Lambda
AI cloud infrastructure
Counsel-CorporateFinance
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“Counsel - Corporate Finance at Lambda. Skills: Debt finance, Capital formation, Financing transactions, Legal partner. Perform debt finance and capital formation legal work. Legal partner to Corporate Development, Capital Markets, Finance and Treasury”
Industry & Context.
Presence in San Francisco or New York City office location 4 days per week
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
JD from an accredited law school, admission to practice in at least one U. S. jurisdiction, 4+ years of law firm experience, demonstrated strength in supporting complex debt finance transactions and secured transactions, Experience coordinating multi‑stakeholder closings and running diligence processes, Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills, ability to balance legal risk against business and commercial objectives, interpersonal and communication skills, Proactive mindset, meticulous attention to detail, ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Nice to Have
New York or California bar preferred or in-house registration, in-house experience a plus, Direct experience on GPU or AI compute financing transactions, Project finance, asset‑based lending and equipment financing exposure, Experience advising late-stage private or pre-IPO companies
What You'll Do.
Perform debt finance and capital formation legal work
Legal partner to Corporate Development
negotiate and administer capital formation strategy
Manage legal workstreams for credit facilities
Manage legal workstreams for complex financing structures
and negotiate financing documents
Coordinate with internal stakeholders
Manage outside counsel
Build and own lender deliverables and compliance
Prepare or review compliance certificates
Prepare or review officer’s certificates
Prepare or review required information packages
Maintain collateral and lender reporting package
Manage ongoing consent
waiver and amendment workstreams
Flag covenant and lender-approval implications
Monitor legal and market developments
Streamline financing processes
Streamline covenant monitoring
Streamline data room hygiene
Collaborate on related corporate matters
Collaborate on related finance matters
Collaborate on related data center infrastructure matters
Collaborate on related tax matters
Pitch in on special projects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Legal partner to Corporate Development, Capital Markets, Finance and Treasury; Collaborate with Data Center and Commercial teams; Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Corporate Development, Capital Markets, FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, Tax, Executive team and others); Collaborate with crossfunctional partners; Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
Communication Scope
Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills; interpersonal and communication skills
Process & Methodology
Manage legal workstreams, Coordinate multi‑stakeholder closings, Run diligence processes, Manage competing priorities
Full Job Description
Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU. If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us. Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco or upcoming New York City office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday. What You’ll Do As Counsel, Corporate Finance at Lambda, you will perform a broad range of debt finance and capital formation legal work. You’ll be a legal partner to Corporate Development, Capital Markets, Finance and Treasury for designing, negotiating and administering Lambda’s capital formation strategy and debt stack - the financing engine behind our GPU deployments and AI data center expansion. You’ll also collaborate with our Data Center and Commercial teams where data center and/or customer arrangements intersect with financing. You will report to Lambda’s Associate General Counsel, Strategic Finance and Partnerships. - Finance Strategy & Transactions: - Manage legal workstreams for credit facilities and other complex financing structures, including term loans and revolvers, SPV/bankruptcy-remote financings, equipment financing/leases, asset-backed loans, project financings, and real estate financings, with a particular focus on facilities deployed against Lambda's GPU fleet and AI data center buildouts. - Draft, review, and negotiate documents (e.g., term sheets, credit agreements, guarantees, security agreements, intercreditor/subordination agreements, commitment letters, fee letters, and amendments/waivers). - Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Corporate Development, Capital Markets, FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, Tax, Executive team and others) and manage outside counsel to drive efficiently to signing
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