Legal Counsel, Equinix
Commercial Transactions
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Digital infrastructure company
Posted today
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Posted today
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- Batchelors degree in Spanish Law, with 3-6 years of legal experience after passing the bar examination, with solid law firm experience preferred
- Some in-house experience (either in a full-time role or by way of secondment experience) and experience of working in an international business environment is beneficial. Comfortable with working in a matrix environment
- Experience of advising clients on selling services governed by Spanish public procurement regulations and concluding associated commercial contracts with Spanish public sector bodies
- Fluent in Spanish and English. You are articulate, with great communication and drafting skills and are highly effective in either language
- Adaptable, flexible, pragmatic and solution-oriented, you are curious and willing to learn , and able to work in an agile fashion. You are prepared to work globally in the digital and information age
- Exceptional attention to detail, proactive, resourceful, independent, organised, able to prioritise effectively to meet deadlines, address risk, achieve results, effective time management, strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork and an ability to foster/manage relationships across multiple departments
- Experienced in using or prepared to use technology tools to efficiently and consistently optimise the full deal lifecycle
What the job involves
- Equinix is seeking a Legal Counsel to work in the Global Contracts Legal team
- The Global Contracts Legal team is primarily responsible for negotiating and providing legal support for commercial contracts concluded with Equinix’s strategic and enterprise customers and suppliers
- This is an EMEA – based role, and part of the EMEA Regional team within Global Contracts Legal team, with the successful candidate primarily responsible for advising the business in alignment with Equinix’s commercial, corporate and strategic objectives, and maintaining an appropriate risk profile for all deals
- Located in Madrid, this role has an additional focus on the Spanish market and supporting commercial contracts concluded there in alignment with local laws and customs
- In addition to Spanish and other EMEA-related deals, the successful candidate will also be expected to handle global deals from time to time
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating Customer and Supplier Contracts to ensure contracts appropriately protect Equinix, are approved in accordance with Equinix governance policies and drive revenue growth. Handling Customer and Supplier negotiations thatmay be conducted with counterparts located across EMEA and elsewhere globally
- Being responsible for the management of the full deal lifecycle, including communicating status of contract negotiations and ensuring the contracts management system is updated with clear and concise information to support operational excellence. Overseeing development of and approvals for deals, working with other members of the legal team and coordinating with various cross-functional departments (e.g., sales, finance, tax, procurement and insurance) and stakeholders to conclude deals swiftly with appropriate governance
- Providing legal advice and responding to queries relating to existing contracts, which may include working closely with and providing strategic guidance to the business, including senior management across the organisation. Providing ancillary advice for Sales and Procurement on various issues including early contract termination, novations, price increases, renewals, amendments, customer rights, disputes, and ensuring changes are properly documented
- Identifying opportunities and potential risks to the Equinix business arising from commercial contracts and laws, regulation and policy, and working closely with senior members of the legal team and other internal stakeholders to implement and drive initiatives
- Providing commercial support and advice to the wider legal and business team supporting ongoing joint ventures and M&A activity; working with the corporate and real estate legal teams, the products legal team and collating and communicating knowledge among support teams and the broader legal team, as necessary
- Functioning as part of the wider global legal team, including engaging with and providing input on any global projects, initiatives, deals, corporate or other commercial transactions as may arise or be assigned
- Conducting presentations, training and educating the global Legal team and Equinix business team
- Reporting on matters regularly to the Senior Director, Global Contracts, EMEA in accordance within agreed parameters
Our take
Equinix is a veteran player in the digital infrastructure market, connecting industry-leading organizations in finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare, and education.
The company provides a range of services within the categories of digital, support, data center, and interconnection, with capabilities including, for example, simplifying hybrid cloud deployments or securing on-site deployments. It has an extensive range of partners, granting its clients access to a vast range of industry-leading technologies atop its own offerings.
With a wide global presence, Equinix has secured a path to continued success by its ability to keep abreast of developments in the space. The company is comfortably positioned to remain a robust and leading player across multiple growth avenues and can be expected to make more smart developments and partnerships in the future.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Equinix employees receive excellent health care and counseling plans that vary by country to ensure the well-being of you and your family. We offer paid vacations and holidays and encourage community involvement year-round via volunteer opportunities
- Spending time with your loved ones and taking care of your family are important. Equinix provides a range of country-specific programs that ensure you have the resources needed to thrive and manage your family’s needs
- Equinix offers different programs to help you build your financial security, make charitable donations and seek additional education. In many countries we also offer a flexible employee stock purchase plan
Company values
- Seek something bigger - Come drive meaningful change as part of the world’s trusted, leading digital infrastructure company. Together, our work enables innovation that enriches our work, life and planet
- Challenge assumptions - Bring your unique perspectives and contributions to help us make bold decisions, become aware of biases and remove any barriers that still exist
- Want to unlock your potential - Achieve, learn, adapt and be comfortable building a fulfilling career. We are here to help you unlock your potential
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
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Leadership
Charles Meyers
(President & CEO (Not Founder))Former Senior Associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton, President and COO at BellSouth.net, and VP of Business and Corp Development at Internet Security Systems. Before becoming CEO of Equinix, they were a Senior Technology Executive and Fitness Entrepreneur at Life Restorations LLC and Group President of Messaging and Mobile Media at VeriSign.
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