Principal Corporate Counsel
Finance, Banking & Legal · Legal Services · Corporate Law · Compliance & Regulatory
In short
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support for complex technology transactions by developing negotiation strategies, solving problems creatively, and coordinating CELA and business team subject matter experts.
- Provide strategic advice on newly emerging information technology business models, including AI, while staying updated on rules, regulations, and other statutory requirements relating to Microsoft business.
- Draft, negotiate, and structure integrated agreements encompassing sales, procurement, strategic partnerships, investments, and other innovative business models, addressing legal issues such as commercial contracts, intellectual property, and data protection.
- Guide escalations to appropriate senior leaders to take smart and well-informed risks to meet customer needs.
- Communicate in ways that create clarity and advance negotiations and projects to achieve closure of open issues.
- Provide practical and strategic advice to business clients and CELA colleagues.
- Ensure a coordinated legal voice through broad collaboration across groups, management and leaders.
- Organize and simplify complex issues and recommend clear courses of action.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree AND experience working in a law firm or in-house roles specializing in complex transactions including technology transactions, M&A, business development, or related work managing complex transactions involving multiple stakeholders.
- Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction or ability to meet admission requirements in a relevant jurisdiction.
Desired Qualifications
- Well experienced in advising on technology transactions (e.g., cloud services, software licensing, SaaS, professional services, strategic partnerships, and/or AI models and solutions).
- Deal strategy skills, with experience of successfully advising on large-scale, nuanced transactions that involve multiple strategic, operational, and legal dimensions and the requirement to meet deadlines in the face of competing priorities.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive action in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment, applying strong legal judgment and a pragmatic approach while balancing business goals, risk tolerance, and stakeholder priorities.
- Teamplayer with ability to work with cross-functional teams to solve complex issues, invest in others, and collaborate closely to generate consensus across diverse points of view.
- Ability to quickly develop expertise in new and emerging areas, analyse novel and complex legal issues, and apply learning effectively as legal, regulatory, and business environments evolve.
- Additional language skills (e.g. Spanish) would be a plus.
Benefits
- £ 100,100.00 - £ 150,100.00 per year
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Skills
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
3 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
£100,100 – £150,100 / year
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
London, United Kingdom
Qualification
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