Senior Counsel - Real Estate

The role

The Senior Counsel - Real Estate will own real estate deals end to end, including leases, purchase and sale agreements, and ground leases. This person will support food and facility footprints, smart infrastructure, and mining and autonomy through various commercial agreements and land use advisory.

What you will do

• Own real estate deals end to end including drafting, negotiating, and closing leases, purchase and sale agreements, and ground leases
• Handle leasing, acquisitions, and build-outs for kitchen and food production facilities
• Build out Smart Infrastructure through land acquisitions, ground leases, build-to-suit agreements, and power upgrades
• Handle leases and commercial agreements for the autonomous haulage business
• Advise on development and land use including construction contracts, easements, entitlements, zoning, and utility interconnection
• Partner with acquisitions, development, and finance teams to translate legal risk into commercial calls
• Create templates, standard positions, and processes for the legal team

Required qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 6+ years of real estate transactional experience
• Experience running leases and purchase and sale agreements from first draft through close with little oversight
• Experience in development, construction, land use, or entitlements, or real estate experience in energy, EV charging, mining, or data centers

Nice to have

• California bar admission
• In-house experience at a company that owns or operates its footprint
• Depth in more than one area of development, construction, land use, entitlements, energy, EV charging, mining, or data centers

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
• Optional supplemental life insurance
• Pet insurance discount
• 401(k)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Discretionary vacation days
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time
• Paid Bereavement leave

About the company

Atoms builds Physical AI, real-world robots for industries like food, mining, and transport. They integrate hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate to transform physical systems.