Director, Sr. Business and Technology Transactions Counsel (Semiconductor)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Salary: $212,000–$291,500 per year

Company

Global materials engineering company developing and servicing equipment used to manufacture semiconductor chips and advanced displays.

What you will do

• Provide business and legal advice to executives, product and development teams, sales, customers, and external collaborators.
• Draft, review, frame, and negotiate IP licensing, joint development, collaboration, product qualification, and other complex commercial agreements.
• Advise stakeholders on contract provisions, indemnification, liability, and related legal and business risks.
• Partner with the Legal and Compliance Organization to deliver comprehensive support to business stakeholders.
• Manage the quality and budgets of outside counsel work product.
• Participate in process and technology projects that improve legal service efficiency.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• 10+ years of relevant legal experience focused on IP and patent licensing, joint development agreements, IP purchases and sales, royalty-bearing agreements, and complex transactions.
• Deep understanding of contract terms governing the creation and allocation of technology and IP rights, with sound legal and business judgment.
• Excellent negotiation, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Licensed to practice law in California.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across organizational boundaries and multiple countries; occasional travel is required.

Nice to have

• Experience in both a law firm and an in-house corporate legal department.
• Engineering or hard sciences degree, and/or experience in engineering or the semiconductor industry.
• Registered US patent attorney.
• Ability to translate business needs into contract language and creatively resolve business issues.
• Strong organizational skills and a continuous improvement mindset.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive work environment focused on learning, professional development, and career growth.
• Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee health and wellbeing.
• Potential eligibility for bonus and stock award programs.
• Travel required approximately 10% of the time.
• Relocation is not eligible for this position.