Director Legal ESG
Nscale is a London-based, full-stack AI cloud and infrastructure company that provides GPU compute, managed AI services, orchestration software, data centers, and power infrastructure for AI training, fine-tuning, and inference.
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About Nscale
Nscale builds and operates vertically integrated AI infrastructure spanning software, GPU compute, networking, storage, purpose-built data centers, and power. Its active cloud platform offers self-service inference endpoints, fine-tuning, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, virtual machines, and GPU clusters.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build and own the legal and regulatory framework for ESG disclosures. You will translate reporting obligations into practical controls, establish data-governance and assurance standards, review external claims, advise on ESG risks, and support governance, Board reporting, guidance, and training.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer in England and Wales or an equivalent jurisdiction.
- Significant post-qualification experience in ESG, sustainability, governance, and regulatory disclosure.
- Experience building governance frameworks, policies, controls, review processes, and evidence standards.
- Knowledge of ESG and sustainability regulation and reporting frameworks.
- Understanding of ESG disclosure risk, green claims, anti-greenwashing standards, and substantiation requirements.
- Sector exposure to data centres, infrastructure, energy, technology, or AI infrastructure.
- Experience with ESG investor engagement, rating agencies, or customer sustainability diligence.
- Experience in a fast-scaling, regulated, or externally scrutinised environment.
Responsibilities
- Build ESG regulatory and disclosure-control architecture.
- Translate ESG regulatory requirements into business controls and governance processes.
- Establish ESG policies, regulatory maps, disclosure reviews, and evidence standards.
- Set ESG data-governance, audit-trail, and sign-off expectations.
- Review external ESG claims and disclosures.
- Mitigate greenwashing and regulatory disclosure risk.
- Advise on ESG legal risks and substantiation standards.
- Support ESG governance, Board reporting, guidance, and training.
Benefits
- Bonus and equity eligibility.
- Performance reviews every 12 months.
- Flexible workplace.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Parental leave.
- Retirement plan participation.