Vice President, Legal

Rubix; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global scope and impact

Job summary

Rubix is seeking a Vice President, Legal to lead legal support for our global AI and digital infrastructure platform. As the principal legal advisor, you will work with the executive team and Board, owning legal across corporate, real estate, power, construction, and commercial contracts.

This build role involves creating templates, playbooks, governance, an outside counsel panel, and eventually a dedicated team. You must balance speed, risk, and long-term value in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in good standing in at least one relevant jurisdiction.
• 12–18+ years of legal experience with in-house or equivalent private practice.
• Deep experience in infrastructure, energy, construction, and real estate transactions.
• Proven ability to advise executives and the Board with business-focused guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead equity and debt raises, including investor diligence and financing documents.
• Structure and negotiate joint ventures, co-investments, and M&A as the platform grows.
• Own corporate governance across multi-jurisdiction entities and board matters.
• Lead real estate matters: land acquisitions, permits, and zoning across jurisdictions.
• Negotiate power purchase agreements and on-site generation arrangements.
• Draft and negotiate construction contracts (EPC, design-build, GMP, FIDIC).
• Manage disputes, coordinate external counsel, and run outside counsel panel.

Skills

In-house corporate legal leadership

M&A and financing transactions

Contract negotiation at scale

Executive and Board influence

Regulatory and ESG advisory

Strategic risk management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or UK/EU equivalent

Job description

Rubix is seeking a Vice President, Legal to lead legal support for our global AI and digital infrastructure platform. You'll be the company's principal legal advisor, working alongside the executive team and the Board, and you'll own legal across the whole business: corporate and financing, real estate and land, power, construction, and commercial contracts.

This is a build role. You'll set up the function from close to a blank sheet: the templates, the playbooks, the outside counsel panel, the governance, and in time the team.This position requires a business-oriented leader who can operate at both a strategic and execution level—balancing speed, risk, and long-term value in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Rubix is part of the Submer Group, delivering the infrastructure and platforms AI runs on, spanning land and power, infrastructure and compute, cloud operations, and applications.

Key responsibilities

Corporate, M&A and governance

• Lead legal on equity and debt raises, including investor diligence, financing documents, and security packages
• Structure and negotiate joint ventures, co-investment, and M&A as the platform grows
• Own corporate governance: multi-jurisdiction entity management, board and shareholder matters, delegations of authority, and the policies a PE-backed business is expected to hold

Real estate and land

• Lead legal on site acquisition: land purchases, options, ground leases, build-to-suit, easements, and wayleaves
• Handle title, zoning, planning and entitlements, and permitting across jurisdictions
• Support development from site control through to operational handover

Power and energy

• Negotiate power purchase agreements, grid connection and interconnection agreements, and take-or-pay arrangements
• Advise on on-site generation and storage (solar, battery, backup) and related grid and regulatory matters
• Treat power as a gating issue: secure it early and protect it contractually

Construction and projects

• Structure, draft, and negotiate construction contracts: EPC, design-build, GMP, multi-prime, and FIDIC-based forms for international work
• Cover the full project lifecycle: procurement, delivery, commissioning, claims, delay, defects, liens, and site safety
• Manage colocation, supply, equipment, and professional services agreements

Compliance, risk and disputes

• Advise on regulatory and compliance matters across real estate, energy, construction, and data infrastructure
• Own data protection (GDPR and equivalents), sanctions, anti-bribery, and ESG and sustainability obligations
• Manage disputes and pre-litigation matters, and coordinate external counsel
• Run the outside counsel panel for quality, speed, and cost

Building the function

• Stand up the legal function from scratch and grow it as the company expands
• Build the team and the budget, and bring in specialists as volume demands

Qualifications

Required

• Qualified lawyer (JD or UK/EU equivalent) in good standing in at least one relevant jurisdiction
• 12 to 18+ years' legal experience, with significant in-house or relevant private practice time
• Deep experience across infrastructure, energy, construction, and real estate transactions
• Track record negotiating complex commercial and financing agreements at scale
• Clear, business-focused advice in fast-moving environments
• Strong influence with executives and the Board

Preferred

• Data centers, digital infrastructure, or hyperscale experience
• Experience in a PE-backed or institutionally funded business, including financing and diligence
• International experience across multiple regions
• Experience building and leading a legal function from an early stage

What success looks like

• The equity and debt raises close, with legal ahead of the deal rather than behind it
• Sites, power, and construction contracts are locked down on terms that hold up under investor diligence
• Contracting is consistent and quick across regions, with the business able to self-serve on routine work
• The business gets clear advice it can act on, with risk called early
• Outside counsel spend is controlled and proportionate

Why Join

• Opportunity to define and elevate a category-leading brand in a rapidly growing industry
• Work at the forefront of data center innovation and sustainability
• Global scope with meaningful impact on company growth and reputation

Rubix offers competitive compensation including base pay, performance incentives, and benefits.

Our job titles may span more than one job level. The actual base pay is dependent on a number of factors, such as transferable skills, location, work experience, business needs and market demands.

Our inclusive responsibility

Rubix is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.