Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Edged is a fast-growing global network of carbon neutral, zero-water data centers that lead the industry in energy efficiency. They are seeking a Director, Deal Execution & Legal – Data Centers & Real Estate to oversee high-impact, complex business transactions related to their hyperscale data center development platform. This role involves supporting negotiations for joint ventures, land acquisitions, and leases while managing outside counsel and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- 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
- 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
Benefits
- 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.
Company Overview
Edged is an information technology company that launches a global network of sustainable data centers and energy infrastructure. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.edgedenergy.com.