Overview
This role supports a publicly traded cloud infrastructure organization enabling developers and businesses to build and scale applications, including AI workloads. As the organization continues to grow, it seeks a Senior Corporate Counsel, Data Centers and Infrastructure to lead high-value transactions supporting the physical foundation of its global cloud platform.
Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, this attorney will work with a small, collaborative legal team and partner with data center, procurement, engineering, operations, finance, tax, security, and compliance teams. The position offers the opportunity to take ownership of complex infrastructure projects in a fast-moving technology environment.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive data center transactions from structuring through signature, including letters of intent, master services agreements, order forms, and related agreements.
- Draft and negotiate data center capacity leases, colocation agreements, design/build contracts, facilities and operations-and-maintenance agreements, and other arrangements supporting the development and operation of data centers.
- Lead infrastructure procurement agreements for GPUs, integrated server systems, network and power equipment, and other compute hardware.
- Partner cross-functionally on deal structure and provide practical counsel on risk allocation, supplier assessments, performance issues, and remediation.
- Support international expansion by adapting requirements for new jurisdictions and coordinating with local counsel on local law and market considerations.
- Build scalable templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and approval matrices, and contribute to other high-priority commercial and operational matters for a lean legal department.
Requirements
- Approximately 6-8+ years of legal experience, including meaningful in-house experience supporting data center or comparable large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Direct experience negotiating data center agreements from a developer, provider, or tenant perspective, including single-tenant and/or colocation transactions involving modified-gross, triple-net, or similar lease structures.
- Experience with facilities and operations-and-maintenance agreements and familiarity with key operational terms, including service levels, maintenance windows, security requirements, audit rights, change control, and service credits.
- Strong foundation in technology and infrastructure transactions, with the ability to understand technical requirements and translate them into practical legal and commercial frameworks.
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. state.
- Proven ability to lead multiple complex projects independently, exercise strong business judgment, and deliver practical advice on aggressive timelines.
- Collaborative, low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves approach with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Significant experience negotiating enterprise data center leases.
- Familiarity with tax incentives and financing structures, international procurement, trade compliance, or supply-chain risk.
- Experience with power-related contracts, including interconnection agreements, electricity service agreements, power purchase agreements, or behind-the-meter generation structures.
- Experience with early-stage site-selection diligence, including zoning and permitting considerations.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $255,000 to $290,000
- Target annual bonus: 20%
- Equity: provided, commensurate with experience and qualifications
Location
- Fully remote within the United States.