Associate General Counsel

We’re supercharging the clean economy

Crux is the capital markets platform changing the way clean energy and manufacturing projects are financed in the U.S. Crux’s platform, market intelligence, and expert team help developers and manufacturers unlock financing through all stages of project development and operation.

Our team of 60+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

An inflection point in American energy and manufacturing

Energy demand is growing for the first time in 20 years, driven by surging manufacturing, transportation, electrification, and data centers. Simultaneously, hundreds of billions of dollars are being invested in domestic supply chains for critical minerals and components. Developers and manufacturers will require trillions of dollars in capital to meet growing needs.

Prior to Crux, the capital markets supporting this transformation were opaque, fragmented, and complex. At Crux, we recognized the missing infrastructure: a central capital markets platform designed specifically for the next century of American energy and industry. By connecting counterparties, providing market intelligence, and streamlining transactions, we unlock faster decision making, lower cost of capital, and accelerated investment.

The opportunity

Crux is seeking an experienced attorney to join our growing legal team as Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Commercial. This role is ideal for someone with deep corporate and commercial experience in renewable energy finance and related transactions and markets, ideally combining time at a leading law firm with in-house experience.

This is a unique opportunity to be the second practicing attorney at a fast-growing climate tech company, helping to build and scale a modern legal function from the ground up. The role offers wide breadth, spanning a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, and requires comfort jumping into new challenges and shifting priorities. You’ll work across the intersection of renewable energy, finance, AI, and data, shaping the legal and commercial infrastructure that powers the clean economy.

What you’ll do

• Lead negotiations and drafting across a wide variety of commercial agreements (customer, technology, data, partnerships, and vendors) while developing scalable contracting processes, templates, and playbooks.

• Provide legal counsel across the product lifecycle to ensure Crux’s technology is compliant, secure, and ethically deployed. Design and maintain policies governing AI, data usage, and responsible innovation.

• Assist with compliance programs for Crux’s broker-dealer and investment adviser affiliates, including policies, training, and oversight of regulatory obligations.

• Assist with corporate-level financings (debt and equity), M&A transactions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions.

• Design and implement Crux’s contract management system (e.g., Ironclad or similar) to centralize, streamline, and track contractual obligations and approvals. Design and build the legal department’s operational infrastructure, including team structure, workflows, tools, and systems, to support the company’s growth and evolving business needs.

• Provide counsel to product and engineering teams as a subject matter expert in renewable energy finance, shaping technology and AI tools that make renewable energy transactions more liquid, efficient, and intelligent. An interest in AI, technology, and creative problem-solving to drive innovation in renewable energy financing transactions is a must.

• Support corporate governance, equity matters, and internal corporate needs across the parent company and subsidiaries.

• Coordinate dispute resolution mechanisms and manage litigation matters as they arise, ensuring efficient, business-aligned outcomes.

• Drive data-related legal initiatives supporting Crux’s renewable energy financing markets, including data governance, structuring, licensing, and analytics, to enable smarter, more transparent market operations.

• Serve as a trusted partner to leadership and cross-functional teams, translating complex legal and financing concepts into actionable, business-friendly guidance.

What you’ll bring