solutuslegal - Solutus Legal Search - Senior Corporate Counsel, Data Centers and Infrastructure - Remote (996-SLS)
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 and excellent communication and problem-solving skills. • 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. • This is an excellent opportunity to join a sophisticated legal team, own business-critical infrastructure transactions, and help shape the legal frameworks supporting a growing global cloud and AI platform. • This position is fully remote within the United States. Compensation is expected to range from $255,000 to $290,000 in base salary, plus a 20% target annual bonus and equity, commensurate with experience and qualifications. • Solutus Legal Search has been exclusively retained for this search. Resumes submitted directly to our client will be forwarded to Solutus for review and evaluation.
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.
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