Senior Corporate Counsel, Datacenters, Infrastructure

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

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable partner and main legal liaison to facilitate the signing of datacenter-related agreements, such as LOIs, MSAs, order forms, and ancillary contracts.

• Draft, assess, and negotiate agreements pertaining to the construction, deployment, and operation of datacenters.

• Assist with agreements related to datacenter capacity leasing, colocation, design/build, facilities, operations, maintenance, and infrastructure procurement.

• Manage procurement agreements for GPUs, computing hardware, integrated server systems, networking equipment, power supplies, and other datacenter infrastructure.

• Collaborate with teams in datacenter procurement, engineering and operations, finance, tax, and compliance on deal structuring.

• Offer business-oriented guidance on risk allocation, supplier risk assessments, and supplier/product performance and remediation.

• Support international growth by tailoring requirements for new jurisdictions and working with local counsel.

• Develop scalable legal resources, including templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and approval matrices.

• Assist with other high-priority legal tasks for the streamlined Legal Department.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited institution.

• Active membership in the bar of at least one U.S. state.

• Over 8 years of legal experience.

• More than 3 years of substantial in-house experience supporting datacenter or similar large-scale infrastructure initiatives.

• Demonstrated experience with datacenter contracts from either a developer/provider or tenant viewpoint, including single tenant and/or colocation agreements featuring modified-gross, triple net, or other lease structures.

• Experience with facilities agreements and operations-and-maintenance contracts.

• Knowledge of datacenter operational needs, tax incentives, and financing mechanisms.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision while adhering to tight deadlines.

• Strong business acumen in balancing business and legal risks and converting complex legal advice into practical guidance.

• Excellent communication skills and collaborative problem-solving abilities.

• Capability to foster positive, influential relationships with cross-functional colleagues and senior leadership.

• Preferred: 5+ years of experience negotiating enterprise datacenter leases.

• Preferred: Experience in international procurement, trade compliance, supply-chain risk, power-related contracts, datacenter site selection diligence, zoning and permitting processes, and AI technologies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and educational opportunities.

• Access to over 10,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Local Employee Meetups.

• Flexible time off policy.

• Eligibility for bonuses based on company and individual performance.

• Equity compensation, including equity grants upon hire.

• Option to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Program.