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About The Position

Requirements

• A license to practice law in New York State or another acceptable U.S. state
• Solid experience an international law firm or financial institution in one or more of the following areas: project finance, infrastructure finance, energy finance, public-private partnerships, complex structured lending, project bonds and capital markets in the US market
• Demonstrated expertise in negotiating and advising on limited and non-recourse financing structures, concession frameworks, and multi-party intercreditor arrangements
• A commercial and pragmatic approach to providing legal and risk advice to the Risk function and Wholesale businesses
• Excellent collaboration skills, a team-oriented mindset, willingness to pitch in across matters, and ability to work effectively with varied stakeholders and to drive results
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and drafting skills and demonstrated ability to take initiative and apply good commercial and legal judgement
• High level of academic achievement and solid law firm experience, ideally with a leading project finance or banking practice

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Latin American infrastructure and project finance transactions would be a plus
• Curiosity, flexibility, growth mindset, and a genuine desire to contribute to a growing and dynamic team, including an openness to learning new lending products and providing coverage across other CIB legal teams

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal advice to the CIB Infrastructure & Project Finance team on all aspects of project finance and infrastructure lending transactions
• Provide timely counsel and legal support on the end-to-end cycle of project finance transactions (e.g., strategy, structuring, due diligence, drafting, negotiation, execution, and implementation) in a cost-effective manner
• Advise on a range of project finance structures, including limited and non-recourse financings, public-private partnerships, concession agreements, export credit agency (ECA)-backed facilities, and multilateral development bank co-financings
• Support CIB business and relationship management teams in structuring and negotiating complex financing arrangements for infrastructure, energy, transportation, and natural resources projects
• Advise business teams and legal colleagues in HSBC affiliate jurisdictions with respect to cross-border project finance transactions, multi-sourced funding arrangements, intercreditor and security arrangements, and relevant regulatory frameworks
• Advise the Infrastructure & Project Finance team and Risk, as necessary, with respect to legal and regulatory issues and risks arising in connection with project financings
• Review and negotiate key project finance documentation, including facility agreements, security packages, direct agreements, sponsor support agreements, hedging arrangements, and common terms agreements
• Ensure senior management within legal and business teams is fully briefed on material legal issues arising in infrastructure and project finance matters
• Work independently and escalate to legal management unusual situations, highly complex issues, and matters that may pose significant legal, financial, and/or reputational risk to the Bank
• Manage (and instruct) panel law firms and legal spend
• Provide legal coverage and support to other teams within the wider CIB legal group as needed, demonstrating a willingness to learn and advise on other lending products and business lines
• Collaborate proactively with other legal team members across CIB, pitching in on matters outside of core responsibilities when workload or business needs require
• Maintain and develop positive and professional working relationships within the wider HSBC legal department and CIB legal teams in the U.S. and globally.

Benefits

• tailored professional development opportunities
• competitive pay and benefits package
• robust Wellness Hub
• welcoming and inclusive work environment
• Employee Resource Groups
• industry-leading volunteerism policy
• generous matching gift program
• comprehensive program of immersive Sustainability and Climate Change Initiatives