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Role overview   Rubix is seeking a Vice President, Legal to lead legal support for our global AI and digital infrastructure platform.  You'll be the company's principal legal advisor, working alongside the executive team and the Board, and you'll own legal across the whole business: corporate and financing, real estate and land, power, construction, and commercial contracts.   This is a build role. You'll set up the function from close to a blank sheet: the templates, the playbooks, the outside counsel panel, the governance, and in time the team. This position requires a business-oriented leader who can operate at both a strategic and execution level—balancing speed, risk, and long-term value in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.   Rubix is part of the Submer Group, delivering the infrastructure and platforms AI runs on, spanning land and power, infrastructure and compute, cloud operations, and applications. Key responsibilities   Corporate, M&A and governance   Lead legal on equity and debt raises, including investor diligence, financing documents, and security packages   Structure and negotiate joint ventures, co-investment, and M&A as the platform grows   Own corporate governance: multi-jurisdiction entity management, board and shareholder matters, delegations of authority, and the policies a PE-backed business is expected to hold   Real estate and land   Lead legal on site acquisition: land purchases, options, ground leases, build-to-suit, easements, and wayleaves   Handle title, zoning, planning and entitlements, and permitting across jurisdictions   Support development from site control through to operational handover   Power and energy   Negotiate power purchase agreements, grid connection and interconnection agreements, and take-or-pay arrangements   Advise on on-site generation and storage (solar, battery, backup) and related grid and regulatory matters   Treat power as a gating issue: secure it early and protect it contractually   Construction and projects   Structure, draft, and negotiate construction contracts: EPC, design-build, GMP, multi-prime, and FIDIC-based forms for international work   Cover the full project lifecycle: procurement, delivery, commissioning, claims, delay, defects, liens, and site safety   Manage colocation, supply, equipment, and professional services agreements   Compliance, risk and disputes   Advise on regulatory and compliance matters across real estate, energy, construction, and data infrastructure   Own data protection (GDPR and equivalents), sanctions, anti-bribery, and ESG and sustainability obligations   Manage disputes and pre-litigation matters, and coordinate external counsel   Run the outside counsel panel for quality, speed, and cost   Building the function   Stand up the legal function from scratch and grow it as the company expands   Build the team and the budget, and bring in specialists as volume demands   Qualifications   Required   Qualified lawyer (JD or UK/EU equivalent) in good standing in at least one relevant jurisdiction   12 to 18+ years' legal experience, with significant in-house or relevant private practice time   Deep experience across infrastructure, energy, construction, and real estate transactions   Track record negotiating complex commercial and financing agreements at scale   Clear, business-focused advice in fast-moving environments   Strong influence with executives and the Board   Preferred   Data centers, digital in