Corporate Development Associate - Structured Finance

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.

If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.

*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently 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 facilities

• HY 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

Qualifications

• 2-4 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

Salary Range Information

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

• Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast

• Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove

• We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG

• Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers

• We offer generous cash & equity compensation

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents

• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles

• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)

• Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use

A Final Note:

You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.