Manager, Legal Counsel, APAC

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.

You will be responsible for legal support of client agreements in Asia Pacific, including data center leases, service agreements, colocation agreements, order forms, and related documents. In addition to providing excellent legal expertise and support, you will bring a proactive, business, and solution-oriented mindset to legal matters, an enterprise lens, and a proven ability to work collaboratively across the organization. You will ideally have data center or related technology expertise, in-house or 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.

The ideal candidate will be an autonomous self-starter who is capable of driving results without constant direction. You should have a professional-growth mindset and be willing to bring ideas that can benefit Vantage Data Centers.

Essential Job Functions

Legal Guidance and Negotiation:

• Provide legal guidance and negotiation expertise for data center transactions in Asia Pacific.
• Draft and negotiate data center agreements with hyperscalers, large wholesale, and enterprise clients, including, without limitation, tenant order forms, change orders, non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreements, service orders, lease agreements, colocation agreements, development agreements, master service agreements, and related documents.
• Draft commencement notices, delay notices, and other correspondence relating to client agreements.
• Prepare summaries and abstracts of client agreements and provide guidance on the terms of client agreements.
• Review and revise after-action reports and similar documents for incidents and other circumstances related to client agreements.
• Provide legal guidance with respect to compliance initiatives for client agreements.
• Provide proactive and strategic-level advice that enables Vantage to achieve its business and strategic objectives while fully and appropriately managing and leveraging legal risk.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work with cross-functional teams to gather input and consensus on technical, operational, and compliance aspects of data center transactions.
• Serve as a strategic partner by providing practical, business-focused, and sound legal advice to Asia Pacific Sales, Finance, Corporate Development, and Operations teams.

Contract Management and Compliance:

• Assist with the development and updates to client-related agreement templates and provide counseling on the use of such templates.
• Provide legal analysis of client agreements in support of certain business development and financing transactions, including document review and due diligence.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to client agreements.

Client Relationship Management:

• Assist with all legal matters involving client relationships.
• Support the development, implementation, and management of methodology improvements in the client negotiation process and resolve legal issues that arise in existing client relationships.
• Support global legal strategy for client agreements, including contract management and governance.

Additional Duties:

• Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.
• Instruct and manage external counsel where required.

Job Requirements

• Admitted to practice in a common law jurisdiction.
• 4 - 6 years of relevant post qualification experience.
• Working knowledge of commercial real estate or technology, telco contracts.
• Demonstrated contract drafting experience.
• Experience within the digital infrastructure industry is strongly preferred.
• Strong communication skills, negotiation, and legal writing skills. Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills and stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, Malay or Japanese is an added advantage but not a pre-requisite.
• Ability to analyse complex business concepts and documents, and translate business intent into a succinct and reader-friendly legal document.
• This position requires an organised individual with the capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure, and to prioritize work effort, all with minimal supervision.

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.

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

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.