will work directly with ON.energy's Chief Investment Officer, who owns capital formation and deployment for the company: topco equity and debt, project finance, tax equity and credit transfers, and the financing structures behind our AI UPS-as-a-Service offering for neocloud and hyperscale customers. 

Roughly 70% of your time is deal execution: building models, running financing processes, and negotiating alongside the CIO with a specific focus on Project Finance of ON.energy’s proprietary AI.UPS technology. The other 30% is running the Office of the CIO: setting priorities, preparing board and investor materials, and driving follow-through across Finance, Legal, Commercial, and Engineering. 

This is a seat at the center of how ON.energy funds a multi-gigawatt build-out. You will see every major capital decision the company makes, and you will be expected to help shape them.

Location and Travel 

• Location: Miami, Florida. New York will be considered, and remote may be considered for an exceptional candidate. 
• Travel: Approximately 25%, including project sites in Texas, investor and lender meetings in New York, and customer meetings with hyperscale and neocloud partners. 

What You'll Do 

• Support the CIO across all capital raise activity (equity, venture debt, credit facilities, structured capital): investor targeting, data rooms, models, materials, and diligence management. 

• Specific focus on structuring and executing project-level financings for AI UPS assets in ERCOT and other U.S. markets, including construction, term, and back-leverage facilities. 

• Design and finance AI UPS-as-a-Service: build the contract and capital structures (leases, energy-as-a-service, SPVs, asset-backed facilities) that let neocloud and hyperscale customers procure our systems off balance sheet. 

• Monetize tax credits, including §48E ITC, domestic content and energy community adders, §6418 transferability, and tax equity, working with the Tax team and outside advisors. 

• Own financial models built together with our analytics team for project lenders, project returns, and as-a-service pricing. Pressure-test assumptions on cost of capital, counterparty credit, and residual value. 

• Negotiate term sheets, credit agreements, and customer contracts alongside the CIO, Legal, and outside counsel. 

• Build and maintain relationships with banks, infrastructure funds, private credit, tax credit buyers, and the capital and infrastructure teams at hyperscalers and neoclouds. 

• Run the CIO's operating cadence: priorities, pipeline tracking, and weekly deal reviews. 

• Prepare board, investment committee, and investor update materials. 

• Act as the CIO's proxy in cross-functional work with Finance, Legal, Commercial, and Engineering to keep deals moving. 

• Track capital markets, digital infrastructure financing trends, and tax credit policy, and turn them into concrete recommendations. 

• Take on special projects as the CIO's mandate evolves, including strategic partnerships and M&A. 

What You Bring 

Requirements 

• 4–7 years of experience in infrastructure, energy, or data center financing, from private equity, investment banking, infrastructure or venture capital, project finance, or a digital infrastructure developer or operator. 

• Hands-on execution of closed transactions: capital raises, project financings, or structured credit. You have built the model and sat at the negotiating table. 

• Expert financial modeling: project finance, levered returns, debt sizing, and waterfall structures. 

• Working knowledge of energy tax credits (§48E, §6418 transferability, tax equity) and how they shape capital structure. 

• Understanding of data center and digital infrastructure economics, including colocation, powered shell, and lease structures. 

• Clear, concise written and verbal communication. You can turn a complex structure into a one-page memo for a board. 

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a related field. 

Preferred 

• Existing relationships with lenders, infrastructure funds, tax credit buyers, or hyperscaler and neocloud infrastructure teams. 

• Experience structuring equipment-as-a-service, leasing, or other off-balance-sheet solutions for large customers. 

• Exposure to ERCOT or other U.S. power markets and battery storage revenue models. 

• MBA, CFA, or equivalent. 

• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.