Legal Counsel (Real Assets) - APAC

About the role

STACK Infrastructure builds, owns and operates hyperscale and colocation data centres, with a growing footprint across APAC. This Legal Counsel (Real Assets) role is based in Singapore and supports the APAC business across Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. It covers site acquisition, development, power, utilities, transmission, distribution and grid connection, working closely with the General Counsel, investment and acquisitions team, development team, power / utilities team, finance team and local business teams.

Key responsibilities

• Site acquisition and real estate: review and negotiate NDAs, LOIs, HOAs, term sheets, option agreements, sale and purchase agreements, leases, licences and brokerage agreements.
• Support legal due diligence on title, zoning, land use, easements, encumbrances, environmental issues, planning constraints, development approvals and utilities access.
• Support transaction execution, including completion structure, satisfaction, closing mechanics, funds flow, payment mechanics and post-closing obligations.
• Coordinate with external real estate, planning, tax, foreign investment and local counsel.
• Power, utilities and grid connection: review and negotiate electricity design, substation construction, supply, transmission and distribution agreements and utility connection agreements.
• Support grid connection, power availability, capacity reservation, energisation milestones, security deposits, termination and suspension rights, fees and charges, and regulatory interface.
• Manage external counsel on local real estate, power, regulatory, foreign investment, tax and structuring matters, and escalate material risks with the General Counsel.
• Build and maintain templates, playbooks and checklists for site acquisition and power workstreams.

Required profile

• Approximately 8+ years' PQE; strong candidates outside that range considered.
• Strong real estate, infrastructure, power, utilities, development or projects background.
• Experience with land acquisition, site development, due diligence, leases, easements, planning / zoning or development approvals.
• Experience with power, grid connection, transmission, distribution or regulated infrastructure highly attractive; data centre, renewables, industrial real estate or major project experience preferred.
• Law degree from a Singapore, UK or Australian university.
• Candidates may come from law firm real estate or infrastructure teams, in-house legal teams, or private practice (private practice candidates must show commercial maturity).

Required skills

• Strong external counsel management across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and issue-spotting skills.
• Comfortable in a lean, fast-moving in-house environment.