Yondr Group · 11 hours ago
Legal Director
USA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expYondr is a global developer and service provider of data centers, seeking a Legal Director to lead their Legal team in the Americas. This role involves providing legal counsel to senior management, developing legal strategies, and overseeing all legal matters related to the company's operations.
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Responsibilities
Support and advise our teams in relation to the full lifecycle of our data centers in the region, including acquisition of land and power, zoning and permitting, design and construction, operations and maintenance, procurement and customer contracts
Develop and implement the company's legal strategy to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards
Stay updated on legal developments and changes in the market to advise the company on potential risks and opportunities
Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
Identify legal risks associated with the company's operations and develop risk mitigation strategies
Conduct legal, due diligence on potential business transactions, acquisitions, and partnerships
Advise on risk allocation and mitigation strategies in commercial agreements
Collaborate with various internal departments, including finance, operations, and compliance to ensure alignment and adequate legal support
Establish relationships with external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, government authorities, and investors
Oversee the delivery of legal services and resources to accomplish corporate goals, strategies, and priorities across all regions
Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts, including framework agreements, leasing, and transactional documents
Provide legal guidance and support in the negotiation and execution of contracts with suppliers, partners, and customers
Ensure that contracts align with the company's commercial objectives
Maintain proper corporate interactions with the relevant local, state and federal governmental bodies, legislatures, and the community at large
Advise senior corporate officers on a variety of issues
Participate in the formulation of general management policy as a member of the executive management team
Manage and grow a team of lawyers
Work co-operatively with members of global legal team
Supervise and train employees, including organization and prioritization of work assignments
Foster a cooperative work environment
Develop and implement legal strategies and solutions
Manage and approve all external legal engagements and their outputs
Advise on MSA’s, outsourcing, SLA’s, and legal aspects of procurement such as RFP’s
Advise on legal considerations and costs of going into new markets
Qualification
Required
Qualified Lawyer with a minimum of 10+ years of PQE experience
Strong private practice experience coupled with strong inhouse experience
Industry experience, both large company and private equity backed experience
Experience within Real estate/ Construction/ Infrastructure Projects is required
Experience supporting executive leadership
Extensive experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and a wide variety of supply side contracts, also customer contracts
Experience working and entering new markets within EMEA, U.S. & APAC and considering the legal issues of entering a new market
Good experience working with a variety of external counsel
Experience leading, managing and developing a legal team and working cross functionally on areas such as Procurement, Deals & Leasing
Experience in a high scale business supporting multiple teams and projects
Highly motivated self-starter who is a leader and has the ability to develop the Legal function with minimal guidance
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with others of all levels of the business
Strong negotiating skills with both legal and commercial issues
Good organizational, time management and workload management skills, and ability to prioritize as needed
Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with various departments and across all business units
Strong knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements in real estate, construction and data center sectors
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
Preferred
Experience in the Data center industry is desirable
Company
Yondr Group
Yondr Group is a developer, owner operator and service provider of data centers.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.05BKey Investors
International Finance Corporation
2024-12-23Debt Financing· $900M
2024-10-28Acquired
2024-08-20Private Equity
Leadership Team
Aaron Wangenheim
Chief Executive Officer
Dave Newitt
Co-founder
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