Deputy General Counsel

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🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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CentersquareDC

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501 - 1000 employees

🤝 B2B

📡 Telecommunications

🏢 Enterprise

B2B • Telecommunications • Enterprise

CentersquareDC is a data center operator offering colocation, connectivity and managed data center services across North America and Europe. The company runs advanced, high-density-ready facilities with significant power and space capacity, provides network and interconnection services, and emphasizes customer care, business continuity and a 100% SLA for enterprise customers. CentersquareDC serves businesses with hybrid IT, disaster recovery and AI/xPU-ready infrastructure solutions and operates dozens of facilities in major metro markets.

📋 Description

• Advise the General Counsel, executive leadership, and Board of Directors on legal matters affecting organizational strategy, risk, and operations. • Serve as acting General Counsel during periods of absence, assuming full responsibility for department oversight and legal decision-making. • Develop and implement legal strategies aligned with the organization's goals, risk tolerance, and regulatory environment. • Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and proactively advise leadership on potential impact. • Supervise and mentor attorneys, paralegals, and other legal department staff, fostering professional growth and a high-performance culture. • Manage the department's day-to-day legal operations, including workflow management, matter tracking, and outside counsel relationships. • Oversee the selection, retention, and evaluation of outside counsel; review and approve legal invoices and budgets. • Establish and improve legal department processes, policies, and systems to enhance efficiency and service delivery. • Draft, review, and negotiate complex contracts including vendor agreements, partnership agreements, licensing arrangements, and other commercial transactions. • Provide guidance on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other significant business transactions.

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school. • Active bar admission in good standing in the state of primary employment; admission in additional jurisdictions a plus. • Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible legal experience, with significant time spent in both a law firm setting and in-house legal environment. • Minimum of five (5) years in a supervisory or managerial legal role with demonstrated responsibility for leading teams and managing legal department functions. • Substantial experience advising executive leadership and/or Boards of Directors on complex legal, regulatory, and governance matters. • Demonstrated expertise in at least three of the following: commercial transactions and contracts, corporate governance, employment law, regulatory compliance, litigation management, intellectual property, real estate, or data privacy.

🏖️ Benefits

• Must maintain active bar licensure and satisfy all applicable continuing legal education (CLE) requirements throughout employment. • Ability to pass a comprehensive background check, including criminal history review and verification of professional credentials and bar status. • No prior disciplinary action by any state bar association, unless fully disclosed and resolved to the organization's satisfaction. • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; the organization does not sponsor employment visas for this position. • Ability to work extended hours, including evenings and weekends, as required to meet critical deadlines or manage time-sensitive legal matters. • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and, if applicable, internationally, up to approximately 15–20% of the time. • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and comply with all attorney-client privilege and work product protection obligations. • Where applicable, ability to obtain and maintain required security clearances or other regulatory authorizations specific to the organization's industry.