About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Legal Department

The Legal team is responsible for managing the company's legal affairs from compliance through litigation, collaborating with departments such as Sales, Operations, Human Resources, and Innovation along the way. The Legal team also works closely with external law firms to develop a comprehensive legal strategy and manages these partners to address issues efficiently and effectively. Unlike many other companies where legal roles are purely advisory, Vantage distinguishes itself by granting our legal staff the authority to directly influence business decisions. This empowers our internal team to align legal strategies with long-term operational goals, risk management, and cost efficiency to deliver outcomes that support corporate objectives. This approach allows each team member to make significant, impactful decisions, driving substantial results for the company.

Position Overview

This role can be based in our Denver, CO location.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Staff Attorney to join our legal team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction law and be adept at negotiating and drafting Master Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and Work Authorizations. In this role, you will provide legal support across various business functions, handling ad hoc requests and ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.

Essential Job Functions

Contract Negotiation:

• Negotiate, draft, and review Master Agreements, NDAs, and Work Authorizations, ensuring alignment with company objectives and risk management strategies.

• Work closely with the procurement team to develop and implement standard processes for procurement contracts, ensuring consistency, compliance, and efficiency.

• Ensure all agreements and business practices comply with relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies. Proactively identify potential legal risks and work with business teams to mitigate them.

Construction Law Expertise:

• Provide legal advice and support on matters related to construction law, including contract disputes, regulatory compliance, and risk management.

Internal Collaboration:

• Work closely with internal stakeholders, including project managers, procurement teams, and senior management, to understand business needs and provide effective legal solutions.

Legal Services and Risk Management:

• Be a key part of the Legal team in delivering high-quality legal services and risk management, ensuring group-wide requirements are embedded in processes delivering Vantage’s data center developments and operations.

• Support Vantage and be a strategic partner by providing practical, proactive, business-focused, solutions-oriented, and sound legal advice to enable Vantage to achieve its business and strategic objectives while fully and appropriately managing legal risk.

Additional Duties:

• Respond to and manage a variety of legal requests from different business units, providing timely and accurate legal advice.

Job Requirements

Education:

• JD from an ABA accredited law school and admission to a State Bar

Experience:

• 3+ years of relevant legal experience

• Some in-house experience within the construction or real estate industry preferred but not essential.

• Good knowledge of and experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.

• Experience within the data center industry or mission-critical project construction preferred, but not required.

Skills:

• Executive presence and effective communication skills

• Well-rounded corporate and commercial lawyer who is also a practical and business-minded executive.

• Strong communication skills, including verbal and written comprehension skills.  Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and stakeholder management.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a