Senior Corporate Counsel, Leasing, NA

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Legal Department

The Legal team is responsible for managing the company's legal affairs from compliance through litigation, collaborating with departments such as Sales, Operations, Human Resources, and Innovation along the way. The Legal team also works closely with external law firms to develop a comprehensive legal strategy and manages these partners to address issues efficiently and effectively. Unlike many other companies where legal roles are purely advisory, Vantage distinguishes itself by granting our legal staff the authority to directly influence business decisions. This empowers our internal team to align legal strategies with long-term operational goals, risk management, and cost efficiency to deliver outcomes that support corporate objectives. This approach allows each team member to make significant, impactful decisions, driving substantial results for the company.

Position Overview

This role can be based in San Fransico Bay area/Santa Clara, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Denver, CO. Or remote, US.

The Leasing Attorney is responsible for legal support of client agreements in North America, including data center leases, service agreements, tenant order forms, and related documents. In addition to providing excellent legal expertise and support, the Leasing Attorney brings a proactive, business, and solution-oriented mindset to legal matters, an enterprise lens, and a proven ability to work collaboratively across the organization. The Leasing Attorney has data center or related technology expertise, in-house or law firm experience, strong business acumen, enterprise leadership, passion for growing a business, and experience in continuous improvement and driving enhancements that benefit the Company.

Essential Job Functions

Legal Guidance and Negotiation:

• Provide legal guidance and negotiation expertise for data center transactions in North America.

• Draft and negotiate data center agreements with hyperscalers, large wholesale, and enterprise clients, including, without limitation, tenant order forms, change orders, non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreements, service orders, lease agreements, colocation agreements, development agreements, master service agreements, and related documents.

• Draft commencement notices, delay notices, and other correspondence relating to client agreements.

• Prepare summaries and abstracts of client agreements and provide guidance on the terms of client agreements.

• Review and revise after-action reports and similar documents for incidents and other circumstances related to client agreements.

• Provide legal guidance with respect to compliance initiatives for client agreements.

• Provide proactive and strategic-level advice that enables Vantage to achieve its business and strategic objectives while fully and appropriately managing and leveraging legal risk.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work with cross-functional teams to gather input and consensus on technical, operational, and compliance aspects of data center transactions.

• Serve as a strategic partner by providing practical, business-focused, and sound legal advice to North American Sales, Finance, Corporate Development, and Operations teams.

Contract Management and Compliance:

• Assist with the development and updates to client-related agreement templates and provide counseling on the use of such templates.

• Provide legal analysis of client agreements in support of certain business development and financing transactions, including document review and due diligence.

• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to client agreements.

Client Relationship Management:

• Assist with all legal matters involving client relationships.

• Support the development, implementation, and management of methodology improvements in the client negotiation process and resolve legal issues that arise in existing client relationships.

• Support global legal strategy for client agreements, including contract management and governance.

Additional Duties:

• Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.

Job Requirements

Education:

• JD from an ABA accredited law school and admission to a State Bar.

• Working knowledge of commercial real estate.

Experience:

• 7+ years of relevant legal experience.

• Experience within the data center industry strongly preferred.

Skills:

• Strong organizational and project management skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Well-rounded lawyer who is also a practical and business-minded executive.

• Strong communication, negotiation, and legal writing skills. Good interpersonal and management skills.

• Excellent organization and problem-solving skills that enable the candidate to juggle multiple responsibilities at once and consistently meet tight deadlines.

• Impeccable integrity, credibility, character, and ethics.

• Travel required is expected to be up to 5% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Additional Details

• Salary Range: $205,000-$225,000 Base + Bonus (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)

• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

• Compensation for the role will depend on several factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience.

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We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.

We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!