Assistant General Counsel, Data Center Development & Real Estate
Core
Lead lawyer for real estate development, construction, financing, and operations of data center portfolio, owning legal strategy from site selection to commercialization.
Role type
Senior in-house Assistant General Counsel (Real Estate & Development)
Builds
Fully operational data centers for AI, Colocation, Cloud, and Bitcoin Mining workloads
Domain
Data Center Infrastructure / Commercial Real Estate Development
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Complex commercial real estate transaction expertise, project finance structuring, construction contract negotiation, site diligence management, legal strategy alignment, outside counsel management, multi-project execution
Preferred skills
Data center specific legal knowledge (triple net leases, colocation agreements, SLAs), in-house legal experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Drive legal strategy across all data center development phases; Draft, review, and negotiate complex real estate and construction agreements; Supervise site diligence workstreams (title, survey, environmental, geotech, zoning); Lead legal matters related to project financing and debt raises; Manage construction claims, liens, delays, and safety compliance; Direct outside counsel and manage project legal budgets
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC