Associate General Counsel, Joint Ventures & Finance
Job Summary
ABOUT HUT 8
Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology energy and infrastructure. Hut8 is on a mission to build and operate some of the worlds largest data centers for next-generation computing workloads including AI Colocation Cloud and Bitcoin Mining. We are proud to offer interesting and challenging opportunities for individuals who want to build teams solve problems and make an impact from day one. If youre an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging youve come to the right place.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel Joint Ventures & Finance to serve as the lead legal partner for the companys most significant partnership and financing this high-impact role you will lead the legal structuring negotiation and execution of joint ventures strategic partnerships minority investments and sophisticated financing transactions including project financings structured debt arrangements and acquisition financings that are central to the companys long-term growth strategy. You will also support M&A activity and other strategic transactions as they arise.
You will work closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to structure negotiate and execute sophisticated transactions across a rapidly evolving infrastructure platform operating at the intersection of energy AI infrastructure and digital assets. This role offers substantial exposure to strategic decision-making capital formation and enterprise-level legal and business issues.
The ideal candidate combines deep joint venture and finance experience including partnership structuring governance design and complex debt and capital arrangements with practical business judgment a high degree of ownership and autonomy and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced execution-oriented environment.
About You
- Joint Venture & Partnership Lead:You have significant experience structuring negotiating and executing joint ventures strategic partnerships and minority investments including economic and governance terms capital contributions and funding obligations distribution waterfalls governance and control rights transfer restrictions exit mechanics and deadlock resolution.
- Finance & Capital Structuring:You have led or played a senior role on sophisticated financing transactions including project financings structured debt arrangements acquisition financings credit facilities or other capital markets and infrastructure-related transactions and are fluent in covenant packages intercreditor issues and collateral structures.
- Ongoing Venture Governance:You understand that JVs live beyond closing you have experience advising on post-formation governance partner disputes amendments capital calls and restructurings of existing ventures.
- M&A and Strategic Transactions:You have supporting experience on mergers acquisitions divestitures and other corporate transactions and can lead or support M&A workstreams as needed.
- Strategic Problem Solver:You are capable of navigating complex commercial regulatory and structural issues and developing practical business-oriented solutions.
- Cross-Functional Operator:You work effectively across legal finance tax treasury development and executive teams and are comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders under demanding timelines.
- Independent and Commercially Minded:You are comfortable operating independently managing multiple high-priority matters simultaneously and exercising sound judgment in dynamic environments.
- Lead legal structuring negotiation and execution of joint ventures strategic partnerships and minority investments including formation documents JV and LLC agreements governance frameworks and related commercial arrangements.
- Lead legal support for financing transactions including project financings structured debt arrangements acquisition financings and credit facilities including term sheets loan documentation covenant and diligence matters intercreditor arrangements and closings.
- Advise on the ongoing governance and administration of existing joint ventures and financing arrangements including amendments waivers capital calls compliance matters and partner or lender relations.
- Support mergers acquisitions divestitures and other strategic transactions including structuring diligence negotiation and documentation.
- Partner with Finance Treasury Tax Development Investor Relations and other business teams to support capital formation and strategic initiatives and ensure seamless transaction execution.
- Draft and negotiate complex transaction agreements JV and partnership agreements investment agreements loan and security documents and ancillary agreements in support of the companys strategic objectives.
- Manage outside counsel and specialized advisors to deliver high-quality cost-effective legal support on sophisticated matters.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Legal Officer and senior leadership on partnership strategy capital structure risk assessment and execution considerations.
This role is in office at our corporate headquarters in the Brickell area of Miami Florida. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WHAT MAKES HUT 8 A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
Hut 8 offers a benefits and wellness program that includes medical dental vision life andshort-term and long-term disability insurance as well as paid time are proud to invest in building the best team in the industry. At all levels of the organizationwe are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit radical transparency and relentless growth mentality.
At Hut 8 you will have the opportunity to:
Work with bright driven peers from a range of educational and professional backgroundsincluding software development energy engineering entrepreneurship investmentbanking private equity and management consulting
Design and pitch new products services and other initiatives to a leadership teamconsisting of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives and backed by a board ofdirectors consisting of industry veterans of energy finance and government
Debate ideas and alternatives in a truly meritocratic setting where the learning curve issteep and the lessons come from both senior and junior members of the team
Build a lifelong network of friends and professional connections at the cutting-edgeintersection of technology energy and infrastructure
Required Experience:
IC