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About the Role

Lead the end-to-end legal strategy for data center acquisitions and other digital infrastructure transactions, including diligence, deal structuring, financing components, negotiation and closing. This visible, hands-on role offers ownership of transactions central to the company’s growth and the opportunity to take on broader strategic responsibility as the business expands.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end legal strategy for data center acquisitions and other digital infrastructure transactions, including diligence, deal structuring, financing components, negotiation and closing.
Negotiate single-tenant, powered-shell and build-to-suit leases; colocation, capacity reservation, development and connectivity agreements.
Manage long-term legal relationships with data center operators and lessors, financing sources and customers purchasing capacity.
Advise on post-acquisition matters, including construction, design, long-lead equipment, supply chain, regulatory issues and disputes.
Advise on corporate structure, governance and risk in connection with infrastructure transactions.

Requirements

At least 10 years of direct legal experience with or at data center providers, neo-clouds or hyperscalers on real estate and physical infrastructure transactions.
Experience negotiating complex leases or colocation agreements.
Familiarity with single-tenant facilities and behind-the-meter power arrangements is particularly valuable.
Track record of leading sophisticated transactions across business and technical teams, managing interdependencies and moving deals forward with urgency.
Ability to negotiate technical terms involving compute infrastructure, hardware specifications, data center operations, equipment, power and utilities requirements.
Experience with transaction diligence, regulatory issues and dispute resolution, and the agility to learn adjacent practice areas.
Practical judgment and a hands-on approach as priorities evolve.
J.D. and active bar admission required.
A mix of leading law firm and in-house experience is preferred.

Skills

Data center acquisitions
Digital infrastructure transactions
Diligence
Deal structuring
Financing components
Negotiation
Closing
Lease negotiation
Colocation agreements
Capacity reservation agreements
Development agreements
Connectivity agreements
Legal relationship management
Construction
Design
Long-lead equipment
Supply chain management
Regulatory issues
Dispute resolution
Corporate structure
Governance
Risk management
Technical terms negotiation
Compute infrastructure
Hardware specifications
Data center operations
Equipment procurement
Power and utilities requirements

Location

SF Bay Area
Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Managing Counsel
Director

Education Level

J.D.
Active bar admission

Salary/Compensations

$216,000 to $264,000 annually

Benefits

Bonus
Substantial equity grant

About the Company

Our client is a rapidly growing AI infrastructure company whose computing systems and cloud services support demanding AI workloads.
Following a successful recent initial public offering, it is expanding its global data center footprint to meet growing demand for compute.