Director, Legal - Energy (US)

About the Position

Nscale is seeking a Director, Legal - Energy (US) to lead energy and power procurement for hyperscale data centre projects across the US. This role is based in Houston, New York, San Francisco, or Seattle.

About Nscale

Nscale is revolutionizing the AI cloud platform by building a vertically integrated GenAI cloud platform. We own the data centres, software, and applications that power today’s AI stack using sustainable technology solutions. Our culture thrives on relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member drives excellence and urgency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the negotiation of power procurement, utility supply, interconnection, and transmission service arrangements for Nscale data centre campuses across the US.
• Draft and negotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs), energy supply agreements, renewable-energy arrangements, and related certificates or attribute procurement structures.
• Negotiate development, supply, installation, and O&M agreements for on-site and behind-the-meter generation, energy storage, microgrids, and critical power infrastructure.
• Support the delivery of interconnection and energization programs, including capacity reservation, interconnection facilities, and network upgrades.
• Advise on the legal and commercial allocation of energy and power risk, including pricing, volume commitments, curtailment, imbalance, change in law, force majeure, credit support, and termination rights.
• Partner with real estate, construction, procurement, finance, and operations teams to align power procurement with campus development schedules and operational requirements.
• Support site acquisition and development workstreams by assessing power availability, utility constraints, and energy-related contractual risks.
• Maintain and improve Nscale’s energy and power procurement templates, playbooks, and contracting positions, adapting them for local law and market practice.
• Coordinate energy-related insurance, guarantees, and bonding requirements with the insurance team, and partner with Debt Capital Markets Legal on lender requirements for project-financed sites.
• Manage US outside counsel, including scope, budgets, and quality of advice.
• Monitor and advise on regulatory developments relevant to energy procurement, grid access, renewable-energy claims, and data centre power supply.

Requirements

• 7+ years of legal experience in energy, power, infrastructure, or major projects, gained in-house and/or at a top-tier law firm.
• Strong track record negotiating complex energy and power arrangements, including utility, interconnection, energy supply, PPA, generation, equipment supply, and O&M agreements.
• Experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure, or energy-intensive projects.
• Experience working across multiple US jurisdictions and managing local counsel effectively.
• Fluency in energy and infrastructure risk allocation, including pricing structures, capacity and volume commitments, delay remedies, credit support, performance guarantees, warranties, insurance, liability caps, and dispute-resolution provisions.
• A confident first-chair negotiator, able to run multiple high-value contracts in parallel and drive them to signature.
• Ability to explain complex legal and commercial risk clearly to non-lawyers and senior stakeholders.
• Comfort working alongside real estate, construction, project finance, insurance, regulatory, and technical counterparts.
• Qualified attorney admitted in at least one US state or the District of Columbia in good standing.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience at a hyperscaler, colocation provider, data centre developer, energy developer, utility, major contractor, or infrastructure investor.
• Experience with corporate, sleeved, or utility-scale PPAs and renewable-energy procurement.
• Experience with interconnection, transmission, or distribution arrangements across the US.
• Experience with on-site generation, energy storage, microgrids, or critical-power equipment.
• Project finance and bankability experience.
• Energy regulatory, permitting, or environmental attribute experience.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $210,000 - $340,000 USD
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
• Opportunity to work with a world-class AI cloud platform at one of the most ambitious AI infrastructure companies.

About the Company

Join Nscale as we build a world-class AI cloud platform. If you’re ready to lead energy and power procurement for hyperscale data centre projects across the US, we’d love to hear from you!

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