Associate General Counsel, Strategic Transactions

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT HUT 8

Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology, energy, and infrastructure. Hut 8 is on a mission to build and operate some of the world's largest data centers for next-generation computing workloads, including AI, Colocation, Cloud, and Bitcoin Mining. We are proud to offer interesting and challenging opportunities for individuals who want to build teams, solve problems, and make an impact from day one. If you're an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging, you've come to the right place.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel, Strategic Transactions to serve as the lead legal partner for the company's most significant strategic and transactional initiatives. In this high-impact role, you will lead the legal execution of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, project financings, and other complex corporate transactions that are central to the company's long-term growth strategy.

You will work closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to structure, negotiate, and execute sophisticated transactions across a rapidly evolving infrastructure platform operating at the intersection of energy, AI infrastructure, and digital assets. This role offers substantial exposure to strategic decision-making, financing initiatives, and enterprise-level legal and business issues.

The ideal candidate combines strong transactional and financing experience with practical business judgment, a high degree of ownership and autonomy, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, execution-oriented environment.

About You

• Deal Execution Lead: You have significant experience leading complex M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other high-value corporate transactions from structuring through closing.
• Finance & Transaction Structuring: You have experience supporting sophisticated financing transactions, including acquisition financings, structured debt arrangements, project financings, or other capital markets and infrastructure-related transactions.
• Strategic Problem Solver: You are capable of navigating complex commercial, regulatory, and structural issues and developing practical, business-oriented solutions.
• Cross-Functional Operator: You work effectively across legal, finance, tax, treasury, development, and executive teams and are comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders under demanding timelines.
• Independent and Commercially Minded: You are comfortable operating independently, managing multiple high-priority matters simultaneously, and exercising sound judgment in dynamic environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead legal support for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, minority investments, and other strategic transactions.
• Oversee all phases of transaction execution, including structuring, diligence, negotiation, documentation, financing coordination, closing, and integration.
• Support transaction-related financing activities, including acquisition financings, project financings, debt facilities, and related covenant and diligence matters.
• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Tax, Development, Investor Relations, and other business teams to support strategic initiatives and ensure seamless transaction execution.
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial and transaction-related agreements in support of the company's strategic objectives.
• Manage outside counsel and specialized advisors to deliver high-quality, cost-effective legal support on sophisticated matters.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Legal Officer and senior leadership on transaction strategy, risk assessment, and execution considerations.

ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is in office at our corporate headquarters in the Brickell area of Miami, Florida. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WHAT MAKES HUT 8 A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Hut 8 offers a benefits and wellness program that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as paid time off. We are proud to invest in building the best team in the industry. At all levels of the organization, we are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, radical transparency, and relentless growth mentality.

At Hut 8, you will have the opportunity to:

▶ Work with bright, driven peers from a range of educational and professional backgrounds including software development, energy, engineering, entrepreneurship, investment banking, private equity, and management consulting

▶ Design and pitch new products, services, and other initiatives to a leadership team consisting of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives and backed by a board of directors consisting of industry veterans of energy, finance, and government

▶ Debate ideas and alternatives in a truly meritocratic setting where the learning curve is steep and the lessons come from both senior and junior members of the team

▶ Build a lifelong network of friends and professional connections at the cutting-edge intersection of technology, energy, and infrastructure