Senior Legal Counsel, Data Center
Bitdeer is a NASDAQ-listed company specializing in Bitcoin mining, AI cloud services, and data center operations. They provide comprehensive mining solutions, AI development services, and operate seven global data centers with a significant portion of their energy being carbon-free.
About Bitdeer Technologies Group
Bitdeer is a high-performance computing platform that specializes in Bitcoin mining and AI cloud services. The company constructs and operates numerous cutting-edge data centers globally, including one of North America's largest, with a focus on using clean energy. Their product offerings include SEALMINER, which are high-performance and efficient chips; Cloud Mining services that allow users to participate in mining remotely; and Minerbase, a mobile intelligent cooling system. In addition to their crypto-focused services, Bitdeer is expanding into the AI sector by providing high-performance computing for AI/ML acceleration using NVIDIA DGX H100s, offering turnkey AI datacenter solutions, and developing an end-to-end AI application sharing ecosystem. They cater to both individual and institutional clients with a range of services like after-sales support, a hash rate market, and data center support.
Skills
About the Role
You will draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements supporting the development, construction, and operation of data centers in Singapore, Malaysia, and the wider Southeast Asia region. You'll lead and manage contract negotiations with vendors, contractors, landlords, customers, and service providers, balancing commercial objectives against legal, regulatory, and operational risk. You will provide practical, business-oriented legal support to project, construction, procurement, and operations teams on contractual and regulatory matters across the full data center lifecycle. You'll also develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and standard negotiating positions, conduct legal research, monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments, and coordinate with external counsel and service providers as needed.
Requirements
- Law degree (LL.B., J.D., or equivalent) from an accredited law school
- 8+ years of post-qualification legal experience, ideally combining a leading law firm and an in-house corporate legal department
- Proven ability to independently draft, review, and lead negotiations on a broad range of complex commercial agreements
- Familiarity with Singapore and/or Malaysia legal and regulatory requirements; admission to the Singapore or Malaysia Bar, or another relevant common law jurisdiction, is preferred
- Hands-on experience with data center, infrastructure, construction/EPC, real estate and leasing, energy, procurement, or technology and outsourcing transactions is strongly preferred
- Strong commercial judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk against business objectives
- Excellent legal drafting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong spoken and written communication skills, stakeholder-management, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Proactive, solution-oriented, and able to work independently with minimal supervision
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including procurement and equipment supply agreements, EPC and construction contracts, land and facility leases, services agreements, colocation agreements, and interconnection arrangements
- Lead and manage contract negotiations with vendors, contractors, landlords, customers, and service providers
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal support to project, construction, procurement, and operations teams
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and standard negotiating positions
- Conduct legal research and monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments in Singapore and Malaysia
- Identify and help mitigate potential legal and compliance risks
- Coordinate with and manage external counsel and other service providers
Benefits
- Attractive welfare benefits and developmental opportunities such as training and mentoring