Nscale

Technology

VP,Legal

£150–250k ~AI est. United Kingdom
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Executive candidates.

The Brief

“VP, Legal at Nscale. Skills: Construction law, Infrastructure development, Data centre development, Commercial negotiation. Lead legal aspects of data centre design. Lead legal aspects of data centre engineering”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver high-quality facilities; Deliver energy-efficient facilities; Deliver scalable facilities; Meet demanding operational standards; Execute projects with speed; Execute projects with quality; Execute projects with commercial discipline

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Risk identification; Pragmatic solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

12+ PQE lawyer, Large-scale construction programmes, Large-scale infrastructure programmes, Mission-critical development programmes, Data centre design and construction, Mission-critical infrastructure design and construction, Complex, multi-site projects, Non-contentious construction experience, Major infrastructure development experience, Large-scale industrial development experience, Vendor management experience, Facilities management experience, Procurement experience, Commercial negotiation experience, Full development lifecycle understanding, Land acquisition understanding, Permitting understanding, Design understanding, Construction understanding, Commissioning understanding, Colocation contracting expertise, Customer-driven technical requirements expertise, Commercial risk identification, Legal risk identification, Pragmatic solution development, Leadership skills, Influence senior stakeholders, Drive cross-functional alignment, Well-organised, Highly responsive, Work through ambiguity, Work through competing demands, Work through global complexity

What You'll Do.

Lead legal aspects of data centre design

Lead legal aspects of data centre engineering

Lead legal aspects of data centre construction

Oversee project development

Deliver facilities to world-class standards

Drive execution of multi-site programmes

Lead global expansion initiatives

Support new site development

Champion scalable approaches

Champion energy-efficient approaches

Support colocation partnership negotiations

Lead infrastructure commercial negotiations

Execute EPC contracts

Execute supplier contracts

Execute colocation contracts

Manage procurement activities

Establish vendor ecosystem

Coordinate with construction teams

Coordinate with operations teams

Coordinate with finance teams

Coordinate with commercial teams

Mitigate project risks

Drive continuous improvement

Standardise frameworks

Standardise technical specifications

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional alignment; Construction teams; Operations teams; Finance teams; Commercial teams

Process & Methodology

Multi-site project management, Programme management

Full Job Description

About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About the Role We’re hiring a VP, Legal - Construction to lead the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of Nscale’s data centre infrastructure across the UK and broader EMEA region. In this role, you will sit at the centre of Nscale’s infrastructure expansion, connecting design, engineering, construction, procurement, vendor management, operations, finance, and commercial teams. You will lead major programmes across multiple sites, support technical and commercial negotiations for colocation partnerships, and help shape infrastructure requirements that enable growth. This role is critical to Nscale’s ability to deliver high-quality, energy-efficient, and scalable facilities that meet demanding operational standards. Your leadership will directly influence how we expand across Europe and other strategic markets, standardise regional design frameworks, and execute infrastructure projects with speed, quality, and commercial discipline. What you'll be doing Design, Engineering & Delivery Lead all legal aspects of data centre design, engineering, and construction across projects Oversee end-to-end project development from early planning thro

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