Gigaenergy

Gigaenergy

Commercial Counsel

Houston, TX · Contract

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Business DevelopmentM&AProcurementContract ManagementCommunication

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About the role

  • Our team moves quickly and thinks practically.
  • If you've been bored somewhere else, you won't be here. - The Impact: Every person at Giga touches the work that matters.
  • No layers, no waiting for approval chains.

Responsibilities

  • Working alongside our senior legal team, you'll help manage our commercial contracts - from negotiating construction agreements, equipment procurement, and power purchase deals to helping build the legal infrastructure that lets us move at the speed this moment demands.
  • Help identify and manage legal risk in commercial transactions, flagging issues clearly and proposing workable solutions rather than just problems.
  • Serve as a legal partner to the business development, procurement, construction, and finance teams - providing practical, deal-forward guidance under time pressure.
  • Help build and maintain Giga's contract templates, playbooks, and standard terms to enable the business to move faster and more consistently.
  • Support financing and real estate transactions as needed, including review of lease agreements, easements, and financing documents.
  • Support the development of legal processes and infrastructure as Giga scales, including contract management systems and internal workflows.
  • Giga is building gigawatts of AI data centers to hasten a future of intelligence and abundance.
  • We build data centers fast and at scale by combining the capabilities of an equipment supplier, engineering firm, general contractor, and real estate developer under one roof.
  • We're building at a speed most companies talk about but never actually operate at.

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of commercial transactional experience, either in a law firm or in-house environment.
  • Experience negotiating commercial contracts, ideally in construction, energy, real estate, or infrastructure.
  • Ability to work with a high degree of ownership - you don't wait to be told what needs to happen next.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal complexity into plain business language.
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities shift and speed matters.
  • Experience with power purchase agreements, interconnection agreements, or energy regulatory matters.
  • Familiarity with data center development, hyperscale leasing, or AI infrastructure.
  • You make decisions with the information you have, move fast, and adjust along the way.

Company info

  • A team of operators defining the future of AI infrastructure.
  • We recruit A-players from the most innovative companies in the world, and they choose Giga because the work here means more.
  • AI doesn't run without power, and that's us.
  • Giga is the picks and shovels behind the AI revolution.
  • This industry is about to explode, and you'll be in the room where it's already happening.
  • If you're ready to make an impact in an industry that matters, we're looking for people like you.

Equal opportunity

  • Employer Statement
  • Giga Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Giga Energy complies with all applicable labor laws, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other relevant state and federal regulations. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage applicants who require accommodations during the hiring process to contact us.
  • Giga Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
  • We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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