Legal Counsel

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.

Position Overview

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a detail-oriented, and initiative-driven colleague to provide legal counsel to internal business partners on the development and operation of data center facilities across the Asia Pacific region.

Aside from legal expertise and support, an essential part of the role is the coordination of and collaborative working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, in a number of different timezones and with varying cultural nuances.

Essential Job Functions- Support Vantage Data Centers and be a strategic partner by providing practical, proactive, business-focused, solutions-oriented and sound legal advice that enables Vantage Data Centers to achieve its business and strategic objectives whilst fully and appropriately managing legal risk.- Provide comprehensive legal support to and collaboration with the business teams on all matters, including complex business transactions, governance and contract management and instructing of outside counsel.- Be a key part of the Legal team in its delivery of high quality legal services and risk management, ensuring group-wide requirements are embedded in the development and operation of Vantage Data Centers facilities across the APAC region.

Duties- Structure, review, draft and negotiate a wide variety of documents, including service agreements, equipment supply agreements, consultancy contracts, construction contracts, O&M agreements, financing documents, PPAs etc.- Advise on legal issues that arise during project development as well as at operational sites.- Instruct and manage external counsel where required.- Support new market entry and strategic projects from time to time.- Support global legal strategy for commercial contracts, including contract management and governance and maintain organisation of legal documents.- Attend negotiations with the business and third party vendors.- Assist with preparation of standard forms and templates.- Support the Legal and Compliance departments in ongoing continuous improvement initiatives and standardisation of working practices globally and across the region.

**Requirements**:
- Admitted to practice in a common law jurisdiction.- 2 to 4 years of relevant post qualification experience with a top law firm.- Demonstrated contract drafting experience.- Sound understanding of the project development process, from both the legal and commercial perspectives.- Project financing experience is an added advantage but not a pre-requisite.- Experience within the digital infrastructure industry is an added advantage but not a pre-requisite.- Strong communication skills, including verbal and written comprehension skills. Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills and stakeholder management.- Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean is an added advantage but not a pre-requisite.- Ability to analyse complex business concepts and documents, and translate business intent into a succinct and reader-friendly legal document.- This position requires an organised individual with the capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure, and to prioritize work effort, all with mínimal supervision.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard an efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Safety and security always matter. During COVID, all positions that can work remotely have been, and appropriate steps have been taken to ensure the safety of employees in any position essential to be on site. Regardless of where you are working, technology to work effectively is provided on or in advance of your first day of employment.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer