Senior Counsel, Capital Markets & Financing

Our Client is looking for an experienced Counsel to join its legal team and take on a highly visible role supporting the company's finance department.

This position will work closely with senior leaders across Finance, Treasury, Tax, Accounting on a wide range of corporate financing, capital markets and other relevant strategic matters. The role is well suited for an attorney who enjoys sophisticated transactional work but also wants to be a true business partner, helping leadership think through risk, structure transactions, and find practical solutions.

Job Description

• Advise finance and business leaders on corporate financing, funding strategies, banking relationships, and other treasury-related matters.
• Support a variety of debt and capital markets transactions, from traditional borrowing arrangements to more complex financing structures.
• Draft, negotiate, and review financing agreements and related corporate documentation.
• Counsel the business on securities law considerations connected to financing, capital allocation, and other corporate activities.
• Support financial risk management and hedging matters, including agreements with banks and other financial counterparties.
• Advise on financing activities involving domestic and international subsidiaries.
• Work with internal teams on strategic initiatives involving liquidity, global funding, cross-border activities, and evolving payment or financing solutions.
• Provide practical guidance on governance, disclosure, and compliance issues that arise in connection with financial transactions.
• Stay ahead of regulatory developments that could affect the company's financing and treasury activities.
• Partner with outside counsel when additional expertise or transaction support is needed.

• A J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Meaningful experience with corporate finance, capital markets, banking, securities, or related transactional matters.
• Experience gained at a leading law firm, sophisticated in-house legal department, or a combination of both.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, particularly around financing and transactional agreements.
• The ability to work directly with senior finance and business leaders and explain complex issues in a straightforward, practical way.
• Sound judgment and the confidence to independently manage significant matters.
• A collaborative style and the ability to work effectively across different functions and business groups.

Preferred Experience/Backgrounds

• Corporate finance and debt transactions
• Capital markets
• Credit agreements and other borrowing arrangements
• Securities matters
• Treasury and corporate funding
• Hedging and financial risk management
• Structured or asset-backed financing
• Public-company matters
• Cross-border or intercompany financing
• Corporate governance and disclosure matters