Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Real Estate & Development

The Company is seeking a Vice President, Deputy General Counsel to lead legal matters related to real estate, development, and construction, while helping build and scale the legal function. Responsibilities include overseeing land acquisitions, site control, zoning, entitlements, and permitting; negotiating construction and engineering, procurement, and construction contracts; and aligning contractual risk across customer, construction, land, and financing agreements. The role also supports project financing, lender diligence, governance, and board matters, and partners with business teams and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will establish legal templates, playbooks, systems, and outside-counsel processes, while providing practical legal guidance to the business. Candidates must hold a J.D. from an accredited law school, be admitted and in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar, and have 15–20 years of relevant legal experience; candidates with 10 or more years and exceptional depth may also be considered. Deep experience owning land acquisitions, ground leases, and entitlement matters, along with substantial construction and EPC contracting experience on large capital-intensive projects, is required. Applicants should have working knowledge of project and real estate finance, lender diligence, and leasehold financing protections, as well as strong drafting, negotiation, judgment, and stakeholder-management skills. Experience in mission-critical development, multi-tenant campus structuring, hyperscale leasing, legal-function development, or a combination of law-firm and in-house work is preferred.