SVP, Legal (Global Infrastructure & Projects)

Nscale; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Senior Vice President of Legal (Global Infrastructure Projects) to lead legal strategy and execution for its worldwide portfolio, including real estate, energy procurement, data centre design, and construction. The role reports to the Chief Legal Officer and collaborates with Data Centre/Projects and AI Infrastructure teams across North America, APAC, UK and EMEA.

You will provide commercially minded legal guidance across the full project lifecycle, from site selection to

Qualifications

• 15+ years post-qualification experience in infrastructure, construction, or energy projects.
• Proven track record leading at executive level and guiding large, multi-jurisdictional deals.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills in complex commercial environments.
• Experience managing stakeholders across internal and external partners.
• Deep knowledge of regulatory, real estate, and contracting considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal strategy and execution for global infrastructure and data centre projects across multiple jurisdictions.
• Partner with executive leadership to negotiate and structure large-scale developments.
• Advise on land acquisition, regulatory compliance, permitting, and risk management.
• Ensure alignment with energy supply arrangements, procurement, and contractual governance.
• Manage external counsel across jurisdictions and drive execution with commercial soundness.

Skills

PQE 15+ in infra/energy

Executive leadership

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory frameworks

Education

Law degree / Qualified lawyer

Job description

About The Role

We’re hiring our Senior Vice President of Legal (Global Infrastructure Projects) to lead legal

strategy and execution across Nscale’s global projects portfolio, including real estate, power procurement, data centre design and construction, colocation leasing and fit-out works, infrastructure procurement and related business services.

This is a strategic leadership role based in the United States with global scope, reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer with a dotted-line relationship to the Regional General Counsel.

You will partner closely with executive leadership, senior internal stakeholders, as well as the Data Centre/Projects and AI Infrastructure teams to support the legal strategy, negotiation, and execution of complex projects across multiple jurisdictions.

The role is central to enabling the successful delivery of large-scale developments by providing commercially minded legal guidance across the full project lifecycle.

From site selection and energy arrangements through construction, procurement, and risk management and bankability, your work will help shape how critical infrastructure is planned and delivered globally.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead legal strategy and execution for global infrastructure and data centre projects
• across multiple jurisdictions.
• Partner with executive leadership and project teams on the 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
• consultation with our AI Infrastructure team for 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.

About You

• 15+ PQE lawyer supporting infrastructure, construction, or energy projects
• Proven track record working 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 effectively at executive level
• Demonstrated stakeholder management capability 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

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.

Salary Range: $260,000 USD - $460,0 USD

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