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About this role
Make an impact at NTT Global Data Centers
Join NTT Global Data Centers and be part of a team that drives innovation and sustainability in the digital world. With over 150 data centers across more than 20 countries globally, we offer unparalleled opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology and transformative projects. Experience a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive workplace where your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported.
Your role at a glance
As our Global Corporate Legal Counsel (m/f/d), you'll be responsible for the strategic oversight and operational delivery of the NTT GDC’s corporate legal affairs, ensuring that all entities within the global structure operate in full compliance with applicable laws, governance standards, and financing obligations.This role serves to ensure corporate secretarial compliance, board governance, and subsidiary management. The role will also provide legal and strategic input into corporate structuring decisions, joint ventures, and investor or lender relations connected to major loan agreements, and shareholder arrangements. This role reports directly to the Vice President – Global Legal.
What we are looking for
As our Global Corporate Legal Counsel (m/f/d), you'll be responsible for the strategic oversight and operational delivery of the NTT GDC’s corporate legal affairs, ensuring that all entities within the global structure operate in full compliance with applicable laws, governance standards, and financing obligations.
This role serves to ensure corporate secretarial compliance, board governance, and subsidiary management. The role will also provide legal and strategic input into corporate structuring decisions, joint ventures, and investor or lender relations connected to major loan agreements, and shareholder arrangements.This role reports directly to the Vice President – Global Legal.
What you will do
- Oversee all corporate secretarial and entity management functions across regions, ensuring compliance with local company law, listing requirements (where applicable), and group governance standards including digital legal entity management systems.
- Develop and maintain a global corporate governance framework, including policies on delegation of authority, board composition, director appointments, and powers of attorney.
- Supervise the maintenance of the group entity database and ensure accuracy of statutory registers, corporate records, and filings.
- Advise on director duties, conflicts of interest, and governance best practices.
- Provide legal leadership on group reorganisations, acquisitions/disposals, capital injections, dividends, and other intra-group transactions.
- Advise senior management and tax/finance teams on optimal global legal entity structuring, ensuring compliance with corporate, regulatory, and tax requirements.
- Lead or support legal aspects of joint venture formations, shareholder agreements, and corporate restructurings.
- Support investor and lender communications from a legal and governance perspective, ensuring alignment with disclosure obligations, financing covenants, and shareholder rights.
- Lead a global team of regional company secretaries, ensuring consistent standards and clear accountability across jurisdictions.
- Liaise with external counsel, regulators, and notaries on corporate legal matters.
What we are looking for
- Law degree (LL.B / J.D.) and admission to practice in at least one major jurisdiction (UK, US, EU, or equivalent).
- Multiple years of post-qualification experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership or global role within a multinational corporation or leading law firm.
- Strong expertise in:
- Corporate governance and company law across multiple jurisdictions
- International group structuring and corporate maintenance
- Joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, and corporate finance transactions
- Managing cross-border teams and external counsel
- Proven track record of advising senior executives and boards on complex governance and strategic legal matters.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Who we are
As the third largest data center provider, we operate over 150 data centers in more than 20 countries and regions. We understand that every business – large and small – has its own unique needs and goals. We offer local-to-global data center expertise, aligned with our connected platform of AI-ready data centers to create solutions that enable our clients to seamlessly scale their digital businesses, anywhere and anytime.
Other facts
About NTT Global Data Centers
Global Data Centers is becoming a division of NTT DATA. Our global platform is one of the largest in the world, spanning more than 20 countries and regions, including the Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA and India. NTT is routinely recognized as a Leader by leading networking and data center analysts.
As a neutral operator, we offer access to multiple cloud providers, a large variety of internet exchanges and telecommunication network providers including our own IPv6-compliant Tier 1 Global IP Network. You benefit from tailored infrastructure, and experience consistent best practices in design and operations across all of our reliable, scalable and customizable data centers. We’re ready to facilitate client adoption of next-generation technologies for computing at scale, virtualization, data migration, and cloud and B2B private connectivity both regionally and across the globe.
What you'll do
- Oversee corporate secretarial and entity management functions, ensuring compliance with local laws and governance standards. Provide legal leadership on corporate structuring, joint ventures, and investor communications.
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