Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate Development, Financing & Regulatory Affairs

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide support and oversight for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, investments, and other corporate development activities.

• Prepare, review, negotiate, and manage transaction documents such as Letters of Intent (LOIs), term sheets, purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, disclosure schedules, and related documents.

• Lead and oversee legal due diligence processes.

• Manage legal workstreams from the evaluation of transactions through to closing and post-closing integration.

• Collaborate with investment bankers, financial advisors, consultants, accountants, and external legal counsel.

• Create transaction summaries, risk assessments, and recommendations for the executive leadership team.

• Assist with debt financings, project financings, equipment financings, capital raises, refinancing transactions, and other strategic funding efforts.

• Draft, review, and negotiate documents related to financing, including credit agreements, loan agreements, security agreements, guarantees, intercreditor agreements, commitment letters, and term sheets.

• Engage in negotiations with lenders, banks, financial institutions, investors, private equity firms, investment bankers, and financial advisors.

• Coordinate information requests and due diligence processes related to financing.

• Aid management in responding to legal and diligence inquiries from lenders, investors, auditors, and stakeholders in financing.

• Ensure compliance with financing agreements, reporting obligations, and covenant requirements.

• Support governance issues for U.S. and international subsidiaries.

• Draft board resolutions, written consents, corporate approvals, governance records, and organizational documents.

• Assist with entity management, annual filings, and regulatory compliance.

• Facilitate the implementation and maintenance of corporate compliance programs, policies, and procedures.

• Work with regulatory authorities, external advisors, and consultants.

• Assist in the legal aspects of data center development, infrastructure projects, energy projects, telecommunications matters, and other regulated business activities.

• Help with permitting, licensing, regulatory approvals, and compliance obligations.

• Analyze regulatory developments and provide guidance to business stakeholders on potential impacts.

• Assist the Chief Legal Officer in handling litigation, arbitration, mediation, investigations, regulatory proceedings, and other disputes.

• Coordinate with outside counsel on litigation strategies, pleadings, discovery, motions, expert witnesses, and settlement negotiations.

• Support litigation budgeting, document preservation, internal investigations, and gathering factual information.

• Assist in addressing claims, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and pre-litigation disputes.

• Offer practical legal advice and risk assessments to executive leadership.

• Collaborate with finance, accounting, operations, engineering, project management, and executive leadership teams.

• Support special projects and initiatives as assigned by the Chief Legal Officer.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.

• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.

• At least 8 years of legal experience.

• Extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, financing transactions, and corporate governance matters.

• Experience working with lenders, financial institutions, investors, investment bankers, auditors, and external advisors.

• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance issues affecting corporate operations.

• Experience in supporting litigation and dispute management.

• Strong legal drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.

• Sound business judgment and commercial awareness.

• Preferred: experience in sectors such as data center, digital infrastructure, telecommunications, technology, energy, utilities, construction, or infrastructure.

• Preferred: experience in project finance transactions and large-scale infrastructure developments.

• Preferred: experience with private equity-backed businesses, growth-stage companies, or complex corporate structures.

• Preferred: experience with cross-border transactions and international operations.

• Strategic thinking and robust business acumen.

• Exceptional transaction management capabilities.

• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

• Executive presence with the ability to communicate effectively with lenders, investors, auditors, regulators, and outside counsel.

• High standards of professionalism, integrity, discretion, and accountability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary.

• Annual performance-based bonus.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Paid time off and company holidays.

• Support for continuing legal education and professional development.