Legal Counsel - Corporate Finance

Studies show that women and underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. At Stegra, we’re building an impact-driven, sustainable company - and we need a diverse, inclusive team to make it happen. If you share our passion but don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the perfect fit for this role, or another as we grow. At Stegra, we’re not just building a plant, we’re proving that sustainable industry is possible. And to do that, we need people like you. Join a team where safety comes first. Where we support each other, learn as we go, and make space for everyone to grow and contribute. This is your chance to be part of something big - while being closer to nature and leading a balanced, purposeful life. Legal Counsel - Corporate Finance Stegra is seeking a Legal Counsel - Corporate Finance to join our Legal team and support both our equity financing activities and our large-scale project debt financing, together with more general corporate legal work. Reporting to the Head of Legal - Corporate Finance & Company Secretary, and working closely with our Lead Counsel – Project Finance, you will play a central role across the full spectrum of the company's financing activities, from equity raises and governance matters to debt documentation and compliance on our major project financing package, including ECA and public funding arrangements. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who wants broad exposure across both equity and debt finance, working alongside senior stakeholders on some of the company's most important legal and financial matters. It is also a unique opportunity to work closely across and learn from all financing aspects of a one-of-a-kind project with an interesting and extensive capital stack enabling an ambitious and meaningful project. As Stegra continues to grow, the role offers significant exposure to a broad range of legal and finance matters, close collaboration with senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to help shape how legal support is delivered within a rapidly expanding international organization. Key Responsibilities As a fast-growing company with cross-over functions between teams, the scope of this role will evolve, however, core responsibilities include: - Supporting equity financing transactions, including capital raises, share issuances, stakeholder management and related governance and shareholder documentation. - Supporting the company’s activities within M&A and joint ventures, including due diligence, transaction structuring, and negotiation and execution of transaction documentation. - Supporting the company’s activities within off-balance sheet financing transactions and outsourcings. - Assisting with company secretarial matters, including preparing board materials, board resolutions, and compliance with governance documentation. - Supporting on the company's project debt financing, including loan agreements, security documents, and compliance with ECA and public funding conditions; as well as overseeing covenant compliance processes across multiple lending tranches. - Coordinating and managing direct agreements with project counterparties and supporting intercreditor arrangements and multi-party lender coordination. - Efficiently liaising with lenders' counsel, ECA counsel, technical advisers, insurance advisers, and other external specialists under tight drawdown deadlines. - Coordinating and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders (finance, tax, treasury, project delivery) and external parties (lenders, investors, law firms, ECAs, and regulatory bodies) on financing-related matters. - Monitoring ongoing compliance with financing covenants, reporting obligations, and regulatory requirements across both equity and debt workstreams. - Preparing summaries and reports on financing status, risks, and compliance for internal stakeholders and management. - Contributing to the development of scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks to support the company's financing operations as it grows. Minimum Qualifications