KLA Senior Commercial Counsel 

United States, California, Milpitas 

422276316

Job Requirements

• Gain a solid understanding of Company’s commercial goals and challenges in the U.S. and internationally and identify and implement appropriate legal strategies and processes to facilitate goals and minimize challenges. Proactively and creatively solve problems for the business as it develops and drives its strategic and transactional plans and roadmaps.
• Identify, analyze, and assess sophisticated issues pertaining to contractual risk. Exercise judgment and creativity in selecting methods, techniques, and strategies for obtaining prompt resolution to contractual requests.
• Work with business clients, outside counsel, customers and suppliers to draft and negotiate a wide variety of commercial and technology related transactions, including strategic sales and procurement transactions, joint development agreements, inbound and outbound licensing and/or servicing agreements, nondisclosure agreements, government contracts,data processing agreements,and strategic collaboration and partnership agreements.
• Be a strong partner and effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as business development, strategic supply chain, product/engineering, global workplace services,finance/tax/treasury,etc.
• Solve problems, build partnerships, and create agreements while considering and mitigating legal risks including in connection with, government funded opportunities and university investments, channel partner governance, health and safety initiatives, andtrade compliance and export restrictions.
• Support acquisition integration activities, including sharing and communicating Company-approved policies, standard processes, and expectations to affiliates and subsidiaries worldwide regarding contractual matters, working issues with internal collaborators and external personnel, supporting integration-related system implementation and legal entity consolidation logistics, and assisting with critical issues.
• Advise on the drafting, implementation and monitoring of data privacy, artificial intelligence, corporate governance, risk mitigation and compliance frameworks.
• Support implementation, use, and execution of Company contract management solution with users and requestors.
• Act as interface to local City of Milpitas and other government municipalities and agencies.
• Support commercial real estate and construction (and related services) contracts and projects related to the leasing, development, and/or expansion of facilities in the U.S. and internationally, including but not limited to site location and acquisition, negotiation of architectural design and construction contracts, identification and pursuit of available tax incentives, and local entity formation.
• Provide clear communication,advice andguidance on legal issuesthat appropriately balances legal risks with business needs,and assist with the development of appropriate commercial processes and strategies that allow the business flexibility and freedom to move quickly.
• Assist in the ongoing development of legal resources such as templates, playbooks, and training materials, and the optimization of legal processes and systems.
• Occasional travel to domestic and international offices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school and admission to the bar in the State of California as a member in good standing in such state.
• Experience: At least 10 years of experience at a U.S. multinational company required; high tech manufacturing industry preferred.
• Technical skills:Proficiency in commercial, construction, real estate, and contract law; experience in negotiating and drafting a variety of contracts ina fast-paced environmentand a firm understanding ofchallenges facing the Company and the semiconductor industry (or closely-related fields). Compliance experience including FCPA and trade related issues (such as export control and compliance with Entity List restrictions) a plus.
• Soft skills:Highly-developedinterpersonal skills; must be able to interact and connect with clients at all levels of the organization including business executives, and across Company international locations.Ability to effectively handle high-volume and prioritization of tasks in a fast-paced work environment with tight turn-around time.Strong and independent demeanor, capable of standing up to business pressures and strong client personalities. Self-motivated and persistent; high degree of comfortrunning a negotiation process independentlyand exercising independent judgment to obtain the best business outcome while containing legal risk. Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to prioritize and work independently.