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# Vice President, Data Center Counsel

- **Company:** Harper Harrison
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Data Centers
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/0f55da41-59a4-4942-ad0d-7ea8d873bb3d/vice-president-data-center-counsel

## About the Role

* 10+ years of transactional legal experience with significant exposure to complex real estate, infrastructure, development, or data center transactions.
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 * Demonstrated experience independently leading high-value transactions from structuring through negotiation and closing.
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 * Strong background negotiating development agreements, construction contracts, and other documentation supporting large-scale infrastructure or commercial developments.
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 * Experience advising on utility, energy, or infrastructure matters related to large-scale developments is highly desirable.
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 * Commercially minded with the ability to balance legal risk while delivering practical business solutions.
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 * Proven ability to collaborate with senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
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 * Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills, with experience managing outside counsel and mentoring legal professionals.
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 * Experience within a large law firm, sophisticated in-house legal department, or a combination of both is preferred.
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## Description

* Lead the legal strategy, negotiation, and execution of complex real estate and infrastructure transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, site control, easements, development agreements, and leasing.
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 * Negotiate and advise on development agreements, construction contracts, consultant agreements, procurement arrangements, and other project delivery documentation supporting large-scale data center developments.
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 * Provide legal guidance on utility and infrastructure matters, including power procurement, utility service agreements, substations, interconnection, water, fiber, and other critical infrastructure.
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 * Partner with development, investments, finance, tax, construction, operations, and executive leadership to structure commercially practical solutions that balance legal risk with business objectives.
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 * Support sophisticated financing transactions, including joint ventures, construction financing, debt and equity structures, and other development-related capital arrangements.
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 * Advise on entitlement, zoning, land use, environmental, and redevelopment matters throughout the project lifecycle.
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 * Lead due diligence efforts related to title, survey, zoning, environmental, and development risks to support successful project execution and closings.
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 * Manage outside counsel and external advisors while helping establish scalable legal processes, documentation, and best practices to support continued platform growth.
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