Data Center Asset Management, Commercial Associate

About the Role

Anthropic leases large data center campuses. This role involves renegotiating signed deals to get projects back on track and ensuring agreed-upon terms are met. You will be second chair in negotiations and are expected to run a site independently within six to nine months.

Key Responsibilities

• Run the issues list on live renegotiations and keep parallel papers conformed, identifying discrepancies before the counterparty does.
• Draft term sheets, amendments, and formal notices with internal and external counsel.
• Write internal approval memos and collect sign-offs from Finance, Legal, Construction, Power, and Operations.
• Manage daily communication with developers and their counsel regarding deliverables, lists, and dates, escalating commercial points and missed deadlines.
• Visit sites, meet with developer and landlord management to understand project status, and translate construction team observations into contract positions.
• Own version control, the notice calendar, and the claims register.
• Assist in onboarding two senior contract specialists.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience carrying complex commercial agreements from term sheet to signature, managing the issues list, in fields such as real estate, energy, infrastructure, construction, or project finance.
• Ability to interpret leases, work letters, or construction contracts and clearly articulate risks and consequences of missed dates.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain composure and focus on facts in challenging negotiation situations.
• Skill in writing concise memos suitable for executive approval.
• Comfort with site visits and direct questioning of management.
• Precision with versions and details under tight timelines.
• Possession of legal or commercial training. (A law license is not required).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• A field of study relevant to the role, demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Strong Candidates May Also Have

• Experience with data center, power, or heavy industrial development.
• Experience amending, restructuring, or working out troubled projects.
• Familiarity with lender consents and financing documents related to leases.
• Experience using AI tools for document comparison, drafting, and tracking.

We Can Teach

• Data center specific vocabulary (e.g., commissioning levels, power feeds, ready for service conditions).
• Anthropic's form documents and internal approval systems.

Logistics

• Full-time role.
• Regular travel to project sites in the US; not site-based.
• Travel approximately 30% of the time.
• Compensation to be set.
• Visa sponsorship is available.
• Hybrid policy: Expect to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.