Commercial Counsel

Overview

This role supports commercial legal matters focused on inverter and battery transactions. You will primarily handle contract review, commercial disputes, and negotiations for the inverter and battery sales teams, while also providing support for corporate and compliance legal matters. The position reports to the Director of Risk Control, Commercial.

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, and draft a wide variety of contracts, including solar inverter and storage sales agreements, service agreements, and warranties
• Advise on claims and disputes with customers, subcontractors, suppliers, and other business partners
• Advise internal teams on compliance with applicable regulations, laws, and policies, including identification of legal and business risks
• Support communications with outside counsel and customers
• Assist with corporate and governance matters
• Manage outside legal counsel

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; strong academic background; admitted to a US state bar in good standing; appropriate license to practice law
• 8+ years of experience providing legal counsel on commercial contracts in a solar energy company or law firm
• Demonstrated ability to draft, review, and assist in negotiating solar inverter and battery supply agreements
• Familiarity with energy project agreements
• Experience communicating effectively with internal and outside parties, including customers and outside counsel
• Self-reliant and able to manage competing deadlines
• Collaborative, positive, business-friendly, and service-minded approach
• Excellent negotiating skills; strong analytical abilities; pragmatic approach to problem-solving; track record of success handling complex business and legal issues
• Must have OEM experience with solar inverters or batteries

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in corporate governance, employment law, real estate, and other corporate law matters

Travel

• Up to 10%

Location and Work Status

• Full time, remote USA; Costa Mesa/Irvine, CA, Denver, CO or Houston, TX preferred
• No visa sponsorship

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation commensurate with experience
• Competitive benefits package and employee programs
• Strong personal and company growth opportunities