Overview
This position is for a senior attorney to lead the Transactions function, reporting directly to the Deputy General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel. The role supports development, partnerships, supply chain, commercial, and government engagements, including building and scaling a transactions practice for complex deals.
Responsibilities
- Lead agreement drafting and negotiations on business-critical transactions with complex IP, technology, business, and regulatory issues.
- Develop agreement templates, negotiation standards, playbooks, processes, and risk frameworks to support consistently high-quality work while enabling the business to move quickly and manage legal and commercial risk.
- Partner cross-functionally on company-wide initiatives to standardize the deal process, from initial discussions through contract signing.
- Partner with legal subject-matter experts to ensure contract templates and positions are regularly updated to reflect current company objectives and legal obligations.
- Serve as an embedded member of business teams by providing timely guidance, practical, commercially oriented counsel, and helpful education.
- Manage and prioritize a high-volume, fast-moving transactional workload in an intense, deadline-driven environment.
- Provide objective and consistent oversight of transactional work performed by other transactional attorneys, including workload allocation, prioritization, and ongoing training.
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex or high-value transactions and help drive matters to resolution.
Requirements
- J.D. and admission in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
- 10+ years of experience negotiating complex commercial contracts, including significant in-house experience at fast-paced, mid- to large-sized companies.
- Significant experience handling complex technology and commercial transactions in a sophisticated corporate or law firm environment.
- Strong transactional judgment and ability to operate effectively in a high-intensity, sales-driven business environment.
- Exceptional relationship-building and client management skills, including establishing credibility and trust with demanding business stakeholders.
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate business objectives into practical legal solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to structure and improve legal functions, workflows, and processes.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with high accountability for managing competing demands and ensuring appropriate work allocation.
- Capacity to think big, bias for action, and willingness to take ownership of complex matters and broader functional initiatives.
- Growth mindset focused on continuous operational improvement, efficiency, and service excellence.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills.
- Ability to balance speed and commercial objectives with sound legal judgment and risk management.
- Comfortable operating with significant autonomy and ambiguity.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong technical transactional expertise combined with exceptional client-management skills and business judgment.
- Strong understanding of the IP and Trade & Regulatory issues relevant to a global business.
- Enjoys building the function and how the work gets done, bringing structure, accountability, and consistency to a rapidly evolving transactions environment.
- Operates at speed, independently manages complex matters, and provides de facto practice leadership through judgment and organizational discipline.
Compensation & Benefits
- Wage Transparency: $188,000—$282,000 USD
- Compensation may vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience, specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
- Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans; matching 401(k); unlimited PTO and paid holidays; parental/adoption leave; legal insurance; and a home technology stipend. Details of participation will be provided when a candidate receives an offer.
- The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options.
- If a commission structure applies, the compensation range reflects base compensation only.
Location
- This position can work onsite or hybrid from one of the organization’s offices in the US or fully remote.
- Travel: Up to 20%
Export Control / Work Authorization Requirements (US)
US Technical Jobs. Access to technology subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions is required. Employment is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” status (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. If “U.S. Person” status is not confirmed for export control and government contracts work purposes, the organization may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available). Government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons may also make the candidate ineligible, and the organization may decline to proceed with the application on those bases. Additional immigration status questions will be used for export control and compliance purposes and reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.
US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Additional immigration status questions will be used for export control and compliance purposes and reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.
Job ID
1849