Senior Entity Paralegal

qtsdatacenters; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

QTS Data Centers is seeking a Senior Paralegal for Entity Governance & REIT Structure.

The role serves as a senior legal resource and SME for QTS' domestic and international entity portfolio, independently managing governance and corporate secretary activities and partnering with Legal, Tax, Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Development, and other stakeholders on formations, reorganizations, transactions, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Minimum 5 years of corporate paralegal or corporate gov experience.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day governance and lifecycle management of domestic and international entities including various entity types.
• Serve as SME on corporate organization including parent REIT, operating partnership, tax subsidiaries, and related entities.
• Coordinate with attorneys, Tax, Finance, Treasury, and Accounting to evaluate actions ensuring consistency with approved structure.
• Prepare, review, file, and maintain formation, qualification, amendments, mergers, and other documents in US and international jurisdictions.
• Lead corporate secretary support: consents, resolutions, minutes, meeting materials, notices, agendas, and appointments.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience

Job description

Senior Paralegal, Entity Governance & REIT Structure, serves as a senior legal resource and subject matter expert for QTS' domestic and international entity portfolio.

The role independently manages complex entity governance and corporate secretary activities, supports the integrity of QTS' REIT and subsidiary structure, and partners with Legal, Tax, Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Development, and other stakeholders on formations, reorganizations, transactions, compliance requirements, and strategic initiatives.

This position operates with minimal oversight, anticipates risks and deadlines, presents practical solutions, and mentors other legal professionals while maintaining precise and audit-ready corporate records.

Responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

• Own the day-to-day governance and lifecycle management of QTS' domestic and international legal entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, joint ventures, and special-purpose entities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on QTS' corporate organization, including the relationships among the parent REIT, operating partnership, taxable REIT subsidiaries, property-owning entities, acquisition entities, development entities, and other subsidiaries.
• Partner with attorneys, Tax, Finance, Treasury, and Accounting to evaluate proposed entity actions and help ensure formations, ownership changes, intercompany arrangements, reorganizations, and dissolutions are implemented consistently with the approved corporate and REIT structure.
• Prepare, review, file, and maintain entity formation, qualification, amendment, conversion, merger, dissolution, withdrawal, and other corporate documents in U.S. and international jurisdictions.
• Lead corporate secretary support for subsidiaries, including preparation and maintenance of board and shareholder/member consents, resolutions, minutes, meeting materials, notices, agendas, officer certificates, incumbency certificates, powers of attorney, delegations of authority, and officer and director appointments or resignations.
• Maintain complete and accurate corporate books and records, including charters, bylaws, operating and partnership agreements, registers, ownership records, minute books, officer and director rosters, good-standing evidence, and governing documents.
• Manage the corporate entity management platform and serve as the primary owner of entity data standards, controls, recurring reviews, access, user training, and data quality.
• Own and maintain corporate organizational charts and legal ownership records; reconcile changes across the entity platform, governing documents, and stakeholder records.
• Develop and administer a comprehensive compliance calendar for annual reports, franchise and business filings, board and shareholder/member actions, registered agent requirements, foreign qualifications, and other recurring obligations.
• Coordinate KYC, AML, beneficial ownership, UBO, and similar due diligence requests for U.S. and international entities; maintain reusable, current supporting documentation and elevate legal or compliance questions appropriately.
• Support acquisitions, dispositions, financings, restructurings, and other strategic transactions by coordinating entity due diligence, preparing organizational materials, managing signatures and closings, tracking post-closing actions, and updating entity records.
• Manage registered agent and entity-related vendor relationships, including service levels, invoicing, portfolio updates, issue escalation, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate incoming service of process and other official notices, confirm prompt routing to the appropriate attorney or business owner, and maintain accurate tracking records.
• Support the SAM.gov entity management process, including registrations, renewals, updates, and maintenance of supporting.
• Support the management of the Master Corporate Organizational Chart by coordinating updates, validating entity ownership information, and reconciling changes against governing documents and entity records.
• Monitor changes in corporate governance and entity-management requirements; research complex or unfamiliar issues, summarize implications, and present recommended options to counsel and stakeholders.
• Design, document, and improve entity governance workflows, templates, playbooks, controls, and reporting to increase accuracy, consistency, efficiency, and audit readiness.
• Lead complex entity projects with cross-functional impact, independently manage priorities and deadlines, and provide clear status reporting and escalation of risks or decisions needed.
• Mentor and train paralegals, legal operations professionals, and business stakeholders on entity governance processes, corporate records, entity systems, and QTS' organizational structure.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Minimum 5 years of corporate paralegal or corporate gov