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Assistant General Counsel, Infrastructure Legal Affairs
MicrosoftUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Sept 2025
💰 $311,500/yr($160,700/yr – $311,500/yr)
About the role
Microsoft's Corporate and External Legal Affairs (CELA) organization has a Leadership opportunity in the Infrastructure Legal Affairs team. This is an opportunity to ensure that Microsoft customers worldwide have the necessary cloud and AI infrastructure capacity to meet their needs and enable their AI transformation. In the role of Assistant General Counsel, Infrastructure Legal Affairs, you will lead a team providing legal advice and counsel to the Azure Hardware and Systems Infrastructure division within Microsoft. The division is responsible for engineering Microsoft's first party semiconductors, networking and other infrastructure hardware as well as sourcing and managing supply of third party hardware for its data centers. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of intellectual property, technology transactions, hardware development, supply chain and manufacturing. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our Culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.
Responsibilities
Legal Advice and Counsel
- Serve as the primary legal advisor for the Azure Hardware and Systems Infrastructure division.
- Identify and anticipate highly complex legal and/or other business issues.
- Serve as a key business partner and advisor to senior executives; at times with the assistance of outside counsel.
- Manage a wide variety of complex IP and technology transctions, ranging from technology development, manufacturing and logistics, supply and procurement.
- Collaborate with specialists in trade, IP, and CELA partners to help define business strategy to manage legal risk and regulation in a rapidly changing geopolitical environment.
Solution Implementation and Process Improvement
- Develop and implement solutions that anticipate and mitigate risks.
- Manage and develop relationships with outside counsel and clients to create strategic and innovative solutions that address issues and achieve business objectives.
- Provide feedback and evaluate process improvements that increase efficiencies.
Team Leadership and Management
- Support and guide a team of 5+ attorneys who primarily support the Azure Hardware and Systems Infrastructure division and, where appropriate, also coordinate and work across Infrastructure Legal Affairs.
- Coach and define objectives and outcomes that enable your team to adapt and grow.
- Embody our culture and values
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