Corporate Attorney

Job Summary:

NetApp a multi-billion dollar technology leader and highly sought-after employer is adding a Senior Counsel to join its award-winning legal department. The successful candidate will support the companys product legal functions. S/he will be responsible for providing legal support to NetApps on-premise enterprise software platforms and hybrid cloud data management systems.

We are looking for a highly motivated tech-savvy attorney with at least 8 years of experience in hardware software on-premise and hybrid cloud high-tech industries.This is a Product Counsel role supporting Product Management Engineering and Technical teams.

This position is based in the Companys San Jose CA or Raleigh NC or Vienna VA and is a hybrid role (2 days in office per week).

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop in-depth knowledge of NetApps wide range of data management solutions to provide strategic as well as pragmatic legal solutions to the business
• Strategic business advisor to NetApps data storage and management products and services
• Provide expertise in IP transactions and protection inbound and outbound agreements go-to-market privacy security export compliance open source AI GenAI licensing compliance finance and security
• Work closely with Product Management Engineering Finance and other teams in building and bringing products and services to market
• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams
• Act as the primary legal partner for Product Engineering and Technical teams.
• Support product development from ideation through launch.
• Advise of inbound technology licensing procurement or technical components and integration of third-party technologies.
• Navigate complex technical concepts and translate them into legal risk assessments.
• Embed yourself within technical teams to identify issues early and build trusted relationships.

Job Requirements:

• 8 years of experience as a Product Counsel or Technology Counsel in a software-based technology company.
• Prior experience at a major law firm followed by in-house counsel work strongly preferred.
• Experience with inbound technology transactions licensing and integrating third-party technology into products.
• Must be comfortable partnering with product managers engineering leaders and technical stakeholders.
• Strong contract negotiation and drafting skills including extensive experience in complex technology transactions partnerships and alliances etc
• Ability to build credibility advocate and influence business and other teams
• Ability to prioritize and deliver multiple simultaneous projects under pressure
• Strong collaboration skills across teams and organizations
• Occasional travel may be required

Education:

• Bar admission in any jurisdiction with good standing with relevant experience at a law firm and in-house directly in the tech -house experience preferred