Senior Corporate Counsel

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Position Description

The Senior Corporate Counsel, Canada is responsible for legal and corporate governance in support of Vantage’s strategic opportunities and business objectives in general.  In addition to providing excellent legal expertise and support, the candidate must bring a proactive, business and solution-oriented mindset to legal matters, an enterprise lens and a proven ability to work collaboratively across the organization.  Ideal candidates for this role will have both in-house and law firm experience, strong business acumen, enterprise leadership, passion for growing a business and experience in continuous improvement and driving enhancements that benefit the Company. 

Essential Job Functions

• Support Vantage and be a strategic partner by providing practical, business-focused and sound legal advice to the Canadian Design, Engineering & Construction, Finance, Sales and Operations teams.
• Provide proactive and strategic legal advice that enables Vantage to achieve its business and strategic objectives while fully and appropriately managing legal risk.
• Manage the legal work for the Canadian team, including complex business transactions and agreements with consultants, contractors, and customers and oversight of outside counsel.
• Responsible for supporting legal matters involving the Canadian Design, Engineering & Construction, Finance, Sales and Operations teams, including negotiating agreements, dispute resolution, governance and contract management, and assisting with the management of outside counsel.

Duties

• Structure, review, draft and negotiate various vendor contracts, including construction agreements, supply contracts and other vendor agreements.
• Negotiate complex commercial contracts, including but not limited to commercial lease agreements, colocation agreements, repeatable lease templates.
• Support global legal strategy for commercial contracts with contractors and customers; including contract management and governance.
• Responsible for legal work and supervision of outside counsel associated with development, engineering, and construction projects, including professional services agreements, supplier contracts, master agreements, and purchase orders.
• Support the legal department in ongoing continuous improvement initiatives and standardization of working practices across the region.

Job Requirements

• Member of Barreau du Québec.
• 7 + years of relevant legal experience.
• Experience with commercial contracts, including construction agreements, supply contracts and other vendor agreements.
• Working knowledge of real estate law.
• Experience in supporting group compliance activities, including developing policies, providing training and monitoring.
• Experience within the data center or telecommunications industry preferred, but not required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Well-rounded corporate and commercial lawyer who is also a practical and business-minded executive.
• Strong communication, negotiation and legal writing skills. Good interpersonal and management skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to operate independently.
• Ability to navigate seamlessly between being highly strategic and hands-on approach.
• Proactive and solution oriented with the ability to identify opportunities for improvements within legal practices.
• 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.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Safety and security always matter. During COVID, all positions that can work remotely have been, and appropriate steps have been taken to ensure the safety of employees in any position essential to be on site. Regardless of where you are working, technology to work effectively is provided on or in advance of your first day of employment.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer