Head of Legal / General Counsel - Global Data Infrastructure

Hunter Philips Executive Search; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global infrastructure company seeks a senior legal leader to oversee governance and legal strategy within their fast-growing executive team. The role involves managing complex JV models, providing strategic advice to C-level stakeholders, and building a high-performing legal team. Candidates should have over 10 years PQE and a track record in infrastructure or corporate settings.

Qualifications

• 10+ years PQE with strong legal training.
• Leadership experience in infrastructure or energy.
• Technical background in cross-border M&A.

Responsibilities

• Represent Legal on the senior leadership team.
• Oversee legal support across joint ventures and M&A.
• Guide negotiations and manage legal risk.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Legal Strategy

Complex Deal Structures

Education

Law Degree from a Top-tier Firm

Job description

Are you ready to lead legal strategy at the intersection of technology, capital, and scale? Can you represent legal at the highest level while supporting global JV growth, investor partnerships, and a world-leading infrastructure platform? If so, we need to talk.

The Company

Our client is a high-growth global infrastructure powerhouse, delivering large-scale digital capacity to some of the world’s most advanced technology and cloud players. With billions invested across dozens of markets, their joint venture platform is reshaping how hyperscale clients access data, power, and performance at global scale.

To support this growth, they’re now seeking a senior legal leader to join the Toronto-based executive team and oversee legal governance, risk and stakeholder engagement across their international joint venture (JV) platform.

The Role

• Represent Legal on the senior leadership team for the company’s global hyperscale infrastructure platform.
• Oversee legal support across complex JV models, M&A activity, large-scale customer leasing agreements, and capital structures.
• Provide strategic advice to C-level stakeholders and external JV investor partners.
• Lead the legal planning process across jurisdictions and functional teams.
• Oversee governance, legal compliance, and program delivery of new and existing JVs.
• Coordinate cross-functional legal support globally – including commercial, finance, real estate, and regulatory inputs.
• Guide negotiations, structure transactions, and manage legal risk across a high-value, fast-moving business.
• Build and lead a legal team aligned to business growth and investor expectations.
• Act as a visible leader across both internal and external legal forums.

The Person

We’re looking for a commercially astute and globally experienced legal leader, ideally with :

• 10+ years PQE and strong legal training in a top-tier firm and / or blue-chip in-house company.
• Proven leadership experience in infrastructure, energy, or data centre platforms – ideally with exposure to JVs, corporate finance, or large-scale capital projects.
• Technical background in complex deal structures, cross-border M&A, or financing frameworks.
• Deep stakeholder engagement experience, including with investor syndicates, banks or board-level executives.
• Ability to lead international teams, manage competing legal priorities, and drive business-aligned outcomes.

If you are seeking a high-impact legal leadership role then please send me your CV today and availability for a confidential conversation to