Director of Assistant General Counsel, Vantage Data Centers
North America
$175-190k
+ Bonus
More information about location
Customizable enterprise data center solutions
Open for applications
Customizable enterprise data center solutions
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$175-190k
+ Bonus
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To design, build and operate resilient, sustainable digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies with a relentless focus on customer experience.
Role
Who you are
- This position requires a detail-oriented and proactive legal professional with experience in corporate law, commercial contracts and employment law
- The ideal candidate will be adept at managing a diverse range of legal matters and working collaboratively across departments to ensure the company’s legal and business objectives are met
- You should have a professional-growth mindset and be willing to bring forth ideas that can benefit Vantage
- JD from an ABA accredited law school and admission to a State Bar
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience, with strong background in an in-house position
- Experience in corporate law and governance, employment law and commercial contracts
- Experience within the data center or telecommunications industry preferred, but not required
- High level of integrity, professionalism and discretion
- Executive presence and effective communication skills
- Well-rounded corporate and commercial lawyer who is also a practical and business-minded executive
- Strong communication skills, including verbal and written comprehension skills. Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and stakeholder management
- Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative manner
- Ability to analyze complex business concepts and documents
- Ability to effectively respond to sensitive issues, complex inquiries or complaints in a timely manner
- Flexible, adaptable and self-directed; able to work in a variety of circumstances; e.g. remotely, across multiple time zones, cross functionally, by project, etc
- Successful candidate must be a team player, able to work with a variety of people
- Excellent organization and problem-solving skills that enable the successful candidate to juggle multiple responsibilities at once and consistently meet tight deadlines
- Impeccable integrity, credibility, character and ethics
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
What the job involves
- The Legal team is responsible for managing the company's legal affairs from compliance through litigation, collaborating with departments such as Sales, Operations, Human Resources, and Innovation along the way
- The Legal team also works closely with external law firms to develop a comprehensive legal strategy and manages these partners to address issues efficiently and effectively
- Unlike many other companies where legal roles are purely advisory, Vantage distinguishes itself by granting our legal staff the authority to directly influence business decisions
- This empowers our internal team to align legal strategies with long-term operational goals, risk management, and cost efficiency to deliver outcomes that support corporate objectives. This approach allows each team member to make significant, impactful decisions, driving substantial results for the company
- The Director, Associate General Counsel will play a critical role in providing legal support and strategic guidance to all departments across the North American business
- Be a key part of the Legal team in delivering high-quality legal services and risk management, ensuring group-wide requirements are embedded in processes delivering Vantage’s data center developments and operations
- Support Vantage and be a strategic partner by providing practical, proactive, business-focused, solutions-oriented, and sound legal advice to enable Vantage to achieve its business and strategic objectives while fully and appropriately managing legal risk
- Instruct and manage outside counsel, especially for legal advice related to the specific laws of various jurisdictions
- Responsible for managing outside counsel spend in line with the legal budget
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including vendor agreements, construction agreements and procurement contracts
- Advise on legal risks and implications related to business decisions and operations
- Update and maintain templates to support the needs of the business
- Manage and oversee litigation matters, including working with outside counsel and coordinating internal resources
- Develop strategies to minimize legal risks and resolve disputes effectively
- Partner with the People Team and manage all legal matters, including employment law issues, employee relations and policy development
- Oversee HR compliance with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations
- Provide guidance on employee contracts, terminations, disciplinary actions and workplace investigations
- Collaborate with the People Team to ensure employment practices are fair, legal and aligned with company policies and values
- Work closely with various departments, including operations, IT, finance, construction and development to provide integrated legal support
- Assist in developing strategies that align the legal function with overall business goals
- Handle additional duties as assigned by Management
Our take
AI technology is scaling, demanding more powerful and expensive facilities to store the data of the companies that are spearheading this acceleration. Because AI tech demands higher-powered cooling requirements, extra effort must go into keeping these data centers carbon neutral, which is why Vantage Data Centers designs facilities that are efficient, scalable, and sustainable.
Such a rapidly growing market means the facilities and infrastructure supporting it must be flexible and suitable for expansion. Vantage keeps this in mind, designing scalability into its centers. It now operates 32 hyperscale campuses across the globe, serving several leading technology companies. In 2017, it was acquired by Digital Bridge Holdings, and has surpassed Unicorn status with a valuation of $15 billion.
With VC awarded at the start of 2024, Vantage is extending and accelerating its capabilities across North America and the EMEA regions. As cloud computing and AI companies grow at a breakneck pace, Vantage has established itself as the obvious data-storage choice for hyperscaling companies, which sets it up for great success in the future.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2024
$6.4bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2023
$1.5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $11.6bn
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
Company values
- We are committed to providing world-class customer service
- Operational excellence is our foundation and way of life
- Without employee and client safety, nothing else matters
- Security, for both clients and employees, is a top priority—always
- We engineer to meet customer needs while maintaining cost effectiveness
- We innovate, iterate and automate in the relentless pursuit of continuous improvement
- We incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles across our business to create long-term value
- By valuing diversity and inclusivity, we collaborate to build better solutions
- Accountability to our customers and transparency in our metrics show proof of performance
- Honesty is the only policy: we communicate openly no matter the risk or reward
Company HQ
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO
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Leadership
Sureel Choksi
(CEO, not founder)Was previously on the Board of Directors at Vantage before being promoted to CEO in 2013. Alongside his work at Vantage, Choksi is on the Board for Scala Data Centers, Zayo Group and Strada Education Foundation.
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