Chief Legal Officer

Blue Signal Search; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive leadership access

Build in-house legal function

Equity participation

High-growth culture

Nationally significant projects

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking a Chief Legal Officer to establish and lead its legal function during a period of rapid growth. Reporting to the Founder and CEO, this executive will partner across finance, development, and operations to support complex infrastructure investments and shape long-term strategy.

This role offers an opportunity to build scalable legal operations from the ground up, with direct leadership access and equity participation.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active U.S. bar membership.
• 12+ years of transactional legal experience supporting infrastructure, energy, project finance, construction, or commercial real estate.
• Demonstrated success negotiating and closing sophisticated, high-value transactions.
• Strong knowledge of development, regulatory, and commercial contracting matters.
• Experience advising executive leadership and managing legal risk in a growth-oriented organization.
• Prior experience establishing or leading an in-house legal function is strongly preferred.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and business judgment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company's senior legal advisor across corporate, commercial, financing, development, and regulatory matters.
• Lead negotiations for complex infrastructure, real estate, construction, financing, and strategic commercial agreements.
• Advise leadership on governance, corporate structuring, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Support land acquisition, development, permitting, zoning, and related property transactions.
• Build scalable legal operations, including contract management, compliance programs, and outside counsel oversight.
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic investments, financing initiatives, and business expansion.

Skills

Transactional negotiations

Regulatory & risk management

Leadership & governance

Contract management

Education

JD, law degree

Job description

An emerging infrastructure developer is seeking a Chief Legal Officer to establish and lead its legal function during a period of rapid growth. Reporting directly to the Founder and CEO, this executive will partner across finance, development, and operations to support complex infrastructure investments while helping shape the company's long-term strategy.

This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned legal executive who thrives in entrepreneurial environments and enjoys building scalable legal operations from the ground up

This Role Offers

• Executive leadership with direct access to company leadership.
• Opportunity to build and lead the organization's first in-house legal function.
• High-impact role supporting nationally significant infrastructure projects.
• Competitive executive compensation with long-term equity participation.
• Collaborative, high-growth culture with significant ownership and influence.

Focus

• Serve as the company's senior legal advisor across corporate, commercial, financing, development, and regulatory matters.
• Lead negotiations for complex infrastructure, real estate, construction, financing, and strategic commercial agreements.
• Advise leadership on governance, corporate structuring, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Support land acquisition, development, permitting, zoning, and related property transactions.
• Build scalable legal operations, including contract management, compliance programs, and outside counsel oversight.
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic investments, financing initiatives, and business expansion.

Skill Set

• JD from an accredited law school and active U.S. bar membership.
• 12+ years of transactional legal experience supporting infrastructure, energy, project finance, construction, or commercial real estate.
• Demonstrated success negotiating and closing sophisticated, high-value transactions.
• Strong knowledge of development, regulatory, and commercial contracting matters.
• Experience advising executive leadership and managing legal risk in a growth-oriented organization.
• Prior experience establishing or leading an in-house legal function is strongly preferred.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and business judgment.