QTS Data Centers · 1 month ago
Senior Corporate Counsel - Finance
Ashburn, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expQTS Data Centers is a global digital infrastructure leader, committed to connecting the world for good. The Senior Corporate Counsel (Finance) will support the company's capital raising and corporate transactional operations, including managing transactions and ensuring compliance with relevant contract policies.
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Responsibilities
Support all legal aspects of the company’s capital raising activities, including secured and unsecured debt financing, equity financing and joint ventures, structured finance and capital markets operations, and other corporate transactional matters, as well as various corporate governance matters
This includes managing and executing transactions from inception through closing and post-closing integration, including due diligence, coordination of multiple deals and deal flow, managing outside counsel, and negotiation and drafting of various legal documents, agreements and disclosure, such as those pertaining to loans, bonds, joint ventures and syndications
This role will work closely with QTS’s finance, real estate, and development teams, and would involve managing outside counsel and working with lenders, counterparties, and other third parties
Based on the needs of the company, responsibility for various general legal and business matters
Responsibility for various commercial law matters
Assist with a variety of business-related functions and provide sound legal and business judgment on matters including construction, real estate, reporting and compliance, tax abatements, litigation, etc
Qualification
Required
J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials
Admission to the Bar of a U.S. state or the District of Columbia (with ability to become admitted in state where office is located)
Five or more years of legal experience as a practicing lawyer (law firm experience strongly preferred) working in the areas of corporate finance, debt/structured finance, capital markets, investments, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate transactions
Additional experience in corporate and real estate law is preferred
Hands-on, self-starter who is disciplined and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting that requires a highly accurate and timely work product
Agile and versatile; comfortable with new and unfamiliar subject matter; easily adaptable to change
Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
Enterprising and entrepreneurial
Able to take initiative with no direction
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong listening, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
Ability to work in a fast-paced and evolving business environment
Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel), Box, Workday, DocuSign
Excellent analytical, time-management, judgment and decision-making skills
Possess ambition and an optimistic attitude
Ability to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities and demands on time
Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
Able to effectively manage complicated legal and business issues
Ability to effectively manage others, including outside counsel and service providers
Preferred
Experience with project finance and/or asset-based lending
Benefits
QRest Sabbatical
Employee Stock Purchase
QTS scholarship for dependents
Eagle Club award trip eligibility
Paid volunteer days
Tuition assistance
Parental leave
Military leave assistance
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Flexible spending and HSA accounts
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Paid volunteer days
Employee assistance program
Tuition assistance
Parental leave
Military leave assistance
QTS scholarship for dependents
Wellness program
Other company benefits
Company
QTS Data Centers
QTS is the digital infrastructure leader – Powered by People, driven by purpose and fueled by a spirit of innovation.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.74BKey Investors
General Atlantic
2025-08-13Debt Financing· $1.65B
2021-06-07Acquired
2020-09-23Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
Brent Bensten
CTO
J
Jon Greaves
Executive Vice President - Quality Special Operations
Recent News
2025-12-15
2025-11-08
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