*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco or upcoming New York City office location 4 days per week; Lambda's designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.
As Lambda continues its rapid growth, and our data center footprint continues scaling, we are expanding our legal team is expanding its infrastructure, corporate development, and power capabilities. We are seeking an
Energy & Infrastructure Counsel to act as a primary deal architect for our multi-billion-dollar-scale physical infrastructure investments.
You will take end-to-end ownership of the legal structuring, drafting, and negotiation of complex transactions across our portfolio of leased data centers, and data centers we will develop ourselves through land and power acquisitions. You will work cross-functionally with our site development, power, engineering, procurement, and finance leaders to execute the infrastructure deals that will help define Lambda's future.
What You'll Do- Deal Negotiation & Structuring: Lead the commercial negotiation and documentation of development deals, complex site leasing, and real estate transactions.
- Power & Utility Management: Structure and manage specialized contracts critical to hyperscale deployments, including corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), utility interconnection agreements, behind-the-meter generation frameworks, and storage systems.
- Construction & Project Development: Draft, review, and negotiate construction contracts, engineering services agreements, and design-build documents tailored for infrastructure handling gigawatts of power.
- Finance & Incentive Support: Partner with corporate development, tax and other teams to support project finance elements, tax incentives, and intricate lease arrangements that enable massive capital deployment.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align legal risk frameworks closely with technical engineering, security, business development, and strategic financial models.
- Outside Counsel Oversight: Direct and manage specialized outside counsel on complex regulatory or regional matters while maintaining strictly focused in-house strategic judgment.
You- 6+ years of legal experience running complex commercial transactions, ideally split between an elite AmLaw law firm and an innovative, fast-moving infrastructure or technology company.
- Deep infrastructure expertise with a proven track record of managing a heavy workload, prioritizing risk efficiently, and closing multi-million or billion-dollar transactions on accelerated schedules.
- Strong technical and energy market literacy, displaying a clear understanding of data centers, wholesale electricity markets (e.g., ERCOT, PJM), utility interconnections, and emerging AI hardware stacks.
- Solution-oriented commercial mindset with an ability to demonstrate sound, definitive judgment in high-stakes, highly ambiguous situations.
- Elite communication abilities, with a demonstrated capacity to accurately and concisely bridge technical engineering needs with legal protections.
- A JD from an accredited law school and an active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
- A lot of charge in the battery-thriving under pressure in an environment that demands high responsiveness, versatility, and absolute ownership.
Salary Range InformationThe annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.
About Lambda- Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
- Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
- We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
- Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers
- We offer generous cash & equity compensation
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
- Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use
