Legal Director

Overview

Yondr is a disruptor. We challenge convention and simplify complexity. A global developer, owner operator and service provider of data centers, we deliver complex data center capacity needs for the world’s largest tech companies. Our exponential growth sees us looking for extraordinary people to help accelerate us towards a vision : a tomorrow without constraints.

But we can’t do this without you.

About the Role

The Legal Director will lead our Legal team in the Americas and is responsible for all Legal affairs in this region. This role reports to the General Counsel and provides Legal counsel to the executive leadership team, the board and other senior management. It is ultimately responsible for developing the legal function and frameworks in the region and supporting strategic projects. The role focuses on all legal aspects to support operations across the region.

Main Responsibilities

• Support and advise our teams on the full lifecycle of data centers in the region, including land and power acquisition, 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 market changes to advise on risks and opportunities.
• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance across the business.
• Identify legal risks and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Conduct legal due diligence on potential transactions, acquisitions and partnerships.
• Advise on risk allocation and mitigation in commercial agreements.
• Collaborate with 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 to accomplish corporate goals across regions.
• Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, including framework agreements, leasing and transactional documents.
• Provide legal guidance in negotiations and execution of contracts with suppliers, partners and customers.
• Ensure contracts align with the company’s commercial objectives.
• Maintain corporate relationships with relevant governmental bodies and community stakeholders.
• Advise senior corporate officers on a variety of issues.
• Participate in formulation of general management policy as a member of the executive management team.
• Manage and grow a team of lawyers.
• Work cooperatively with the global legal team and supervise and train employees, including organizing and prioritizing work assignments.
• Foster a cooperative work environment and develop and implement legal strategies and solutions.
• Manage external legal engagements and review their outputs.
• Advise on MSAs, outsourcing, SLAs and legal aspects of procurement such as RFPs.
• Advise on legal considerations and costs of entering new markets.

Qualifications and Experience

At Yondr, we are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Our roles are open to everyone; all interested parties are welcome to apply. We ensure equitable access and consideration throughout the hiring process. We strive to foster a welcoming, safe and inclusive work environment with supportive benefits.

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