Legal Counsel, Commercial

Join NScale as our Legal Counsel, Commercial

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in driving legal excellence at the forefront of AI technology?

NScale is the hyperscaler engineered for AI. We are a leading provider of enterprise-grade GPU cloud infrastructure, specialising in high-performance computing solutions for LLM and MML workloads. Partnering with premier hardware providers like NVIDIA, AMD, and major OEMs, we deliver cutting-edge AI infrastructure across multiple global data centres. We're on the hunt for an in-house Legal Counsel, Commercial to lead complex commercial transactions, ensure regulatory compliance, and support our scaling operations across the UK, EU, and US. This role offers the opportunity to shape the legal framework of a rapidly growing, high-impact technology company.

Why NScale?

At NScale, we thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability. Our team takes pride in driving excellence with urgency and builds trust through openness and transparency. As an NScaler, you’ll contribute to shaping the technology that powers the future—empowered to do your best work in an environment that inspires greatness.

About the Role

As Legal Counsel, Commercial, you will be a key driver of Nscale’s legal and commercial success. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will lead critical legal initiatives, manage complex transactions, and ensure compliance across jurisdictions while collaborating with senior stakeholders to support Nscale's rapid global expansion.

You will need a strong legal foundation, a commercial mindset, and exceptional organisational skills to thrive in this dynamic, scaling environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• You will work closely with the General Counsel and be responsible for managing Nscale’s commercial legal workstreams, including its sales pipeline management, product and service offering compliance, and business operations projects to drive continued growth and scaling of operations in the UK, EU and the US.
• You will negotiate, draft, manage, and advise on a wide variety of commercial transactions including:
• "Buy-side" agreements, including procurement/acquisition agreements related to real estate acquisitions, hardware supply chain management, capacity planning, infrastructure, licensing, and development and operation of data centers.
• "Sell-side" agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), order forms/SOWs, terms of service, and related agreements for Nscale’s AI cloud platform (including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and/or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)) for commercial and government customers.
• Working closely with the Projects and Sales teams, you will deep dive on the business’ and stakeholders’ interests in connection with all commercial transactions and regulatory compliance matters, from high-level strategic management of transactions to in-depth contractual reviews.
• You will foster a collaborative environment by actively engaging with cross-functional teams, promoting knowledge sharing, and facilitating effective communication to drive successful outcomes aligned with Nscale’s business objectives.
• You will proactively identify areas for improvement and enhance current processes to optimise the legal and compliance function, ensure deadlines are met, and initiatives are documented and executed effectively.
• You will instruct and supervise external counsel globally (as needed), as well as partner with government affairs professionals, external advisors and other industry experts to maintain familiarity with applicable regulatory, compliance and business standards. This will include oversight of information security, export controls and other regulatory matters.
• You will collaborate on matters with other legal colleagues and business teams in cross-functional and cross-jurisdictional groups and be available to manage multiple time zones.

About You

Must-Have Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• A qualified lawyer with 7+ years PQE in top-tier law firms or in-house legal roles, preferably in tech, AI, hyperscalers, or data centers.
• A solutions-oriented, dependable, counsel with a commercial mindset, that sees themselves as a partner to the business.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on holistic, entrepreneurial and fast-paced decision-making and work productivity.
• Significant experience in complex commercial, cross-jurisdictional transactions, including real estate acquisitions, construction and development, technology procurement and deployment, and customer contracting.
• Robust internal and external stakeholder management and communications skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.
• Experience relevant for, and motivation to participate in, a growing legal function in a busy and exciting business.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to high-growth startup or tech environments (preferably AI, HPCs or data centers).
• Experience working within, and helping to develop, a growing legal function.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following key areas: AI hyperscalers, HPC and/or SaaS; data center acquisition, construction, development and operations; global export and information security compliance.

This is not your usual 9am-5pm role. Instead, it will require initiative and dedication, as well as experienced and informed decision-making. However, you will have an opportunity to participate in the growth and success of the business through our generous employee benefits package.

Please Note: We're currently working remotely, but plan to transition to a hybrid working model in 2025 as we look to secure a modern office space in London.

In all we do, our core values guide us.

Relentless Innovation

At NScale, we constantly push the boundaries of innovation, embracing creative risks to shape the future. Our aim is to deliver products that not only meet but exceed today’s expectations, setting new standards for tomorrow.

Ownership and Accountability

Every NScaler is fully accountable for their work, driving it with excellence and urgency. We set high standards, ensuring that our contributions are not just good but exceptional.

Openness and Transparency

We believe trust and transparency are key to our success. We maintain open communication within our teams and with stakeholders, sharing both successes and challenges. Our open-source approach allows customers to explore our technology, building trust and ensuring our solutions are both innovative, secure, and reliable.

Customer-Centric Focus

Our customers are central to our mission, and we are committed to delivering impactful solutions that drive real-world success. We focus on deeply understanding their needs and challenges, striving to exceed expectations in both product quality and service.

Sustainability

We are dedicated to considering the long-term environmental and societal impacts of our technologies. By integrating sustainability into our operations and product development, we ensure that our innovations are both effective and responsible, contributing positively to the world around us.

Collaboration at NScale is fast, efficient, and respectful. We work together seamlessly, with clear communication and mutual respect, ensuring our shared goals are met with high standards and impactful outcomes.

Ready to Shape the Future of AI?

If you’re passionate about driving sales excellence and thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments, we’d love to hear from you. We recognise that skills and experience can be gained in various ways, and we encourage you to apply for a role at our company, even if you feel your background might not perfectly align with the position.

At NScale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.