Director of Legal

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Digital Realty Full time

The Director of Investments and Acquisitions EMEA role offers a motivated and ambitious candidate the opportunity to leverage their skillset to contribute to the growth and success of one of the largest data centre operators globally.
The role offers a wide range of responsibilities and while the primary focus is on organic growth opportunities through land acquisition for new data centre developments, it also covers the full spectrum of investment activities (corporate acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures).
This is a strategic role at a pivotal time for Digital Realty offering high visibility internally and plenty of autonomy, whilst giving you a voice at the table and the opportunity to not only make a big impact on the business but fantastic scope for your own career growth and progression.
Identify and lead land acquisition opportunities (greenfield, brownfield) to ensure Digital Realty can sustain and accelerate its development across EMEA.
Undertake financial and business case analysis to present to investment committee.
Spearhead and coordinate due diligence activities (technical, power, legal, accounting, tax).
Work alongside local management team to identify key risks (e.g. permitting, power, regulatory).
Responsibility for acquisition budget.
Build network of relationships (real estate brokers, investment banks, developers, consultants, law firms) to source new investment opportunities.
Participate in broader M&A (business acquisitions, disposals) and joint venture opportunities.
Provide market intelligence to inform investment decisions.
Design, Engineering & Construction group, EMEA Managing Directors, EMEA Portfolio Management Group, Tax, Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Treasury, Market Development
Continuously improving standards for Investment & Acquisitions
Implement best practices and look for improvement in acquisition processes
Ensure continuous monitoring of new development projects until hand-over to Portfolio Management Group
Contribute to the shaping of Digital Realty strategy and investment priorities globally.
Help assessing financial viability of on-site power generation solutions
A minimum of 9 years professional experience either in data centre, real estate, or infrastructure investment
Experience in land acquisition and/or real estate / infrastructure investment;
Proven transactional experience (land, real estate, infrastructure, M&A).
Understanding of data centre sector.
Exceptional analytical skills including financial and investment analysis.
Previous experience dealing with local public stakeholders and local utilities providers.
Strong organisational skills and ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.
Strong business acumen with the ability to assess situation and outcomes rapidly, while spotting opportunities and risks presented by investment opportunities.
Willingness to travel frequently across EMEA.
Fluency in English. Other European languages preferred (German, French, Spanish)
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
We'll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

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