Senior Legal Counsel, Real Estate, Construction & Power, xScaleEquinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 240+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.We are a fast-growing global company with 20 years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,100 networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents. A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.The roleWe are more than legal professionals protecting Equinix’s interests. We are valued business partners, known as responsive, consistent and proactive. We take customer service seriously and strive for excellence in our execution. Equinix’s dynamic growth trajectory keeps us on our toes and constantly learning. Our strong relationships with our internal clients, fueled by our solution-driven orientation and creative yet practical advice, bring us to the table early and often and lead to interesting and rewarding work in support of Equinix’s overall business objectives.Our global Legal department may span six continents, but we are One Legal - a true team working together across borders in support of our shared strategic objectives. We work hard but take time to celebrate our accomplishments – both professional and personal, with a healthy dose of fun thrown in along the way. We look forward to coming to work every day to support Equinix and each other and highly value the “team first” culture we have created.This new role of Senior Legal Counsel, Real Estate, Construction & Power will be part of our core xScale Legal team and primarily responsible for the real estate, construction and power legal support model for the xScale joint venture portfolio globally. Given the geographic scope and volume of properties within the xScale portfolio, the candidate will collaborate with and rely on resources across the wider One Legal team who are specializing in real estate and infrastructure within regional teams.The xScale business was established in 2019 and comprises several joint ventures set up with investment partners to pursue Equinix’s larger scale deployments with certain nominated cloud service and technology providers. It is a growing, dynamic and fast paced business with ambitions to evolve in the future to meet growing customer demand.What You'll DoAct as a member of the team developing specific expertise to support our xScale business within Equinix and leverage the expertise of Equinix in developing and operating world class data centers which will include collaborating with legal colleagues specializing in real estate and infrastructure within the relevant Regional Legal teamLeading on post-close matters within the xScale portfolio including subdividing real estate, power sharing agreements, intra-group real estate reorganization workstreams and certain post close construction workstreamsLeading on related party direct leasing arrangements between the joint venture party and EquinixLeading on the real estate, construction and power workstreams associated with the disposal of properties within the xScale portfolio including advising on structuring, coordinating due diligence and working alongside xScale Corporate legal colleagues on transactional documentationReview and interpret real estate, construction and power contracts with respect to the xScale portfolio in response to requests from the xScale business and support functions for xScale, in particular for Corporate Development, Finance, Tax and TreasurySupport for ensuring compliance with regard to xScale and wider Equinix policies, processes and procedures to ensure proper governance is followed, at all times seeking to drive consistency and scale across the portfolio globallyManagement of xScale real estate, construction and power precedent data bases, development of precedents and the provision of training to key business partners and members of the wider One Legal global teamBuild and maintain business relationships, and handle challenging workflows, appropriately prioritizing with partners in xScale, Real Estate, Corporate Development and Design & Construction; andManagement and coordination with external legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions engaged to provide legal support for the various activities referred to aboveWhat You NeedDegree qualification with solid post qualification experience as a real estate lawyer in middle or top tier law firm and/or a large multi-national organization is essentialExposure to and understanding of construction and utilities law as well as joint ventures and/or fund structures is desirableSome in-house experience including by way of secondment is desirableStrong interpersonal skills, track record of collaborating with internal colleagues, able to work independently and multi-taskExcellent verbal and written communication skillsStrong eye for business, problem solving abilities and good judgmentDedication to high standards for work product and resultsAbility to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively to manage competing priorities. Ability to work within tight deadlinesLanguage capabilities are desirableEquinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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