Senior Commercial Counsel – Digital Technology
| Company | GE Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Location | Sharonville, OH, USA, Westport, CT, USA |
| Salary | $187500 – $265000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | JD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
- Member in good standing with the State Bar.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm, in-house, in government service, or at a comparable organization, with Technology as a primary focus.
- Proficient and experienced in negotiating technology procurement agreements, including software license agreements, software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), telecom agreements, hardware agreements (servers, storage, PCs, electronic devices, and other equipment).
- Proficient and experienced in negotiating global data privacy laws and cybersecurity standards (ISO, NIST) within technology procurement settings.
- Proficient and experienced in negotiating intellectual property considerations (primarily copyright) within technology procurement settings.
- Understanding of standard market terms within technology agreements.
- Proficient and experienced in structuring, interpreting, and negotiating complex deals.
- Proficient and experienced in evaluating and advising business colleagues on the legal and commercial risk being undertaken in a particular action, transaction, or agreement.
- Collaborating with and facilitating cross-team decision-making among the legal team, business teams, and other internal teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing legal advice and support principally related to digital technology agreements, which includes structuring, interpreting, and negotiating complex deals, advising on purchasing in support of commercial or U.S. government business, addressing disputes with suppliers, and other related commercial and compliance issues.
- Provide legal advice to lawyers and non-lawyers on legal and business issues.
- Oversee audits relating to emerging risks as well as corrective actions, and implement strategies that will protect the business and manage business risk.
- Anticipate and drive solutions for unassigned legal and business issues and growth initiatives.
- Manage referral of matters to in-house legal specialists and occasionally outside counsel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Established analytical ability and excellent communication and advocacy skills, with an aptitude for practical negotiation, clear thinking, and succinct communication to all levels of an organization.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to influence others to deliver on commitments and work with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to develop process-driven solutions for recurring issues.
- Ability to handle multiple inquiries and assignments in a time-pressured environment, and composure to satisfy multiple, and sometimes competing objectives.
- Creativity, vision, and sound judgment in developing and implementing legal solutions to problems.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial or financial agreements.