Legal Counsel Procurement (EU)

The role

The Legal Counsel Procurement will act as the legal partner for all procurement with a focus on data center procurement including hardware, connectivity and related services. You will work with procurement, infrastructure, logistics, and finance teams to enable strategic sourcing and ensure compliance.

What you will do

• Advise on, draft and negotiate hardware procurement agreements for GPUs, servers, storage, networking equipment and CDUs
• Advise on and negotiate connectivity agreements including dark fiber, IRUs, wavelength, IP transit and cross-connect
• Advise and negotiate complex logistics agreements including freight, forward and warehousing activity
• Support procurement of data center related services such as co-location, installation, deployment, maintenance, logistics, and equipment financing or leasing
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of other procurement agreements globally including software, SaaS, IT services, professional services, consultancy and general corporate purchasing
• Develop and maintain procurement contract templates, negotiation playbooks and guidance
• Train procurement teams on template and playbook use
• Advise on supply chain legal risks including export controls, sanctions, supplier due diligence, data protection, information security and ESG obligations
• Coordinate and manage external counsel
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting infrastructure and procurement activities

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree from a reputable university
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, with a focus on procurement, technology or IT contracts, or data center/infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of commercial law
• Able to work under short deadlines
• Excellent communication and contract negotiation skills in English
• Proactive, pragmatic, and business-oriented approach with the ability to work independently

Nice to have

• Experience with hardware supply, connectivity or other data center procurement agreements

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth and learning opportunities
• Flexibility and ownership
• Collaborative and innovative culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
• International environment and talented teams

Before you apply

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply
• Will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire

About the company

Nebius is building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises. The company is listed on Nasdaq and is headquartered in Amsterdam.