Senior Corporate Counsel, M&A & Growth Strategy

DataOne; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

DataOne seeks a Senior Corporate Counsel to lead complex corporate development, M&A, financing and regulatory affairs within a fast-growing technology-driven company.

Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, you will work with executives, lenders, investors, auditors, regulators, and external advisors to structure, negotiate and close transactions while ensuring governance and compliance across the organization.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Minimum of 8 years of legal experience.
• Significant experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, financing transactions, and corporate governance matters.
• Experience working with lenders, financial institutions, investors, investment bankers, auditors, and external advisors.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance matters affecting corporate operations.
• Experience supporting litigation and dispute management.
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, investments, and other corporate development initiatives.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and coordinate transaction documents, including LOIs, term sheets, purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, JV agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary documents.
• Lead and coordinate legal due diligence efforts.
• Manage legal workstreams from transaction evaluation through closing and post closing integration.
• Coordinate with investment bankers, financial advisors, consultants, accountants, and external legal counsel.
• Prepare transaction summaries, risk assessments, and recommendations for executive leadership.
• Support debt financings, project financings, equipment financings, capital raises, refinancing transactions, and other strategic funding initiatives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate financing-related documents, including credit agreements, loan agreements, security agreements, guarantees, intercreditor agreements, commitment letters, and term sheets.
• Participate in negotiations and discussions with lenders, banks, financial institutions, investors, private equity firms, investment bankers, and financial advisors.
• Coordinate financing-related due diligence processes and information requests.
• Support management responses to legal and diligence inquiries from lenders, investors, auditors, and financing stakeholders.
• Monitor compliance with financing agreements, reporting obligations, and covenant requirements.
• Support governance matters for U.S. and international subsidiaries.
• Prepare board resolutions, written consents, corporate approvals, governance records, and organizational documentation.
• Assist with entity management, annual filings, and regulatory requirements.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of corporate compliance programs, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate with regulatory authorities, external advisors, and consultants.
• Support legal aspects of data center development, infrastructure projects, energy projects, telecommunications matters, and other regulated business activities.
• Assist with permitting, licensing, regulatory approvals, and compliance obligations.
• Analyze regulatory developments and advise business stakeholders regarding potential impacts.
• Assist the Chief Legal Officer in managing litigation, arbitration, mediation, investigations, regulatory proceedings, and other disputes involving the Company.
• Coordinate with outside counsel regarding litigation strategy, pleadings, discovery, motions, expert witnesses, and settlement discussions.
• Support litigation budgeting, document preservation, internal investigations, and fact-gathering efforts.
• Assist in responding to claims, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and pre-litigation disputes.
• Provide practical legal advice and risk assessments to executive leadership.
• Collaborate closely with finance, accounting, operations, engineering, project management, and executive leadership teams.
• Support special projects and initiatives assigned by the Chief Legal Officer.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Due diligence

Strategic thinking

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school

Job description

DataOne seeks a Senior Corporate Counsel to lead complex corporate development, M&A, financing and regulatory affairs within a fast-growing technology-driven company.

Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, you will work with executives, lenders, investors, auditors, regulators, and external advisors to structure, negotiate and close transactions while ensuring governance and compliance across the organization.