Deputy General Counsel - Finance & Capital Markets

About Fermi

Fermi, Inc., doing business as Fermi America™ (NASDAQ and LSE: FRMI), is pioneering next-generation private electric grids capable of delivering the highly redundant, gigawatt-scale power required to support the future of artificial intelligence.

Co-founded by former U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Fermi America combines cutting-edge technology with a world-class, multidisciplinary leadership team to develop the world’s largest next-generation private grid, with a planned capacity of 11 gigawatts.

The company’s behind-the-meter Project Matador campus is expected to integrate the nation’s largest combined-cycle natural gas project, one of America’s largest new nuclear power complexes, utility grid power, solar generation, and battery energy storage to serve hyperscale artificial intelligence operations.

Our people are our greatest asset. Fermi’s operating principles foster collaboration, open communication, accountability, and agile performance. Every member of our team is expected to work nimbly and effectively across a wide range of matters in a fast-paced environment.

Position Summary

Fermi is seeking an experienced Deputy General Counsel to lead and support complex financing and capital markets matters associated with Project Matador and the broader Fermi organization and portfolio.

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience in project finance, leveraged finance, corporate debt, and/or debt and equity capital markets. This attorney must be capable of independently leading sophisticated transactions, coordinating internal and external deal teams, and providing practical, commercially focused advice to business leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project finance, corporate debt, and structured financing transactions supporting Project Matador.
• Support debt and equity capital markets transactions, including registered offerings and private placements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate credit agreements, indentures, security documents, intercreditor agreements, and related financing documentation.
• Advise on SEC reporting obligations, public-company securities compliance, and applicable NASDAQ and London Stock Exchange listing requirements.
• Manage lender and investor due diligence, transaction closings, closing deliverables, and post-closing covenant compliance.
• Select, engage, and oversee outside counsel on financing and capital markets matters.
• Assist Fermi and its portfolio companies with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and real estate transactions as needed.
• Provide legal support across the Fermi organization and portfolio on other matters as required.
• Partner with executives and cross-functional teams to identify legal risks and deliver clear, practical, business-oriented guidance.