Senior Corporate Counsel Finance

Who We Are:

Its pretty exciting to find yourself standing in a pivotal moment in time. Its even more exciting to be out front leading it. At QTS our world-class data centers are supporting our customers most strategic growth initiatives positioning us at the forefront of todays dynamic digital transformation.

As AI and cloud drive the demand for increased speed capacity and capability QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader committed to connecting the world for good. Driven by purpose and fueled by a spirit of innovation QTS designs builds and operates some of the worlds most advanced forward-thinking data is a portfolio company of Blackstone.

QTS is Powered by People. People who play a vital role in our companys culture innovation and growth. People who are committed to contributing to the communities where we operate and work. People who are knowledgeable resourceful and mission driven. Together we do great things.

Who You Are & The Impact You Will Have:

Senior Corporate Counsel (Finance) is a member of the legal team who supports the companys capital raising and corporate transactional operations. This includes debt and equity financing and other corporate transactional matters. This position maintains compliance with relevant contract policies and procedures and provides direct support to the companys finance and development team and business units.

What You Will Do:

Finance and Corporate Transactional Matters:

• Support all legal aspects of the companys capital raising activities including secured and unsecured debt financing equity financing and joint ventures structured finance and capital markets operations and other corporate transactional matters as well as various corporate governance matters.
• This includes managing and executing transactions from inception through closing and post-closing integration including due diligence coordination of multiple deals and deal flow managing outside counsel and negotiation and drafting of various legal documents agreements and disclosure such as those pertaining to loans bonds joint ventures and syndications.
• This role will work closely with QTSs finance real estate and development teams and would involve managing outside counsel and working with lenders counterparties and other third parties.

Non-Finance Matters:

• Based on the needs of the company responsibility for various general legal and business matters
• Responsibility for various commercial law matters
• Assist with a variety of business-related functions and provide sound legal and business judgment on matters including construction real estate reporting and compliance tax abatements litigation etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials
• Admission to the Bar of a U.S. state or the District of Columbia (with ability to become admitted in state where office is located)
• Five or more years of legal experience as a practicing lawyer (law firm experience strongly preferred) working in the areas of corporate finance debt/structured finance capital markets investments mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions. Additional experience in corporate and real estate law is preferred.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with project finance and/or asset-based lending

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Hands-on self-starter who is disciplined and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting that requires a highly accurate and timely work product
• Agile and versatile; comfortable with new and unfamiliar subject matter; easily adaptable to change
• Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Enterprising and entrepreneurial
• Able to take initiative with no direction
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong listening organizational and interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and evolving business environment
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word PowerPoint Outlook Excel) Box Workday DocuSign
• Excellent analytical time-management judgment and decision-making skills
• Possess ambition and an optimistic attitude
• Ability to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities and demands on time
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
• Able to effectively manage complicated legal and business issues
• Ability to effectively manage others including outside counsel and service providers

The Perks (and these are just a few!):

• QRest Sabbatical
• Employee Stock Purchase
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• Eagle Club award trip eligibility
• Paid volunteer days
• Tuition assistance parental leave and military leave assistance

Total Rewards

This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical dental vision life and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program and other company benefits.

This position is Bonus eligible.

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