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 either of our US locations: Denver, CO or Ashburn, VA. In alignment with our flexible work policy. (3 days on site required, 2 days flexible). Travel is required (see Job Requirements).

Vantage is seeking a diligent, analytical, initiative-driven colleague to assist with the legal aspects of debt capital raising (acquisition financing, construction financing, securitizations) and related M&A and real estate matters. You will support the SVP, Capital Markets and Regional General Counsel (NA) directly and interact with the Chief Financial Officer (Global), CFO NA, Chief Legal Officer (Global), and Chief Investment Officer, and the teams supporting them. The ideal candidate will be an autonomous self-starter who is capable of getting results without constant direction. You should have a professional-growth mindset and be willing to bring forth ideas that can benefit Vantage.

Essential Job Functions

Debt Capital Raising Initiatives:

• Assist in the preparation and negotiation of term sheets.

Loan Agreements:

• Participate in negotiations of loan agreements and provide comments to loan agreements prepared by Vantage’s counsel.

• Confirm that Vantage can operationally align with the representations, warranties, covenants, and other terms of the loan agreement.

• Post-closing, ensure compliance with lender consent rights and notification requirements (e.g., change in project scope, budget amendments, new tenant leases, etc).

• Ensure compliance with any Conditions Subsequent.

Process Implementation and Improvement:

• Implement and improve processes to capture information on any borrower or project changes that may require lender consent or notification.

• Implement processes to ensure compliance with ongoing loan terms and fulfillment of conditions subsequent.

• Drive standardization of loan agreements, including representations, warranties, reporting, and lender consent rights.

Collaboration and Negotiation:

• Interact with the internal tax team on organization (re-)structuring and impact on loan agreements (or other material agreements governed by the loan agreements.)

• Assist with the preparation and negotiation of amendments and waivers.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

• Advise on transfer, assignment, split, and change in control issues relating to loan agreements.

• Act as a point of contact on loan terms.

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.

• Provide practical, proactive, business-focused, solutions-oriented, and sound legal advice to support Vantage in achieving its business and strategic objectives whilst fully and appropriately managing legal risk.

Outside Counsel:

• Instruct and manage outside counsel, particularly for legal advice related to the specific laws of various jur