Corporate Development Associate - Structured Finance

Salary range: $150,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yrLocation: Requires presence in San Francisco / San Jose office 4 days per week (work‑from‑home day is Tuesday).The Role We’re seeking a high‑caliber finance professional to join our Corporate Development team as an associate focused on capital formation and strategic transactions. This is a critical role focused on the execution of Lambda’s project financings and partnerships. You will be responsible for executing multi‑billion‑dollar GPU and data center funding strategies as well as supporting Lambda’s strategic investments in the AI infrastructure market. You’ll work closely with the CFO, Head of Corporate Development & Capital Markets, as well as external counterparties (banks, credit funds, advisors, legal counsel, etc.) to ensure Lambda’s rapid expansion.

What You’ll Do: Model, execute, and present on complex financing structures, including:

• Asset‑backed loans (ABL / ABS)SPVs and bankruptcy‑remote entities
• Secured and unsecured term loans and revolvers
• Receivable purchase facilities (RFP) and warehouse facilitiesHY bonds, public convertible notes, etc.
• Hybrid/equity‑linked instruments
• Support deal structuring and recommend solutions to the executive team
• Interface with lenders, bankers, advisors, strategic partners, and founders
• Own deal‑level financial models including cash flow waterfalls, merger models, and potential investment return models
• Prepare board‑facing materials and analysis to support transaction decisions
• While this is primarily a Capital Markets focused role, candidates should also demonstrate the ability to evaluate M&A and strategic investment opportunities in the AI Infrastructure market
• Qualifications2‑4 years of experience in investment banking, specifically focused on digital infrastructure, debt capital markets, or structured products roles
• Expertise in project finance, including the design and execution of complex secured and unsecured debt transactions
• Fundamental understanding of legal entity structuring, intercompany dynamics, and credit risk mitigation techniques
• Experience supporting credit agreement negotiation and managing due diligence for multi‑party financing transactions
• Exceptional modeling, communication, and project management skills
• Self‑starter who thrives on solving problems directly, not delegating them—willing to go deep into documentation, models, and deal mechanics
• Experience in capital‑intensive industries (data centers, infrastructure, cloud, semis, telecom, renewables, etc.) preferred