Data Center Managing Counsel

The Data Center legal team within Oracle’s legal department is responsible for providing legal support for complex data center arrangements, including for colocation, build-to-suit leases, networking, and power and energy transactions with data center providers. This team works closely with Oracle executives to review, shape, and implement initiatives impacting data center development, including power and energy requirements, site selection, land use, permitting, and zoning.

This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney who enjoys solving complex challenges, partnering with cross-functional business teams, and working at the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and sustainability. The successful candidate will work closely with attorneys, business leaders, engineering, real estate, construction, energy procurement, sustainability, and government affairs teams to help support Oracle's cloud infrastructure growth.

Note: no sponsorship is available for the position.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $146,300 to $306,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC5

Responsibilities

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• At least 8 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, government agency, or in-house legal department ideal. Position is opened at Managing Counsel level; one level lower (Sr. Corporate Counsel) and one level higher (Sr. Managing Counsel) will also be considered.
• A demonstrated track record of advising clients on complex infrastructure financing or transactional matters.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Data center colocation arrangements and contracts; 
  • Data center leasing and build-to-suit agreements; and
  • Large scale infrastructure financing.
• Strong legal research, analytical, drafting, and counseling skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex legal issues to non-lawyers.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, while working to develop internal guidance, templates, and best practices to support consistent legal advice across Oracle's expanding data center portfolio.

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