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Head of Legal | AI Infrastructure

  • Location:

    London

  • Sector:

    Compliance

  • Contact:

    Lauren Wells

  • Contact email:

    lauren@rutherfordsearch.com

  • Published:

    about 1 month ago

  • Expiry date:

    2026-06-13

About the job

A high-growth, institutionally backed AI infrastructure platform is seeking its first senior legal leader to build and lead the legal function from the ground up.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a broad, strategic role at an early stage of scale, partnering closely with senior leadership in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

The Role

You will operate as a true generalist and strategic advisor, owning all legal, governance, and compliance matters across the business. Responsibilities will include:

  • Leading on customer and supplier contracts (including MSAs)

  • Supporting commercial and strategic transactions

  • Overseeing governance, regulatory, and compliance frameworks

  • Advising on corporate, employment, and financing matters

  • Supporting infrastructure-related and operational legal issues

  • Managing external counsel

The Candidate

  • Comfortable working across a wide range of legal disciplines

  • Pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and business-focused

  • Energised by building in a fast-growth environment

  • Ambitious and keen to take ownership in a scaling platform

Prior exposure to infrastructure, technology, or data centre environments is beneficial but not essential