Senior Corporate Counsel, Datacenters and Infrastructure

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to join their dynamic team, focusing on datacenter and infrastructure projects. This role involves negotiating and providing legal guidance on agreements related to datacenter leases, colocation, design/build, facilities operations, and infrastructure procurement. The position reports to the Associate General Counsel and collaborates closely with cross-functional teams, including procurement, engineering, operations, finance, tax, and compliance.

Key responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements for building, deploying, and operating datacenters, such as capacity leasing, colocation, design/build, facilities operations, and maintenance agreements. The role also involves providing business-focused counseling on risk allocation, supplier risk assessments, and supporting international expansion by adapting requirements for new jurisdictions. Additionally, the Senior Corporate Counsel will develop scalable legal tools, including templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and approval matrices to improve contracting speed and consistency.

Candidates should possess a Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state. A minimum of 8 years of legal experience, with at least 3 years in-house supporting datacenter or similar large-scale infrastructure projects, is required. Experience with datacenter contracts from a developer/provider or tenant perspective, including single-tenant and/or colocation deals involving various lease structures, is essential. Familiarity with facilities agreements, operations-and-maintenance contracts, and datacenter operational requirements is also necessary.

The compensation range for this role is $204,800 to $256,000 annually. Additional benefits include equity compensation for eligible employees, an employee stock purchase program, and reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. DigitalOcean offers a flexible time-off policy and an employee assistance program to support work-life balance.

DigitalOcean is committed to fostering a collaborative and innovative company culture. The company values a growth mindset, encourages bold thinking, and operates in a fast-paced environment. Employees are encouraged to learn, have fun, and make a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. This role offers an opportunity to work at the forefront of artificial intelligence and cloud computing, contributing to the mission of simplifying cloud computing and AI for builders and businesses.