Director, Deal Execution – Energy, Microgrids

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Edged

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51 - 200 employees

🏠 Real Estate

🏗️ Construction

⚡ Energy

Real Estate • Construction • Energy

Edged is a data center developer and operator focused on delivering sustainable IT infrastructure worldwide. The company works through global partnerships to rapidly deploy data center technology at scale and is developing new data centers across Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, and Asia. The firm is part of the Endeavour group and lists partnerships with real-estate-focused partners (e. g. , Merlin Properties), emphasizing sustainability and global expansion.

📋 Description

• Support the structuring and negotiation of power and energy joint ventures, partnerships, and co-investment arrangements, including multi-tiered PowerCo / project company structures, LLC agreements, term sheets, etc. • Support negotiation of PPAs, energy services agreements, and microgrid / behind-the-meter energy infrastructure agreements with data center operators and other large-load customers. • Support negotiation of equipment supply agreements (generators, turbines, fuel cells, BESS, etc.) and O&M agreements, including warranties, performance guarantees, SLAs, governance, exits, etc. • Support negotiation of natural gas supply and transport agreements, pipeline construction agreements, utility interconnection agreements, and related energy infrastructure contracts. • Support project finance transactions, working with lenders and financial advisors on commitment letters, loan documentation, guaranty agreements, security packages, and intercreditor arrangements. • Support EPC / GMP construction contracting for power generation and microgrid facilities, including back-to-back flow-down of customer obligations to contractors. • Direct and manage outside counsel, conveying deal strategy, assigning workstreams, reviewing work product, and ensuring the business perspective is reflected in all documentation; manage legal budgets and timelines. • Advise on intellectual property matters related to transactions, ensuring the company’s proprietary technology is appropriately protected through ownership provisions, licensing structures, and collateral carve-outs. • Conduct commercial and legal due diligence on potential partners, co-venturers, lenders, and counterparties; provide strategic advisory on credit risk, structural risk, and deal alignment. • Support deal execution end-to-end, from term sheet through close, balancing legal rigor with commercial objectives.

🎯 Requirements

• JD from accredited law school • Barred in at least one U.S. State or the District of Columbia • 7–12 years of experience in transactional work related to energy, power generation, or project development, with meaningful time spent on the principal or sponsor side, or at a law firm advising developers, sponsors, or independent power producers on similar transactions • Experience in microgrids, distributed energy resources, gas-fired generation, or renewables, strongly preferred • Familiarity with gas supply, transport, and pipeline construction agreements, strongly preferred • Experience with energy infrastructure serving data centers or other mission-critical loads, strongly preferred • Experience with technology licensing or IP protection in joint venture structures, strongly preferred • Prior in-house experience at an infrastructure developer, independent power producer, or energy-focused investment platform, strongly preferred. • Self-starter with exceptional judgment and business acumen; strong commercial mindset and enjoys being close to the business. • Hands-on experience negotiating JV/LLC agreements, PPAs, equipment supply agreements, and project finance loan documents. • Working knowledge of U.S. energy regulatory frameworks relevant to on-site generation, interconnection, and retail/wholesale power sales. • Proven ability to manage outside counsel effectively, reviewing output, and holding firms accountable to the business objectives of each deal. • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and balancing legal precision with business strategy. • High emotional intelligence with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build trust with internal stakeholders and external partners. • Track record of independently handling complex deals and translating legal considerations into actionable business guidance. • Comfortable working as the sole dedicated transactions professional initially, partnering directly with senior leadership and outside counsel. • Desire to grow with an ambitious, scaling organization.

🏖️ Benefits

• A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation. • A flexible, autonomous work environment. • A culture of respect, learning, and excellence. • Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers. • Growth and travel opportunities. • A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.