Vice President, Strategic Ventures Legal Counsel

Realty Income Corporation • San Diego, CA

20d • $178,416 - $286,092 • Hybrid

About The Position

Realty Income aims to be a globally recognized leader in the S&P 100, committed to creating long-term value for all stakeholders. These stakeholders include our dedicated team members, who embody our purpose: building enduring relationships and brighter financial futures. This guiding principle serves as a beacon for our team, influencing every action we take. Our employees consistently invest their time, commitment, and dedication into the company, and in turn, they receive investment returns in the form of purpose, belonging, and opportunities for advancement. We are committed to best-in-class corporate responsibility practices through environmental initiatives, governance programs, and community outreach projects. From the boardroom to the breakroom, our team members make a difference every day. Realty Income is looking to hire a Vice President, Strategic Ventures Legal Counsel to join our fast growing legal team. The Vice President, Strategic Ventures Legal Counsel will serve as a senior legal advisor for the company’s global real estate growth strategy, including via joint ventures, programmatic partnerships, private credit platforms and real estate fund formation across multiple jurisdictions, leading the legal execution of all strategic ventures beyond core acquisitions, leasing and sales for Realty Income Corporation. This role is responsible for supporting all strategic ventures, including private fund formation and management, joint ventures, private credit lending arrangements and certain geographic expansion, partnering with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and advance the company’s strategic objectives to diversify capital sources and expand its asset management platform.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; admission to at least one U.S. state bar.
• We expect at least 8 years of relevant transactional and securities legal experience, ideally with a combination of top-tier law firm and in-house roles.
• Experience with real estate transactions preferred, extensive experience with real estate funds, lending/private credit and private equity required.
• Experience administering compliance programs for SEC-registered investment advisers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Ventures Leadership Provide guidance on business and legal frameworks for joint ventures, co-investment structures, preferred equity arrangements, and partnerships, as designated by the SVP, Strategic Transactions or the Chief Legal Officer.
• Negotiate agreements with sovereign funds (domestic and international) and other strategic partners.
• Fund Formation & Structuring Lead legal workstreams for the formation, structuring, and launch of private funds, joint ventures and co-investments.
• Draft and negotiate private placement memoranda (PPMs), limited partnership agreements (LPAs), subscription agreements, side letters, operating agreements, and related offering documentation.
• Advise on structuring and formation of real estate private equity and private credit funds (globally), joint ventures and club vehicles, including regarding fund governance, investor rights, and economic terms; oversee multiple funds across geographies.
• Lending & Structured Capital Transactions Negotiate lending and structured capital transactions, ensuring compliance and protecting strategic and financial interests.
• Lead legal support for real estate private credit strategies, including mezzanine loans, preferred equity, construction lending, and bridge financing backed by real property or equity interests.
• Draft and negotiate loan agreements, security instruments, intercreditor agreements, guarantees, and participation or syndication documentation, ensuring enforceable collateral and remedies.
• Transaction Execution and Risk Management Lead and coordinate legal workstreams for strategic ventures, including due diligence.
• Identify and manage legal, regulatory and counterparty risk in complex capital stacks, including senior/junior debt, preferred equity and co-investor arrangements.
• Regulatory & Compliance Oversight Ensure compliance with federal/global securities laws (Investment Advisers Act, ’33 and ’34 Acts), state Blue Sky laws, anti-money laundering and REIT-specific regulations.
• Oversee regulatory filings (Form ADV, Form D, etc.) and advise on registered investment adviser status.
• Monitor SEC, FINRA, and other regulatory developments; provide continuing counsel on applicability.
• Partner with Compliance & Ethics to implement policies for marketing, fundraising, conflicts of interest, sanctions and ESG and reporting obligations applicable to real estate vehicles.
• Geographic Expansion Support expansion into new countries and regions outside Europe and the United States.
• Coordinate with local counsel to assess regulatory, title, land use and environmental risks for platform build-outs and portfolio acquisitions, development transactions and joint venture activity.
• Investor Relations & Capital Raising Partner with fundraising/investor relations teams on investor due diligence and negotiations.
• Support capital raising by reviewing marketing materials, data room content, and managing investor inquiries.
• Leadership & Collaboration Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership teams and business partners, guiding them through sophisticated legal, risk, and strategic business matters.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture in line with Realty Income’s values.
• Mentor and supervise more junior attorneys and paralegals supporting real estate and funds workstreams.
• Develop standardized templates, playbooks and best practices to streamline JV, financing and fund formation documentation and approvals globally.
• External Counsel and Stakeholder Management Select and manage external counsel, optimize scope and fees and ensure consistent documentation and risk positions across deals and regions.
• Present clear, commercially grounded recommendations to senior management, investment committees, investors and boards on key legal issues and transaction risk-reward tradeoffs.

Benefits

• We offer a best-in-class benefits package that includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• Our 401(k)-retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible compensation.
• Realty Income also offers other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits, along with a generous PTO accrual; in addition to 12 paid holidays, and paid volunteer time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree