Associate General Counsel, Commercial

Antora Energy•San Jose, CA

11d•$250,000 - $300,000•Onsite

About The Position

Antora Energy is hiring an Associate General Counsel to lead legal work as the company moves from technology development to commercial-scale deployment. The role owns commercial and project legal execution, including customer and offtake agreements, EPC and O&M contracts, equipment supply, interconnection, and site agreements. It also leads project financings, tax equity structures, and co-investor partnerships in collaboration with the CBO and CFO. Working with Antora’s existing Associate General Counsel, who owns corporate legal infrastructure, this foundational role helps ensure commercial deals and financings move from term sheet to execution efficiently. The position partners with business and technical teams to make legal work an accelerant for deployment. The role requires regular on-site presence at Antora’s San Jose facility, consistent with hybrid working arrangements. The listed annual salary range is $250,000–$300,000. Total Rewards include equity compensation in the form of stock options, premium health benefits with life and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer contributions, flexible spending accounts, flexible and inclusive holiday observance, and paid volunteer time off.

Requirements

15+ years of legal experience spanning a top-tier law firm foundation and senior in-house leadership (Deputy GC, Associate GC, or equivalent).
Deep energy project development and finance expertise, including experience negotiating and closing project financings, tax equity structures, offtake agreements, EPC and O&M contracts, and M&A in renewable energy or adjacent infrastructure.
Commercial judgment, including the ability to weigh risk against speed, provide practical recommendations, and understand energy developers’ business pressures.
Experience leading attorneys and paralegals, advising executives and boards, and working across engineering, finance, and commercial teams.
Understanding of capital-intensive projects and the physical realities of construction, supply chains, manufacturing, and interconnection.
Use of AI tools in legal practice or a serious commitment to building AI fluency quickly.
Ability to work autonomously in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, make independent decisions, and know when to involve others.
Regular on-site presence at the San Jose facility; this may be consistent with hybrid working arrangements.

Responsibilities

Structure, negotiate, and draft, in coordination with outside counsel, commercial and project agreements, including offtake and energy sales, EPC, O&M, equipment supply and procurement, interconnection, site control, and partnership agreements.
Lead legal workstreams for project financings, including debt, tax equity, and co-investment structures, and manage financial closings end to end.
Advise the executive team on transaction structure, legal risk, and commercial terms, providing clear recommendations.
Support corporate financings, governance matters, and entity structuring in partnership with the CFO, CBO, and existing AGC.
Conduct and manage legal due diligence on projects, counterparties, and acquisition or partnership opportunities.
Select, scope, and manage outside counsel for specialist project and finance matters, and own legal spend for these workstreams.
Help build the legal function through templates, playbooks, processes, and, as volume grows, team members.