Legal Director

Scale Microgrid Solutions•Ridgewood, NJ

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal Director will serve as one of the company’s primary transactional attorneys, supporting expansion into the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) space and energy infrastructure for data centers. This role involves supporting business development, leading contract negotiations, ensuring project finance alignment, overseeing regulatory compliance, providing strategic advisory, managing external counsel, supporting diligence and acquisitions, and optimizing legal processes. The position offers a hybrid schedule and reports to the General Counsel.

Requirements

JD from an accredited law school and barred in at least one US state.
7+ years post-JD transactional experience, or 5+ years of transactional experience from a nationally recognized law firm.
Extensive experience structuring and negotiating arrangements in the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) space, and/or the specialized development and power procurement frameworks required for data centers.
Deep understanding of the U.S. energy landscape, grid interconnection, and utility dynamics.
Substantive experience negotiating relevant industry contracts, including utility, power purchase, energy services, off-taker agreements, or other customer contracts.
Exceptional business acumen, critical thinking skills, and professional cadence.
Ability to manage ambiguity and communicate complex legal concepts and strategic goals in a simplified manner to non-lawyers.
Strong negotiation skills.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, work independently, and operate in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

Support business development and cross-functional teams in deploying complex microgrid, energy center, and power infrastructure offerings for data centers and large-scale industrial facilities.
Lead legal negotiations for industry contracts including Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Microgrid/Energy Services Agreements (MSAs/ESAs), real property leases, easements, licenses, EPC, equipment purchase, asset management, O&M agreements, hedges of RECs and other environmental attributes, Membership Interest Purchase Agreements (MIPAs), and Development Services Agreements (DSAs).
Ensure all project and energy agreements conform to project financing requirements.
Support the management of compliance matters related to licensing, registrations, industry rules/regulations (e.g., FERC, RTOs/ISOs), and evolving policy frameworks impacting data centers and microgrids.
Provide regulatory, permitting, and policy guidance/training on pertinent topics for cross-functional teams to streamline project development.
Manage engagements with outside counsel, balancing time, efficiency, expertise, and cost.
Support acquisition and financing activities, including performing early-stage legal diligence on target assets, portfolios, or developers, and assisting in negotiations with third-party financiers.
Propose and implement process improvements related to legal document management and contractual workflows.