Strategic Commercial Counsel - Hyperscale Data Centers

Beale Infrastructure Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Beale Infrastructure Group seeks an experienced Commercial Counsel to lead the commercial and infrastructure legal function for its data center development pipeline. You will guide cross-functional teams through large, long-cycle transactions, manage risk across the supply chain, and build scalable processes.

You will operate as a strategic partner with real estate, energy, construction, and technology teams, negotiating complex agreements and advising senior leadership on commercial strategy

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of relevant legal experience with a J.D.
• Familiarity with data center development and/or digital infrastructure projects is strongly preferred
• Substantial real estate development experience including land acquisition, disposition, purchases, leases, easements, title and survey review, and entitlements for large-scale or greenfield development
• In-house legal experience strongly preferred with ability to partner with business teams
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements and serving as a primary point of contact for business stakeholders
• Experience working with and managing outside counsel effectively and efficiently
• Experience in a private equity-backed company or dynamic environment is a plus
• Strong business acumen and trusted advisor capability in high-growth settings
• Willingness to operate both strategically and tactically in a lean legal team
• Excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills
• High ownership, accountability, sound judgment, and professionalism
• Collaborative, low ego, team-oriented approach with initiative and curiosity

Responsibilities

• Draft, structure, and negotiate complex, high-value leases with hyperscale cloud providers and enterprise tenants
• Lead legal work on site acquisition and disposition for greenfield and brownfield data center campuses
• Negotiate development agreements, incentive agreements, community benefit agreements, and master vendor agreements with Development teams
• Support energy services agreements, PPAs, RECs, and utility interconnection agreements for large power loads
• Coordinate with internal and external counsel on zoning, entitlements, environmental impact assessments, permits, and incentives
• Design and implement contract playbooks and risk-tolerant templates across regions

Skills

Legal experience

Data center development

Real estate development

In-house counsel

Contract negotiation

Commercial agreements

External counsel management

Cross-functional partnering

Private equity exposure

Strategic advisory

Education

J.D. from a top-tier law school

Job description

Beale Infrastructure Group seeks an experienced Commercial Counsel to lead the commercial and infrastructure legal function for its data center development pipeline. You will guide cross-functional teams through large, long-cycle transactions, manage risk across the supply chain, and build scalable processes.

You will operate as a strategic partner with real estate, energy, construction, and technology teams, negotiating complex agreements and advising senior leadership on commercial strategy