Senior Legal Counsel (Customer & Commercial Contracting)

Digital Edge Data Center; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Edge Data Center in Singapore seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to support customer and commercial contracting matters. The role requires drafting and negotiating key agreements with hyperscalers and major customers, while ensuring regulatory compliance across data privacy, cybersecurity, and environmental rules.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, advise on risk, and manage outside counsel to streamline contracting processes in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment.

Qualifications

• PQE 8–12 years in commercial contracting.
• Admission to practice in Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, UK or US.
• Fluent English; Mandarin or other Asian languages a plus.
• In-house experience with hyperscalers and data centers valued.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, focusing on customer contracts and SLAs.
• Collaborate with sales, operations, finance, and technical teams to mitigate legal risks.
• Provide legal opinions on regulatory compliance, including data privacy and cybersecurity.
• Monitor industry developments and advise on best practices.
• Manage outside counsel and internal policy development for contracting processes.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Contract management

Communication

Analytical

Education

Law degree

Job description

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Senior Legal Counsel (Customer & Commercial Contracting)

Where performance meets sustainability, Digital Edge is a leading data center platform in Asia Pacific, delivering sustainable, next-generation, AI-ready digital infrastructure at scale. Headquartered in Singapore and backed by Stonepeak, we operate a rapidly expanding platform with over 30 data centers and 1.8GW of secured IT power across key markets.

Our mission is to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering the populations they serve. We differentiate through execution – delivering at speed and at scale while combining global standards with deep local expertise. This enables us to provide consistent, sustainable and high-performance infrastructure for hyperscalers and enterprises across the region.

As Asia Pacific’s digital transformation accelerates, Digital Edge is building the infrastructure that powers the next wave of AI and cloud growth. Joining Digital Edge means being part of a high-growth platform at the forefront of AI and cloud infrastructure, where you can make a tangible impact on Asia-Pacific’s digital future.

Our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
• Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.
• Strive: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We seek to deliver the best.
• Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.

What we need:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Legal Counsel to support handling of customer contracting and commercial contracting matters.

This role will be based in Singapore.

Key responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, focusing on customer contracts and service level agreements with hyperscale and other major customers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, operations, finance, and technical teams, to ensure legal compliance and mitigate risks in commercial transactions.
• Provide legal opinions and advice on regulatory compliance matters in connection with responsibility areas (including data privacy, cybersecurity, and environmental regulations).
• Monitor legal developments in the industry, focusing on key responsibility areas, and provide updates and guidance to the organization on relevant legal issues and best practices.
• Manage outside counsel and legal service providers as needed to support the company's legal needs.
• Assist in the development and implementation of legal policies, procedures, and templates to streamline the contracting process and ensure consistency across the organization.

The successful candidate:

• Qualified lawyer with admission to practice law in Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, or the United States.
• 8-12 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in commercial contracting.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and contract management skills, with a proven ability to handle complex commercial transactions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide practical and commercially-oriented legal solutions.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in English is required, with fluency in Mandarin or other Asian languages being an advantage.
• Prior in-house experience with a major hyperscaler on commercial contracting; experience with data center contracts will be highly valued.
• Familiarity with industry-standard contracts and best practices in the data center and technology sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a dynamic and rapidly-evolving industry.
• Strong commitment to professional ethics and integrity.