Title:  Corporate Attorney

Job Summary:

NetApp, a multi-billion dollar technology leader and highly sought-after employer, is adding a Senior Counsel to join its award-winning legal department. The successful candidate will support the company’s product legal functions. S/he will be responsible for providing legal support to NetApp's on-premise, enterprise, software platforms, and hybrid cloud data management systems.

We are looking for a highly motivated, tech-savvy, attorney with at least 8 years of experience in hardware, software, on-premise, and hybrid cloud high-tech industries.This is a Product Counsel role supporting Product Management, Engineering, and Technical teams.

This position is based in the Company’s San Jose, CA or Raleigh, NC or Vienna, VA and is a hybrid role (2 days in office per week).

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop in-depth knowledge of NetApp's wide range of data management solutions to provide strategic as well as pragmatic legal solutions to the business
• Strategic business advisor to NetApp's data storage and management products and services
• Provide expertise in IP transactions and protection, inbound and outbound agreements, go-to-market, privacy, security, export compliance, open source, AI, GenAI, licensing, compliance, finance and security
• Work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Finance, and other teams in building and bringing products and services to market
• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams
• Act as the primary legal partner for Product, Engineering, and Technical teams.
• Support product development from ideation through launch.
• Advise of inbound technology licensing, procurement or technical components, and integration of third-party technologies.
• Navigate complex technical concepts and translate them into legal risk assessments. 
• Embed yourself within technical teams to identify issues early and build trusted relationships.

Job Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience as a Product Counsel or Technology Counsel in a software-based technology company. 
• Prior experience at a major law firm followed by in-house counsel work strongly preferred.
• Experience with inbound technology transactions, licensing, and integrating third-party technology into products.
• Must be comfortable partnering with product managers, engineering leaders, and technical stakeholders. 
• Strong contract negotiation and drafting skills, including extensive experience in complex technology transactions, partnerships, and alliances, etc
• Ability to build credibility, advocate, and influence business and other teams
• Ability to prioritize and deliver multiple simultaneous projects under pressure
• Strong collaboration skills across teams and organizations
• Occasional travel may be required

Education:

• Bar admission in any jurisdiction with good standing, with relevant experience at a law firm and in-house directly in the tech industry. In-house experience preferred