Associate General Counsel - Impact Finance

Associate General Counsel - Impact Finance

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior attorney to lead legal support for U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance (IF), aligning resources and competencies to optimize efficiency and support business growth. This role will combine deep legal expertise with strategic leadership to enhance how we deliver legal services across IF’s key product areas:
Affordable Housing, Community Finance Solutions, Environmental Finance, and Tax Credit Syndications.

The successful candidate will have significant subject matter expertise in community development and tax credit investments and syndications, such as affordable housing, new markets, or clean energy, and will serve as a trusted advisor to IF leadership, manage outside counsel engagement on transactions and litigation, negotiate and oversee complex transactions, advise on workout and foreclosure issues as necessary, and collaborate to deliver compliant, pragmatic, and business‑ready guidance.

• Licensed by and in good standing with the appropriate state bar association or other appropriate state attorney licensing authority

• 12+ years of in‑house, financial services institution, government or law firm experience in structuring tax credit investments and/or experience as project finance or structured finance attorney
• Experience documenting and negotiating tax credit investments, structured finance, or other commercial transactions, including commercial loan and tax credit documentation
• Demonstrated experience with state and federal tax credit laws and regulations and commercial lending laws
• Knowledge of regulatory environment applicable to community development or sustainable finance activities of financial institutions
• Advise on legal and regulatory issues impacting affordable housing, community finance, environmental finance, and tax credit syndications
• Proven ability to manage outside counsel and legal budgets effectively
• Well‑developed leadership abilities and management experience
• Strategic thinker with experience in process improvement and excellent communication skills
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts into actionable business guidance across a diverse portfolio of investments and loans
• Ability to influence and build relationships across business and legal teams as well as external industry groups
• Diligent, detail‑oriented, proactive and team‑oriented with the desire to work on a broad variety of subject matters
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and exercise independent judgment and discretion
• Interest and curiosity with respect to the Bank’s business and operations
• Experience developing new products and services in a highly‑regulated environment

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer‑funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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Pay Range: $ – $. The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.