# Senior Digital Infrastructure Counsel

**Company:** [Cerebras Systems](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cerebras-systems)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** legal strategy, data center acquisitions, infrastructure transactions, real estate transactions, colocation agreements, build-to-suit leases, due diligence, regulatory issues, dispute resolution, corporate governance
**Posted:** 2026-07-24

> Senior Digital Infrastructure Counsel supporting Cerebras' Global Data Centers team by owning legal strategy, execution, and relationships for data center acquisitions, infrastructure transactions, and related deals. Requires 7+ years experience in infrastructure transactions at data center providers or hyperscalers, JD, and deep knowledge of digital infrastructure, real estate, and technical terms.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end legal strategy and execution for Cerebras’ data center acquisitions and other digital infrastructure transactions, including structuring deals with financing components.
- Own the long term legal relationship with data center operators/lessors, financing sources, and off-takers.
- Provide strategic advice on Cerebras’ corporate structure and governance to minimize risk.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to manage interdependencies and risk.

## Skills & Qualifications
- At least 7 years of direct experience with or at data center providers, neo-clouds, and/or hyperscalers on infrastructure transactions.
- Demonstrated track record of quarterbacking sophisticated, high-complexity and cross functional transactions.
- Deep familiarity with compute and digital infrastructure, including fluency and ability to negotiate technical terms related to compute infrastructure, hardware specifications, data center operations, and power and utilities requirements.
- Experience with real estate and/or physical infrastructure transactions, including negotiating colocation agreements, powered-shell and build-to-suit leases, capacity reservation/development agreements, connectivity agreements, and related agreements.
- Experience with due diligence, regulatory issues and dispute resolution relating to such transactions.
- Strong ability to quickly learn other practice areas, and agility and desire to work in a fast-paced environment where the scope of work is constantly changing.
- Can-do attitude and strong work ethic; no task is beneath you and no problem is unsolvable.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) and bar admission required.
- A mix of leading law firm and in-house experience preferred.

## Compensation
The compensation range for this position will depend on the candidate’s level of experience, and will include a bonus and significant equity.

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