Associate General Counsel, Director – Real Estate

QTS Data Centers

Associate General Counsel overseeing real estate activities, transactions, and compliance at QTS. Leading negotiations and drafting legal documents for various real estate matters.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeOverland Park • Arizona, Kansas, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsibility for managing and overseeing certain aspects of the company’s real estate activities/development, operations, and transactions.
Leading the negotiation and drafting of various legal documents and agreements, including those pertaining to real estate purchase/sale agreements, financing, leasing, tax incentives, title review and insurance, zoning and land use, easements and restrictive covenants, and management of multiple deals and deal flow.
Working closely with internal development and due diligence teams and managing outside counsel, counterparties, insurers, and other third parties.
Responsibility for various non-real estate legal and general business matters.
Providing sound legal and business judgment on matters including loans, equity raises, joint ventures, acquisitions, construction, reporting and compliance, tax abatements litigation, etc.

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials.
Six or more years of experience as a lawyer working in the areas of contract negotiation, real estate, lease negotiation, and/or corporate law.
Excellent listening, written, verbal, organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to learn ERP systems.
Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel), Box and DocuSign.
Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

QRest Sabbatical
Employee Stock Purchase
QTS scholarship for dependents
Eagle Club award trip eligibility
Paid volunteer days
Tuition assistance
Parental leave and military leave assistance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Flexible spending and HSA accounts
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Employee assistance program
Wellness program
Other company benefits
Bonus eligible

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract negotiationreal estate lawlease negotiationcorporate lawlegal document draftingdue diligencecompliancelitigationtax abatementsjoint ventures

Soft Skills

listeningwritten communicationverbal communicationorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsproblem-solvingnegotiation

Certifications

J.D.