Director, Deal Execution – Data Centers, Real Estate

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Director leading legal transactions for global data center infrastructure development and real estate. Structuring deals, negotiating terms, and managing legal frameworks across jurisdictions.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the structuring and negotiation of joint ventures, partnerships, and co-investment arrangements with institutional capital partners, including multi-tiered JV / PropCo / DevCo structures, LLC and shareholder agreements, waterfalls and distribution mechanics, term sheets, etc.
Support negotiation of hyperscale data center leases, including long-term NNN build-to-suit leases, letters of intent, agreements for lease, and related development agreements with hyperscalers, neoclouds, and other tenants
Support land transactions across multiple jurisdictions, including purchase and sale agreements, letters of intent, option agreements, exclusivity arrangements, and conditionality tied to planning, power, and environmental matters
Support cross-border transactions across the U.S., Europe, and APAC, coordinating local counsel on jurisdiction-specific structuring, regulatory, tax, and real estate requirements
Support equity capital raises and co-investment processes, including diligence coordination, information rights, confidentiality arrangements, and investor documentation
Direct and manage outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions, conveying deal strategy, assigning workstreams, reviewing work product, and ensuring the business perspective is reflected in all documentation; manage legal budgets and timelines
Conduct commercial and legal due diligence on potential partners, co-venturers, tenants, and counterparties; provide strategic advisory on credit risk, structural risk, and deal alignment
Advise on portfolio-level matters arising from JV arrangements, including exclusivity scope, investment opportunity allocation, governance, information rights, and exit mechanics
Support deal execution end-to-end, from term sheet through close, balancing legal rigor with commercial objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

JD from accredited law school
Barred in at least one U.S. State or the District of Columbia
7–12 years of experience in transactional work related to real estate, data centers, or infrastructure development, with meaningful time spent on the principal or sponsor side, or at a law firm advising developers, sponsors, or investors on similar transactions
Experience in the data center sector, including hyperscale leasing or build-to-suit development, strongly preferred
Experience with European or APAC real estate or infrastructure transactions and cross-border JV structures, strongly preferred
Prior in-house experience at a data center developer, real estate investment platform, or infrastructure fund, strongly preferred
Self-starter with exceptional judgment and business acumen; strong commercial mindset and enjoys being close to the business
Hands-on experience negotiating JV/LLC agreements, real estate purchase and sale agreements, and long-term commercial leases
Familiarity with institutional capital structures, including promote/waterfall mechanics, preferred returns, and governance and control provisions
Proven ability to manage outside counsel effectively, including foreign local counsel, reviewing output, and holding firms accountable to the business objectives of each deal
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and balancing legal precision with business strategy
High emotional intelligence with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build trust with internal stakeholders and external partners
Track record of independently handling complex deals and translating legal considerations into actionable business guidance
Comfortable working as the sole dedicated transactions professional initially, partnering directly with senior leadership and outside counsel
Desire to grow with an ambitious, scaling organization.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.
A flexible, autonomous work environment.
A culture of respect, learning, and excellence.
Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.
Growth and travel opportunities.
A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

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Hard Skills & Tools

transactional workreal estate lawdata center leasingJV agreementsLLC agreementscommercial leasesdue diligencecapital raisesnegotiationcross-border transactions

Soft Skills

exceptional judgmentbusiness acumenstrong commercial mindsetinterpersonal skillshigh emotional intelligenceability to build trustself-startermanaging outside counselhandling complex dealsoperating in fast-paced environments

Certifications

JD from accredited law schoolBar admission in U.S. State or District of Columbia