SVP, Legal (Global Infrastructure & Projects) US

Nscale Ltd.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan participation

Bonus programs

Equity options

Job summary

Nscale Ltd. seeks a Senior Vice President of Legal to lead the global infrastructure and projects legal agenda, spanning real estate, power procurement, data centre design, construction, and related services. This US-based role reports to the Chief Legal Officer with global scope.

You will shape strategy, manage external counsel, negotiate complex agreements, and drive risk management across multiple jurisdictions, enabling large-scale developments worldwide.

Qualifications

• 15+ PQE focusing on infrastructure, construction, or energy projects.
• Experience leading large-scale, multi-jurisdictional digital infrastructure developments.
• Deep expertise in real estate, regulatory frameworks, and commercial contracting.
• Strong leadership at executive level and stakeholder management.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills in complex commercial environments.
• Strategic, commercially minded approach to legal problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal strategy and execution for global infrastructure and data centre projects across jurisdictions.
• Partner with executive leadership on strategy, negotiation, and execution of large-scale developments.
• Provide commercially minded legal counsel across project lifecycles.
• Advise on site selection, land acquisition, and related transactions.
• Oversee regulatory compliance, zoning, and permitting.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks tied to project development and implementation.
• Counsel on power reservation and energy supply arrangements.
• Coordinate with internal teams on data centre design and construction matters.
• Mitigate risks in infrastructure, construction, and energy-related work.
• Structure and negotiate complex commercial agreements with internal stakeholders.
• Lead procurement-related legal work and manage external counsel.
• Influence executive decision-making with risk-based guidance.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Calm under pressure

Job description

SVP, Legal (Global Infrastructure & Projects)

US

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 - $460,000 USD

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