ABOUT REVANTAGE
Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services.
With a corporate purpose of ‘In Pursuit of Better,’ Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. The company’s footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Creating a culture that inspires impact and momentum requires the right team. We know what it takes to lead an industry, and are looking for leaders who seek constant growth, want to excel, and continuously improve upon themselves and the industry.
In addition to supporting Revantage, we also recruit for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, giving you the unique opportunity to work within a network of best-in-class professionals across a broad real estate platform.
India
With offices in Bengaluru and Gurugram, our teams in India deliver expertise, innovation and operational excellence that support thousands of assets across logistics, data centers, residential, commercial and hospitality.
Whether you’re building new capabilities, driving critical initiatives or strengthening partnerships, you’ll have the opportunity to truly Build What Matters.
ROLE SUMMARY
We are seeking a AVP legal for American Campus Communities (ACC), a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company and the largest owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing communities in the United States. This role is based in Bengaluru, India, is hired through Revantage India and reports to ACC’s General Counsel.
The role provides substantive legal support across commercial contracts, property operations, regulatory matters and corporate governance, while supporting privacy, litigation, insurance and risk matters. Working closely with the General Counsel, other US-based attorneys and senior business stakeholders, the role will manage manage a broad range of recurring legal matters, apply sound legal judgment and provide practical, business-oriented legal support within established areas of authority.
The role serves as a senior extension of ACC’s US-based Legal Department, with responsibility for drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, supporting property and resident matters, monitoring legal and regulatory developments, maintaining corporate entity records and helping drive matters from intake through resolution. The position requires strong legal judgment, drafting and negotiation capability, organizational discipline and the ability to distinguish matters that can be handled independently from those requiring escalation to the General Counsel or other US-based Legal leadership.
Primary Role
Draft, review and negotiate vendor agreements, service agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, access agreements and other commercial contracts, independently resolving routine terms within established playbooks and escalating material legal or business issues as appropriate.
Advise on contract interpretation, amendments, extensions, renewals, termination provisions and contractual matters, supporting business teams in resolving routine contract-related issues.
Develop, draft and maintain standard contract forms, templates and playbooks, identify recurring negotiation issues and recommend improvements to contracting standards and processes.
Provide legal guidance on landlord-tenant requirements, leasing practices, eviction requirements and other legal matters routinely affecting property operations
Provide and/or oversee the research, monitoring, applicability and interpretation of federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting key areas of ACC’s business; analyze potential implications of changes in laws and regulatory requirements and propose necessary changes to ACC’s policies and operations, as applicable; communicate relevant developments and recommended actions…