Director, Regulatory

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Develop and spearhead the regulatory legal strategy of the Company to support commercialization, expansion of manufacturing, project deployment, and market growth.

• Identify and address regulatory risks while influencing emerging policy trends.

• Provide guidance on state and federal environmental laws and ensure regulatory compliance for manufacturing operations.

• Offer legal assistance for air permitting and environmental approvals related to manufacturing facilities and customer deployments.

• Lead the legal strategy concerning product regulatory requirements, certifications, emissions standards, and evolving frameworks like NERC.

• Advise on utility regulation, interconnection necessities, tariffs, and energy market regulations that affect distributed generation projects.

• Facilitate project development and siting by pinpointing regulatory risks and permitting obligations.

• Monitor and analyze federal, state, and local legislation, regulations, and policy changes impacting distributed energy resources.

• Counsel business leaders on the legal ramifications of their decisions.

• Act as the legal lead on issues such as Foreign Entity of Concern, domestic content, and other supply chain regulatory obligations.

• Collaborate with Government Affairs on legislative and regulatory advocacy and engage with agencies, policymakers, and industry organizations.

• Oversee outside counsel and consultants as necessary.

• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, Project Development, Finance, and Government Affairs teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• J.D. preferred.

• Active membership in a minimum of one U.S. state bar.

• Director: 15+ years of legal experience; Senior Director: 20+ years.

• Extensive experience in advising on environmental, energy, utility, or regulatory law.

• Strong expertise in environmental permitting, energy regulation, and administrative law.

• Familiarity with the Inflation Reduction Act, including ITC, FEOC, and domestic content mandates.

• Experience in advising technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, or energy companies is preferred.

• Excellent judgment and business insight.

• Capability to work collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Pre-IPO stock options.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Flexible remote work options.

• Salary adjusted to align with local market conditions based on employee location.

• Opportunities for salary increases over time based on the development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.