Counsel, Real Estate

The role

This person will draft, negotiate, and close real estate leases for drone charging infrastructure and other facilities. They will work with the Site Acquisition Team to manage the contracting process and support real estate matters.

What you will do

• Draft, negotiate, and close real estate leases for drone charging infrastructure, maintenance and testing facilities.
• Lead the contracting process from initial scoping through execution.
• Work cross-functionally with Site Acquisition, Land Use, Finance, and other teams.
• Develop expertise in lease forms, playbooks, and negotiation strategies.
• Improve deal templates and forms to support business goals.
• Support landlord escalations and contribute to lease management processes.
• Build repeatable and rigorous deal processes.
• Build relationships with the Site Acquisition Team.
• Provide support on needs that arise across the Legal team.

Required qualifications

• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial real estate leases or other commercial real estate agreements.
• Clear, cogent, and pragmatic contract drafting, communication, and project management skills.
• Effective, tactful, friendly, and high-integrity negotiation skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant legal experience supporting commercial real estate transactions.
• JD Degree required.
• Member in good standing of at least one state bar.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with infrastructure, industrial, logistics, telecommunications, or other operational real estate
• A combination of law firm and in-house experience

Benefits

• Equity compensation
• Overtime pay
• Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
• Sales incentives
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off

Before you apply

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

About the company

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. They operate an autonomous logistics system to deliver food, medicine, and essential goods globally.