Managing Counsel, Data Center & Infrastructure

Cerebras Systems

• $180K — $220K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of legal experience with data center providers or hyperscalers in infrastructure transactions.
  • Expertise in negotiating complex leases, particularly single-tenant facilities and behind-the-meter power setups.
  • Proven ability to lead multi-faceted transactions with urgency across technical and business teams.
  • Strong negotiation skills for technical terms related to compute and utility requirements.
  • Familiarity with transaction diligence, regulatory matters, and dispute resolution.
  • Practical judgment combined with a proactive approach adapting to changing priorities.
  • J.D. and active bar admission required; a background in both law firms and in-house roles is ideal.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the legal strategy for data center acquisitions and digital infrastructure transactions.
  • Negotiate various lease agreements and development contracts.
  • Manage ongoing legal relationships with operators, lessors, and financing sources.
  • Provide advice on post-acquisition issues like construction and regulatory compliance.
  • Guide corporate governance and risk assessment in infrastructure transactions.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to own key transactions critical to company growth.
  • Visibility in a hands-on role that allows for expanded strategic responsibilities.
  • Work in an innovative environment centered on cutting-edge tech advancements.
Full Job Description
About the role
As Managing Counsel, Data Center & Infrastructure you will lead major data center acquisitions and development transactions. Working with the Global Data Centers team, this attorney will structure and negotiate complex deals, including financing components, and manage long-term infrastructure relationships.

This visible, hands-on role offers ownership of transactions central to the company's growth and the opportunity to take on broader strategic responsibility as the business expands.

Responsibilities
  • Lead the end-to-end legal strategy for data center acquisitions and other digital infrastructure transactions, including diligence, deal structuring, financing components, negotiation and closing.
  • Negotiate single-tenant, powered-shell and build-to-suit leases; colocation, capacity reservation, development and connectivity agreements.
  • Manage long-term legal relationships with data center operators and lessors, financing sources and customers purchasing capacity.
  • Advise on post-acquisition matters, including construction, design, long-lead equipment, supply chain, regulatory issues and disputes.
  • Advise on corporate structure, governance and risk in connection with infrastructure transactions.

Qualifications
  • 10+ years of direct legal experience with or at data center providers, neo-clouds or hyperscalers on real estate and physical infrastructure transactions.
  • Experience negotiating complex leases or colocation agreements. Familiarity with single-tenant facilities and behind-the-meter power arrangements is particularly valuable.
  • Track record of leading sophisticated transactions across business and technical teams, managing interdependencies and moving deals forward with urgency.
  • Ability to negotiate technical terms involving compute infrastructure, hardware specifications, data center operations, equipment, power and utilities requirements.
  • Experience with transaction diligence, regulatory issues and dispute resolution, and the agility to learn adjacent practice areas.
  • Practical judgment and a hands-on approach as priorities evolve.
  • J.D. and active bar admission required. A mix of leading law firm and in-house experience is preferred.

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