Global Infra & Projects Legal Leader — Equity & Flexibility

Nscale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Flexible work

Job summary

Nscale, a GPU cloud platform for AI, seeks a Senior Vice President of Legal (Global Infrastructure & Projects) to lead strategy and execution across international real estate, energy procurement, and data center construction. Based in the United States, you will report to the Chief Legal Officer and partner with executives to drive complex projects globally.

You will guide site selection, regulatory compliance, and commercial contract structuring, ensuring robust risk management and bankability

Qualifications

• 15+ years PQE as a lawyer supporting infrastructure, construction, or energy projects.
• Proven track record on large-scale, multi-jurisdictional digital infrastructure developments.
• Deep expertise in commercial real estate and/or construction, regulatory frameworks, and commercial contracting.
• Strong leadership skills with experience operating at executive level.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management across senior internal and external partners.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills in complex commercial environments.
• Strategic and commercially minded approach to legal problem-solving.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, global environment, including calmness under pressure.
• High ownership and accountability with the ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal strategy and execution for global infrastructure and data centre projects across multiple jurisdictions.
• Partner with executive leadership and project teams on strategy, negotiation, and execution of large-scale developments across North America, APAC, the UK, and EMEA.
• Support project delivery across the full lifecycle with commercially-focused legal counsel.
• Advise on site selection, land acquisition, and related transactions.
• Oversee legal aspects of regulatory compliance, zoning, and permitting processes.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks connected to project development and implementation.
• Provide legal advice on power reservation and energy supply arrangements.
• Counsel internal teams on data centre design and construction matters, including alignment with customer deployment requirements.
• Mitigate risks tied to infrastructure, construction, and energy-related project work.
• Structure complex commercial agreements in partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Negotiate vendor, contractor, and other project-related commercial agreements.
• Lead procurement-related legal work supporting infrastructure development.
• Manage external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Influence decision-making at executive level through clear, risk-based legal guidance.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Regulatory knowledge

Contracting

Stakeholder management

Education

Law degree

Job description

Nscale, a GPU cloud platform for AI, seeks a Senior Vice President of Legal (Global Infrastructure & Projects) to lead strategy and execution across international real estate, energy procurement, and data center construction. Based in the United States, you will report to the Chief Legal Officer and partner with executives to drive complex projects globally.

You will guide site selection, regulatory compliance, and commercial contract structuring, ensuring robust risk management and bankability