Legal Counsel, Capital Projects

AirTrunk; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AirTrunk, Asia Pacific & Middle East's largest hyperscale data centre company, is seeking a Legal Counsel, Capital Projects to join and support rapid expansion across APJ.

You will review and negotiate major property, planning and acquisition contracts, advise on strategic initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable scalable data centre developments across the region.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of 8 years in real property experience gained from a reputable law firm and/or with an in-house environment, experience in planning a plus.
• Experience in advising across a broad range of property-related areas, across APJ markets.
• Demonstrated ability to apply sound judgement and commercial acumen to a range of negotiations, while delivering practical legal advice that manages risk.
• Ability to autonomously and efficiently manage multiple workstreams, priorities and stakeholders.
• Excellent negotiation, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Enjoys being challenged, has a "can do" attitude, is prepared to go above and beyond and is eager to learn and develop an in-depth knowledge of AirTrunk's business and operations.
• Thrives in a fun, team-oriented, fast-paced working environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate legal contracts across APJ property and planning workstreams.
• Support Site Selection to implement commercial arrangements and frameworks and policies to support rapid expansion of data centre developments across APJ.
• Monitor and identify emerging property, planning issues and developments from a legal or regulatory perspective, drive awareness and compliance and improve processes.
• Advise the Site Selection team as needed to monitor, manage, and resolve claims and disputes.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal advisory

Property law

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Law degree

Job description

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering the digital infrastructure that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

A Snapshot

As the Legal Counsel , Capital Projects , you will report to Senior Director, Capital Projects , and work closely with various teams and leadership across the Asia Pacific region , making your mark in a number of ways:

• YouwillworkcloselywiththeAirTrunkLegal,Site Selectionand Developmentteamsandotherkeybusiness stakeholders, applying your broadexpertiseand knowledgetolead and drivekeysite selection,property,planning,leasingandacquisitionworkstreamsacross the APJ region.
• You Willadviseonnew, significant and uniqueinitiatives, strategiesand processesbeing developedacross thesite selection, property,planning,land acquisitionspaceto enabletherapid expansion ofAirTrunkdatacentredevelopmentsacross APJ,utilisingyour conceptual thinking to understand advanced issues and implicationsand convey them appropriately.
• You willbe able tohone newskills andexpertiseinrelated workstreams asrequired,such asenergy,construction,developmentandprocurement,applyingan in-depth knowledge ofAirTrunk’sbusiness, operations, technologies and servicesandprovidinglegalsupport onAirTrunk’sstrategic initiatives.

Your Day to Day

• Reviewand negotiatelegalcontracts,andprovidepracticalandcommerciallegal advice on a range ofproperty and planningworkstreamsacross APJ, and clearly convey advanced informationconcisely and commercially.
• Support theSite Selectionteamto implementnew, or improve on existing,commercial arrangements and contractual frameworks andpolicies to supporttherapid expansion ofdata centre developmentsthrough APJ.
• Monitor andidentifyemergingproperty, foreign investment, planningissuesand developmentsfrom alegal orregulatoryperspective,drive initiatives to ensureawareness,andcomplianceand improve processes withinAirTrunk, including through training and development of new policies and procedures.
• AdvisetheSite Selectionteamas neededtomonitor,manage,and resolveclaims and/ordisputes.

Requirements

• Lawdegree from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of8yearsin real propertyexperience gained from a reputablelawfirmand/orwithinan in-house environment, experience in planninga plus.
• Experience in advising across a broad range ofproperty-related areas,across APJ markets.
• Demonstrated ability to apply sound judgement and commercial acumen to a range ofnegotiations,whilstdelivering practicallegaladvice that manages risk.
• Ability to autonomously and efficiently manage multipleworkstreams,prioritiesand stakeholders.
• Excellent negotiation,relationshipbuildingand stakeholder management skills.
• Enjoys being challenged, has a "can do" attitude, is prepared to goabove and beyondand is eager to learn and develop an in-depth knowledge ofAirTrunk'sbusiness and operations.
• Thrives in a fun, team-oriented, fast-paced working environment.

The AirTrunk Culture

Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.

Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.