Senior Counsel, Real Estate Development

Overview

This role supports real estate development and expansion of hyperscale digital infrastructure projects across the United States. You will serve as a key legal partner within the Legal and Government Affairs team, working with cross-functional stakeholders to navigate complex legal matters while enabling innovation and growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support across all phases of commercial real estate development and infrastructure projects, from site acquisition through construction and operational delivery.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial real estate agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, and site control documentation.
• Draft, review, and negotiate construction and infrastructure agreements, including design and engineering agreements, construction management agreements, and contractor agreements.
• Advise on zoning, permitting, entitlement, land use, utility, and other regulatory matters impacting infrastructure development projects.
• Support transaction execution, due diligence, and closing processes across complex real estate and infrastructure matters.
• Advise on construction risk allocation, delays, claims management, indemnities, warranties, and dispute resolution matters.
• Partner cross-functionally with Development, Power, Operations, Finance, Tax, Procurement, and external stakeholders to support infrastructure deployment and business objectives.
• Manage outside counsel while balancing legal risk and commercial priorities.
• Help develop scalable legal templates, playbooks, and contracting processes to support organizational growth.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of relevant legal experience supporting commercial real estate development, construction, and infrastructure transactions.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial real estate agreements and construction-related agreements.
• Experience managing title, survey, zoning, land use, permitting, utility, entitlement, and related regulatory matters.
• Experience leading real estate due diligence processes and transaction closings.
• Experience advising on construction risk allocation, claims management, indemnities, warranties, and dispute resolution matters.
• Ability to manage outside counsel and balance legal risk with commercial business objectives.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with development, finance, operations, tax, and procurement teams.
• Strong judgment and communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting data center, digital infrastructure, energy, or other large-scale industrial development projects.
• Experience drafting and negotiating construction contracts and professional services agreements.
• Experience supporting joint venture or strategic infrastructure transactions.
• In-house legal experience at a technology, infrastructure, or high-growth company.
• Experience building legal templates, playbooks, and scalable contracting processes.
• Familiarity with utility agreements and power infrastructure matters.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $157,000 to $245,000.
• Starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.
• Compensation may include a discretionary bonus and equity awards.
• Benefits (US-based, full-time employees; eligibility applies):
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance — 100% paid for by the employer
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Voluntary supplemental life insurance
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
  • Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside
  • 401(k) with a generous employer match
  • Flexible PTO
  • Catered lunch each day in office and data center locations
  • Casual work environment

Location

United States

Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to export controlled information. To comply with applicable U.S. Government export regulations for that information, applicant must either be:

• (A) a U.S. person, defined as (i) a U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158; or
• (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization; or
• (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency.

The employer may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.