Senior Counsel

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

As a member of the Contract Management Organization (within the Global Technology & Commercial Legal Services Team), this individual will provide high-quality legal advice and support to Western Digital’s Procurement and Engineering organizations, including negotiation of wide variety commercial agreements and collaboration with internal stakeholders and outside counsel. This full-time position is based at Western Digital’s office in Irvine, California, or San Jose, California and will report to the Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Contract Management Organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing commercial contracts, including, but not limited to, professional services agreements, purchase agreements, joint development agreements, engineering agreements, license agreements, engagement letters, statements of works, amendments, and other business/legal/technology related documents.
• Identifying and advising internal clients on risks associated with each transaction and proposing practical/strategic risk mitigation strategies in connection with commercial transactions.
• Working closely with (and overseeing the work product of) contract managers and administrators within the Contract Management Organization.
• Supporting various aspects of the contract management process, including playbooks, templates and efforts to streamline contract operations.
• Working on special projects with members of Contract Management Organization, as needed

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• 5-8 years of relevant transactional experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial and/or technology agreements.
• Experience in technology company and industry with strong IP/patent licensing and/or tech transaction preferred.
• Engineering/technical degree required.
• Instills trust and has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to collaborate, demonstrate diplomacy, and otherwise interact well with colleagues and management in a highly professional manner.
• Demonstrated skill at diving deeply and accurately into details and strong analytical capability.
• Attention to detail and ability to produce high quality work product.
• Strong work ethic and ability to handle, prioritize and advance multiple projects in a global stakeholder environment (viz., the United States and APAC region).
• Track record of providing high-quality, timely results on a wide variety of contract matters.
• Self-starter who takes ownership of work and demonstrates the ability to work independently and collaboratively with others.
• Committed to growth mindset and continuous improvement.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management and e-signature software tools.

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected med