Transaction Principal – Europe Data Center Deals

About the role

As a Transaction Principal for Europe at Anthropic, you will lead the commercial sourcing and execution of data‑center capacity deals across multiple European markets. You will manage RFP processes, negotiate term sheets, and ensure seamless alignment between legal, finance, engineering and network teams from initial sourcing through lease execution.

Key responsibilities

• Lead RFP and commercial sourcing for European data‑center deals, managing developer outreach, proposal evaluation and competitive selection.
• Negotiate term sheets and LOIs, structuring commercial terms that meet technical and business requirements while maintaining strong developer partnerships.
• Serve as project manager for cross‑functional stakeholder engagement, coordinating due diligence, legal counsel, platform engineers and finance to achieve lease execution.
• Develop and maintain transaction timelines, track critical‑path items and proactively identify risks to deal closure.
• Navigate country‑specific permitting, grid connection and regulatory requirements across European markets.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in transaction management, commercial real estate, data‑center leasing or infrastructure procurement.
• Proven track record of managing complex, multi‑stakeholder transactions from sourcing through execution.
• Strong negotiation skills with experience structuring term sheets, LOIs and commercial agreements.
• Experience working across European markets and familiarity with regional data‑center development landscape.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented and able to operate in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments.