Director Deal Execution & Legal - Data Centers & Real Estate

Edged has an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about sustainability and eager to be part of an innovative company that’s on a journey to transform the world’s data center infrastructure. We are seeking a Director, Deal Execution & Legal – Data Centers & Real Estate to work directly with on high-impact, complex business transactions globally across our hyperscale data center development platform across the U.S., Europe, and APAC.

This role is our first dedicated legal transactions hire on the real estate and data center side and so will cover a broad mandate, from joint venture formations and land acquisitions to hyperscale leases, build-to-suit transactions, and capital raises. The right person brings both legal depth and strong commercial judgment, and is comfortable taking senior leadership’s direction on deal strategy and running with it through execution. You will support term sheet negotiations, manage outside counsel through definitive documentation, and ensure that our agreements reflect how we think about risk, economics, and control.

Edged is highly selective about the people we bring on board because our mission depends on it. Progress happens quickly and we must be able to trust one another to be transparent, communicative, strategic, reliable, and driven. We seek ultra-creatives and superstar performers with a sense of humility and a hunger to make a positive impact in the world. We offer flexibility and endless growth opportunities to those who can harness their skills and talents and identify how and where to use them to add value.

Key Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

• Support the structuring and negotiation of joint ventures, partnerships, and co-investment arrangements with institutional capital partners, including multi-tiered JV / PropCo / DevCo structures, LLC and shareholder agreements, waterfalls and distribution mechanics, term sheets, etc.
• Support negotiation of hyperscale data center leases, including long-term NNN build-to-suit leases, letters of intent, agreements for lease, and related development agreements with hyperscalers, neoclouds, and other tenants
• Support land transactions across multiple jurisdictions, including purchase and sale agreements, letters of intent, option agreements, exclusivity arrangements, and conditionality tied to planning, power, and environmental matters
• Support cross-border transactions across the U.S., Europe, and APAC, coordinating local counsel on jurisdiction-specific structuring, regulatory, tax, and real estate requirements
• Support equity capital raises and co-investment processes, including diligence coordination, information rights, confidentiality arrangements, and investor documentation
• Direct and manage outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions, conveying deal strategy, assigning workstreams, reviewing work product, and ensuring the business perspective is reflected in all documentation; manage legal budgets and timelines
• Conduct commercial and legal due diligence on potential partners, co-venturers, tenants, and counterparties; provide strategic advisory on credit risk, structural risk, and deal alignment
• Advise on portfolio-level matters arising from JV arrangements, including exclusivity scope, investment opportunity allocation, governance, information rights, and exit mechanics
• Support deal execution end-to-end, from term sheet through close, balancing legal rigor with commercial objectives

Skills & Requirements

Education / Experience

• JD from accredited law school
• Barred in at least one U.S. State or the District of Columbia
• 7–12 years of experience in transactional work related to real estate, data centers, or infrastructure development, with meaningful time spent on the principal or sponsor side, or at a law firm advising developers, sponsors, or investors on similar transactions
• Experience in the data center sector, including hyperscale leasing or build-to-suit development, strongly preferred
• Experience with European or APAC real estate or infrastructure transactions and cross-border JV structures, strongly preferred
• Prior in-house experience at a data center developer, real estate investment platform, or infrastructure fund, strongly preferred

Specific Skills / Abilities

• Self-starter with exceptional judgment and business acumen; strong commercial mindset and enjoys being close to the business
• Hands-on experience negotiating JV/LLC agreements, real estate purchase and sale agreements, and long-term commercial leases
• Familiarity with institutional capital structures, including promote/waterfall mechanics, preferred returns, and governance and control provisions
• Proven ability to manage outside counsel effectively, including foreign local counsel, reviewing output, and holding firms accountable to the business objectives of each deal
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and balancing legal precision with business strategy
• High emotional intelligence with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build trust with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Track record of independently handling complex deals and translating legal considerations into actionable business guidance
• Comfortable working as the sole dedicated transactions professional initially, partnering directly with senior leadership and outside counsel
• Desire to grow with an ambitious, scaling organization

Great Place to Work

Enjoy…

A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.
A flexible, autonomous work environment.
A culture of respect, learning, and excellence.
Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.
Growth and travel opportunities.
A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

About Edged

Edged is a fast-growing global network of carbon neutral, zero-water data centers that lead the industry in energy efficiency. The Edged platform is backed by a deep technology stack including advanced waterless cooling, renewable microgrid systems, ultra-clean generators and waste-to-fuel solutions. The platform is designed for rapid deployment and currently has more than a dozen major projects in construction worldwide, with many more in development.

​​Position: Director, Deal Execution & Legal – Data Centers & Real Estate
Full-Time or Part-Time: Full-Time
Reports to: Senior Director of Investments
Location: Remote (New York Metro area or Atlanta, GA)

Contact: [email protected]