Senior Legal Counsel, Singapore

Digital Edge DC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data center platform company in Singapore seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to support mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions across Asia Pacific. The role involves leading legal execution of complex M&A transactions, drafting legal documentation, advising senior leadership, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Applicants should possess at least 8 years of legal experience, strong focus on M&A, and comfort interfacing with C-suite executives. Join us for a transformative role in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of post-qualification legal experience with strong focus on M&A and financing transactions.
• Experience in top-tier law firm and in-house roles.
• Demonstrated track record leading high-value, cross-border transactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal execution of M&A transactions, including acquisitions and joint ventures across APAC.
• Structure and draft transaction documentation such as SPAs and joint venture agreements.
• Advise on legal, regulatory, and compliance issues from cross-border M&A and financing transactions.

Skills

M&A Transactions

Debt Financing

Negotiation

Deal Management

Legal Compliance

Education

Qualified lawyer in a common law jurisdiction

Job description

Date: 12 Jan 2026

Location: SG

Who we are:

Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1.6 billion in committed equity capital with investors including some of the world’s largest institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Digital Edge’s vision is to be the leading provider of sustainable, next generation digital infrastructure in Asia. Our mission is to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering populations they serve.

Founded in 2020, the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region and currently provides data center and fiber services across Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and China. The Company now owns and operates 21 data centers with over 500 MW of critical IT load in service and under construction and development, with another 300 MW held for future development.

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:

Based in Singapore, this role reports to the Head of Legal and Compliance and supports mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions across Digital Edge’s platform in Asia Pacific. The Senior Legal Counsel will work closely with the CEO, CFO, and senior leadership team, providing commercially focused legal advice to support growth, capital deployment, and strategic expansion in a fast‑paced, PE‑backed environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal execution of M&A transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, minority investments, and joint ventures across APAC.
• Structure, negotiate and draft transaction documentation such as SPAs, shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, and ancillary documents.
• Lead legal workstreams for debt financings, including bilateral and syndicated facilities, acquisition financing, bridge financing, and project-related financings.
• Support capital raising initiatives and advise on equity financing and sponsor-related transactions.
• Partner with finance and treasury teams on new financings, refinancings, amendments and ongoing lender matters.
• Advise on legal, regulatory and compliance issues arising from cross‑border M&A and financing transactions.
• Identify key legal and execution risks and provide pragmatic, solution‑oriented advice aligned with commercial objectives.
• Manage and coordinate external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support board and shareholder approval processes and related governance matters.
• Assist with post-transaction integration and ongoing legal obligations arising from completed deals.
• Actively champion and implement policies and procedures for occupational health & safety in the workplace, information security management, environmental management systems; incident management; and comply with all legal regulatory requirements of the organization.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of post‑qualification legal experience with strong focus on M&A and financing transactions.
• Experience gained in a combination of top‑tier law firm and in‑house roles.
• Demonstrated track record leading high‑value, cross‑border transactions.
• Deep experience in debt financing, leveraged finance and/or project finance structures.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and deal management capabilities.
• Comfortable advising and interfacing with C‑suite and senior stakeholders.
• Qualified lawyer in a common law jurisdiction.
• Experience in infrastructure, digital infrastructure, telecoms, or PE‑backed environments is highly preferred.

If you are excited about shaping the next phase of Digital Edge’s growth across Asia through transformative M&A and financing, we would love to hear from you.