Director, Legal - EMEA Real Estate & Infrastructure

Posted 2 hours 54 minutes ago by Jobtailor

Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description

  • Lead legal support for Equinix's real estate and infrastructure activities across all EMEA markets

  • Provide strategic and commercially focused legal advice across the full lifecycle of data centre development and infrastructure projects

  • Lead a regional team of lawyers

  • Support land acquisition, construction, energisation, expansion, operation and related strategic initiatives

  • Provide legal advice on real estate acquisitions, disposals, leases, site development, construction projects, energy matters, portfolio management and infrastructure matters

  • Advise senior business leaders on complex and high-value matters

  • Manage legal risk across the EMEA real estate and infrastructure portfolio

  • Represent Legal on the regional investment committee

  • Manage external counsel and maintain regional counsel relationships

  • Partner with global Legal colleagues on knowledge sharing, templates, playbooks and process improvements

  • Help the business move quickly while maintaining legal, compliance and governance standards

  • Collaborate with Real Estate, Corporate Development, Energy, Global Design and Construction, regional and country leadership, Operations, Finance, Tax, Treasury and Legal stakeholders

  • Foster an inclusive and motivating team environment

  • Set team priorities and align legal support with business needs

  • Develop legal talent, coach team members and ensure escalation of material risks

  • Enable consistent team operations across EMEA while responding to local market needs


Requirements

  • Strong legal experience in real estate, construction, infrastructure development, and/or energy from a middle or top tier law firm and/or a large multi-national organisation in a dynamic business environment

  • Experience advising on large, complex, cross-functional transactions or projects

  • Experience leading a team and proven strong people management skills

  • Collaborative working style and ability to build credibility with Legal and business teams

  • Pragmatic and commercial approach to translating complex legal issues into clear, practical business advice

  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills

  • Confidence advising senior stakeholders

  • Ability to operate in a fast-moving, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

  • Ability to organise and prioritise tasks and workload

  • Qualified candidate status; assistance or accommodation available for candidates with disabilities


Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong legal expertise in real estate, construction, and infrastructure development, with a focus on providing strategic legal advice and managing legal risks across EMEA. Proven ability to lead teams, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and deliver practical business solutions in a fast-paced environment.


Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Real Estate Law

  • Construction Law

  • Infrastructure Development

  • Team Leadership

  • Stakeholder Management


ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills

  • Legal Risk Management

  • Commercial Legal Advice

  • Complex Transaction Advisory

  • Portfolio Management

  • Energy Law


Soft Skills

  • Communication Skills

  • Relationship Building

  • Collaborative Working Style

  • People Management

  • Organizational Skills


Certifications & Qualifications

  • Qualified Candidate Status


Industry Keywords

  • Data Centre Development

  • Land Acquisition

  • Construction Projects

  • Energisation

  • Compliance and Governance