Cerebras
Managing Counsel, Data Center & Infrastructure
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Remote (US) - Experience
- 10+ years of direct legal experience; no stated alternatives.
- Education
- J.D.; active bar admission required.
About the job
Leads legal strategy and negotiations for data center acquisitions, development, leases, financing, and related infrastructure transactions.
What you'll do
- Lead transactions from diligence and structuring through negotiation and closing.
- Negotiate data center leases, colocation, capacity, development, and connectivity agreements; manage related long-term legal relationships.
- Advise on post-acquisition construction, equipment, supply chain, regulatory, dispute, corporate structure, governance, and risk matters.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of direct legal experience with or at data center providers, neo-clouds, or hyperscalers on real estate and physical infrastructure transactions.
- Experience negotiating complex leases or colocation agreements.
- Ability to negotiate technical terms involving compute infrastructure, hardware, data center operations, equipment, power, and utilities.
- J.D. and active bar admission.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with single-tenant facilities and behind-the-meter power arrangements.
- A mix of leading law firm and in-house experience.
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