Environmental Finance - Director of Project Finance Lending

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Job Description

Environmental Finance is seeking an experienced professional to join our growing environmental finance platform as the Director of Environmental Project Finance Lending (“DEPF”). The DEPF will report to the Director of Business Development Environmental Finance within the US Bancorp’s WCIB Impact Finance group.  The DEPF will be responsible, broadly, for project finance loan growth and transaction execution while serving existing and new clients across U.S. Bank.  This position will be responsible for revenue generation through lending activities.  The DEPF will be instrumental in developing and executing a loan growth strategy which will require extensive collaboration with Environmental Finance Business Development, Project Management and Asset Management, as well as coordination across U.S. Bank.   

This individual will be a seasoned leader with extensive project finance, tax equity and energy sector knowledge. This individual will have broad and deep functional expertise, with the demonstrated capacity for collaboration among internal and external interests. This role is expected to support, broadly, the Environmental Finance platform and its long-range growth goals of supporting the U.S. Bank enterprise.  

The position requires proficiency of U.S. Bank’s credit policies and procedures and will be tasked with ongoing development and training of credit administration and business line personnel.  

Other job qualifications include management and leadership experience and the ability to work as part of a leadership team with strong analytical abilities and strong prioritization skills.

To be successful, the DEPF needs to develop strong working relationships within WCIB’s Environmental Finance platform as well as with other key stakeholders across U.S. Bank and the respective industries. Additionally, the DEPF must be able to combine a high-level strategic approach with the ability to be hands-on in executing tasks needed for the success and growth of the business.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Source and execute quality financing opportunities that will meet or exceed tax credit production, loan originations and loan fee targets or overall revenue objectives
• Execute and negotiate credit agreements, depositary agreements, and other loan transaction documents in coordination with outside legal counsel and, as applicable, other U.S. Bank product areas 
• Work closely with Credit Risk and Portfolio Risk Management on term sheet approvals, credit approvals, and managing risk limits for both tax equity and loans
•    Work closely with Business Development to support term sheet issuance for debt facilities whether standalone debt facilities or in conjunction with tax equity originations
• Direct legal counsel and other third-party providers to identify risks and ensure compliance with U.S. Bank’s legal and credit requirements
• Support WCIB Loan Capital Markets to maximize sell side opportunities
• Serve as subject-matter expert as a component of marking activities (panel presentations) and internally for the U.S. Bank enterprise
• Guide, manage, coach and develop team members, and manage the team’s ability to work effectively with other departments and collaborate for the good of the organization. 
  
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Ten (10) or more years of banking and/or project finance experience
• Five (5) or more years of management experience
• Experience and general knowledge of tax equity investing
• Considerable communications skills and public-speaking abilities

  
PREFERRED SKILLS

• Strong leadership skills and proven ability in motivating employees and promoting teamwork.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, management, and teamwork skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• High level of independent significant decision-making ability.
• Ability to quickly identify risks and determine reasonable solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate others in a high-stress environment to achieve goal.
• Ability to effectively communicate and resolve conflicts by both oral and written communication to both internal and external clients.
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