Counsel - Corporate Finance

Lambda•California, PA

33d•Onsite

About The Position

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 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 corporate finance and debt-related legal work. You’ll be a legal partner to Corporate Development, FP&A and Treasury for designing, negotiating and administering Lambda’s corporate finance strategy and debt stack across our business, which in turn allows Lambda to rapidly expand its AI data center footprint and GPU server fleet to meet growing demand. 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.

Requirements

JD from an accredited law school and admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (California bar preferred or in-house registration).
3-5 years of combined law firm and/or in‑house experience with demonstrated strength in supporting complex debt transactions, leveraged finance and secured transactions.
Experience coordinating multi‑stakeholder closings and running diligence processes.
Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills, with an ability to balance legal risk against business and commercial objectives.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; adept at collaborating with stakeholders at all levels.
Proactive mindset, meticulous attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Asset‑based lending and equipment financing exposure, ideally in AI infrastructure, digital or cloud infrastructure, or capital‑intensive tech.
Project finance and data center experience (including leases, colocation, and collateral coordination).
Cross‑border guarantees, collateral, and intercompany financing familiarity.
Experience aligning commercial terms with financing covenants.
Experience at a late-stage private or pre-IPO company.

Responsibilities

Manage legal workstreams for credit facilities and other complex financing structures, including secured and unsecured term loans and revolvers, equipment financing/leases, asset-backed loans, and project/data center financings.
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 (Treasury, FP&A, Corporate Development, Accounting, Tax, Executive team and others) and manage outside counsel to drive efficiently to signing and close.
In collaboration with crossfunctional partners, build and own a lender deliverables and compliance calendar; prepare and/or review periodic compliance certificates, officer’s certificates and required information packages.
Oversee lien-perfection and collateral matters (UCC filings and searches, IP security agreements, deposit account control agreements, securities account control agreements, landlord waivers, collateral coverage schedules).
Support intercompany guarantees and collateral arrangements, including cross‑border considerations.
Monitor legal and market developments affecting leveraged finance, secured transactions, and project/equipment finance; create playbooks, templates, trackers, and closing checklists; implement legal-tech and automation to streamline financing processes, covenant monitoring, and data room hygiene.
Collaborate on related corporate, finance, data center infrastructure or tax matters that intersect with debt financing; pitch in on special projects as priorities evolve.