Senior Corporate Counsel

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Legal & ComplianceCorporate Counsel

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Serverfarm is a leading developer and operator of data centers with over 750+ locations and key customer relationships in 45 countries. We're revolutionizing how data centers operate across North America, Western Europe, and Israel, serving the world's leading technology and hyperscale companies. With Manulife Investment Management's acquisition in 2023 and our award-winning InCommand platform we're positioned for explosive growth as AI adoption and cloud migration drive unprecedented demand for data center capacity.

A career at Serverfarm means being at the forefront of digital infrastructure innovation, where your work directly impacts how the world's data is managed and secured. As we target 4x growth over the next four years, you'll have unprecedented opportunities to take on new challenges, develop cutting-edge skills, and grow your career across our expanding global operations.

Join our team of innovators and help shape the future of sustainable data centers while building a career without boundaries.

The Senior Counsel – Data Center Real Estate serves as a strategic legal advisor responsible for structuring, negotiating, and executing complex real estate transactions that underpin data center acquisition, leasing development, financing and operations. This role integrates legal expertise with real estate and commercial acumen to support hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center initiatives.

The position requires deep fluency in real estate law, contract architecture, and transaction structuring, with a particular emphasis on data center infrastructure and long-term asset strategies as well as familiarity with real estate finance.

Lead the legal structuring of end-to-end data center real estate transactions, including:

Land acquisitions and dispositions

Ground leases

Build-to-suit developments

Sale-leasebacks and joint ventures

Translate business objectives into legally enforceable frameworks that align risk allocation, capital deployment, and operational control.

Design transaction structures that account for:

Power availability and utility agreements

Zoning, entitlements, and land use constraints

Phased development and expansion rights

Tax and financing considerations

Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated real estate agreements, including:

Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs)

Ground leases and long-term land control instruments

Data center leases (triple-net, powered shell, wholesale colocation)

Easements, licenses, and access agreements

Development agreements and construction-related contracts

Architect contract frameworks that clearly define:

Risk allocation

Performance obligations and milestones

Remedies and termination rights

Drive negotiations with counterparties including developers, land owners, utilities, municipalities, and investors.

Oversee comprehensive real estate due diligence, including:

Title, survey, and encumbrance analysis

Environmental assessments (Phase I/II)

Land use, zoning, and permitting compliance

Identify and mitigate risks related to:

Site control and access

Utility dependency and infrastructure constraints

Regulatory and jurisdictional issues

Partner with internal stakeholders across:

Real estate and site selection

Development and construction

Finance and capital markets

Operations and engineering

Coordinate external counsel, brokers, and consultants to ensure alignment and efficiency in deal execution.

Manage transaction timelines from initial term sheet through closing and post-closing obligations.

Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
8–12+ years of experience in commercial real estate law, preferably with:
- Data center, energy, or infrastructure transactions
- Large law firm and/or in-house experience
- Demonstrated experience leading complex real estate negotiations and closings
- Advanced knowledge of commercial real estate law and transaction mechanics
- Deep understanding of contract structuring and legal design principles
- Ability to align legal frameworks with business strategy and financial models
- Strong negotiation skills in high-value, multi-party transactions
- Understanding of capital structures, investment vehicles, and return metrics
- Capability to design scalable, repeatable deal structures
- Anticipation of long-term operational and expansion needs
- Risk-adjusted decision-making in complex environments