Applied Materials Senior Counsel IP Contract Compliance B5 

United States, California 

965581989

What We Offer

$172,000.00 - $236,500.00Austin,TX, Santa Clara,CA

This position will have a hands-on-role in cross-functional strategic risk management and compliance programs, with responsibilities that may include: complex contractual compliance related to intellectual property, research security, internal intellectual property investigations, trade secret protection, insider threats, third-party diligence, risk mitigation in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, and training and awareness.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Implement, manage, and design collaborative cross-functional compliance processes and risk mitigation programs designed to protect Applied Material’s innovations.
• Be a key legal advisor on complex contractual requirements and compliance related to the daily protection and handling of confidential information, including in third party collaborations and government contracts.
• Investigate complex intellectual property issues, in order to identify and implement creative business enabling solutions, improvements, and mitigations, that continuously drive to better protection of Applied Material’s intellectual property.
• Counsel on intellectual property strategy, diligence, and data separation in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and end of engagement data deletion requirements.
• Create playbooks with intellectual property and litigation risk mitigation strategy to support commercial teams negotiating contracts and non-disclosure agreements, approvals related to intellectual property risk, and conflicts of interest.
• Manage internal investigations and internal audits related to the use and handing of information.
• Design and deliver tailored and effective trainings on compliance and intellectual property protection.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school and currently admitted to practice law in at least one United States jurisdiction. Alternatively, a master’s degree in project management from an accredited institution, or equivalent professional experience in contractual compliance processes and risk management
• 7+ years of complex contractual and/or technology focused litigation and counseling at a top-tier law firm and/or professional compliance experience in house
• Passion to build out and continuously improve IP risk compliance programs, strategic initiatives, and processes
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Exposure to complex contractual and/or trade secrets investigations
• Strong grasp of technology and a desire to dive into the details

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the semiconductor industry
• Experience with trade secret litigation, insider risk, and/or information security
• Experience with cross-functional programs, compliance programs, and/or audits
• Experience conducting complex internal investigations and/or managing high stakes intellectual property litigation, including witness interviews, depositions, and/or trial
• Experience with research security and government related IP protection requirements
• Experience and familiarity with eDiscovery or data forensic tools and processes
• Understanding of computer and digital forensics

Full time

Assignee / Regular