Senior Counsel, Commercial

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal partner supporting Robotics leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to teams across hardware engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain, procurement, finance, and operations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including supplier, manufacturing, development, consulting, licensing, procurement, and strategic partnership agreements.
• Advise on legal issues arising throughout the hardware development lifecycle, including manufacturing, supply chain operations, vendor relationships, and emerging business initiatives.
• Identify commercial, regulatory, intellectual property, privacy, compliance, and other legal risks associated with commercial transactions, partnering with subject matter experts across the Legal organization as needed.
• Develop scalable legal processes, templates, playbooks, and guidance that enable the organization to move quickly while managing risk appropriately.
• Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments affecting hardware development, manufacturing, and global operations.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across Employment, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Regulatory, Compliance, Security, Tax, Trade, and other Legal teams to provide coordinated legal support.
• Translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships across the organization and serve as a strategic advisor to Robotics leadership.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience across a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department supporting technology companies.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements, particularly involving hardware supply, manufacturing, procurement, development, licensing, and strategic partnerships.
• JD and license or qualification to practice in California.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments where priorities evolve quickly and there isn't always an established playbook.
• Sound business judgment and provide practical legal advice that enables teams to move quickly while appropriately managing risk.
• Communicate complex legal concepts clearly and tailor guidance to technical and business audiences.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence through partnership rather than authority.
• High degree of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for emerging technologies.
• Operate independently while effectively managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with emerging technologies, particularly in robotics or hardware development.