Western Digital Senior Counsel 

United States, California, Irvine 

672675295

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

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

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.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.