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Senior Counsel, Business Partnerships and Strategic Transactions

NVIDIA· Attorney, General
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Santa Clara, CA$232k - $368kfull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Senior-level in-house counsel focused on structuring, negotiating, and closing strategic business partnerships and complex transactions for NVIDIA, with emphasis on hardware, software licensing, reseller/distributor programs, government contracts, and highly regulated customers. Partners with business leaders, other attorneys, and outside counsel to build scalable legal infrastructure and manage risk across global deals.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate business partnership and commercial agreements across NVIDIA’s global business: hardware, software licensing, reseller, distributor, partner programs, marketing, and government contracts.
  • Collaborate with the business teams through complex deal cycles with sophisticated enterprise, cloud, public sector, and highly regulated customers, and among a diverse spectrum of industries and verticals.
  • Build scalable legal infrastructure: playbooks, templates, and tools that enable business teams to move fast without sacrificing rigor.
  • Assist with novel and technically complex transactions, translating cross-cutting legal issues into clear risk assessments that advance NVIDIA’s mission and goals.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of legal experience supporting commercial contracting and customer engagements, in-house, at a law firm, or both.
  • Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills with experience handling hardware, software licensing, and public sector transactions.
  • Track record of running point on high-value, non-standard transactions end-to-end, collaborating with internal stakeholders and keeping deals moving on demanding timelines while exercising sound judgment and seeking help when needed.
  • Recognized as a trusted advisor to business leaders, known for turning complex legal issues into clear, practical risk guidance.
  • Juris Doctor from an accredited US law school; admitted to the bar and in good standing in the jurisdiction of hire, or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., registered in-house status).

Skills

Required:Commercial contractingDrafting and negotiation

Benefits

  • equity
  • benefits (as per company listing)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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