Strategic Finance, Principal

Job description

**ABOUT HUT 8** Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology, energy, and infrastructure. Hut 8 is on a mission to build and operate some of the world’s largest data centers for next-generation computing workloads, including AI, Colocation, Cloud, and Bitcoin Mining. We are proud to offer interesting and challenging opportunities for individuals who want to build teams, solve problems, and make an impact from day one. If you’re an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging, you’ve come to the right place. **ABOUT THE ROLE** As a Strategic Finance, Principal you will play a central role in executing the financing and capital markets activities that fund the company's infrastructure growth and long-term financial strategy. Working alongside senior members of the Strategic Finance team, you will structure and evaluate capital solutions, build the analysis behind key decisions, and support transactions from concept through close — an ideal foundation for an ambitious finance professional in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You will gain hands-on exposure to high-impact financing transactions, liquidity and capital planning, and the strategic decisions that shape the company's capital structure. You will work closely with senior leadership and regularly engage with banks, investors, and capital partners, contributing directly to outcomes as part of a small, fast-moving team. Some of the key responsibilities you should expect are the following: - **Strategic Financing Initiatives:**Help identify, structure, and evaluate financing solutions to fund infrastructure investments, client contracts, and continued growth. - **Financial Modeling & Analysis:**Lead financial modeling efforts to assist senior finance team in analyzing opportunities and strategic decision making across equity, debt, lease, and hybrid capital solutions, including debt capacity, leverage, liquidity, covenant sensitivity, and downside scenarios. - **Capital Markets Support:** Conduct market research across capital-markets trends, investor appetite, peer benchmarking, and emerging financing structures, and support the execution of capital raising and financing transactions, including evaluation of key financing terms, drafting presentations, and assisting with management of key lender and financial sponsor relationships. - **Special Projects****:** Contribute to high-visibility, cross-functional special projects that move the business forward. - **Strategic Recommendations:** Contribute to the preparation of recommendations for firmwide investment committee on financing strategies, M&A opportunities, and new investment opportunities. - **Transaction Execution & Coordination:** Support deal workstreams from launch through close — including data room management, diligence responses, and documentation coordination — and partner with legal, accounting, energy origination, tax, and corporate development teams to keep assumptions and deliverables aligned, maintaining a financing pipeline view across projects, counterparties, and key milestones. - **Materials & Documentation:** Prepare lender presentations, internal decision materials, and committee decks, maintain closing documentation trackers, and support post-close handoff into covenant compliance and bank reporting. **WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE** - Timely and accurate delivery of decision-grade financial models and analysis with minimal managerial oversight. - Effectively supporting the organization in an organized, well-controlled and timely execution of capital raising and corporate structuring projects. - Establishing a proactive role in market research and staying informed on industry trends and pricing. Contributing to internal and external presentations with comprehensive and clear analysis **ABOUT YOU** - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field. - 2-4 years of experience in investment banking, project finance, private equity, corporate finance, or a similar analytical role. - Strong financial modeling and valuation skills, and a deep understanding of project and corporate finance principles. - Highly organized with a keen attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities. - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a desire to grow into a leadership role over time. - Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, prioritize effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment. - Experience with capital markets or investment banking transactions. - Exposure to financing instruments such as credit facilities, term loans, or securitizations. - Comfortable working directly with banks, investors, and outside counsel and consultants in support of live transactions. - Familiarity with treasury management, corporate structuring, or M&A transactions. - Passionate about finance, capital markets, and strategic investments. - Strong judgment, sense of urgency, and follow-through. **ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT** This role is in office at our corporate headquarters in the Brickell area of Miami, Florida. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. **WHAT MAKES HUT 8 A GREAT PLACE TO WORK** Hut 8 offers a benefits and wellness program that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as paid time off. We are proud to invest in building the best team in the industry. At all levels of the organization, we are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, radical transparency, and relentless growth mentality. At Hut 8, you will have the opportunity to: ▶ Work with bright, driven peers from a range of educational and professional backgrounds including software development, energy, engineering, entrepreneurship, investment banking, private equity, and management consulting ▶ Design and pitch new products, services, and other initiatives to a leadership team consisting of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives and backed by a board of directors consisting of industry veterans of energy, finance, and government ▶ Debate ideas and alternatives in a truly meritocratic setting where the learning curve is steep and the lessons come from both senior and junior members of the team ▶ Build a lifelong network of friends and professional connections at the cutting-edge intersection of technology, energy, and infrastructure