Senior Associate Corporate Counsel

Job Description

Business Summary:

VMware accelerates digital transformation through a software-defined approach to business and IT. The trusted platform provider of choice for more than 500,000 customers globally, VMware is the pioneer in virtualization and an innovator in cloud and business mobility. A proven leader, VMware allows customers to run, manage, connect and secure applications across clouds and devices in a common operating environment.

Our team of 20,000+ people working in 50+ locations worldwide is committed to building a community where great people want to work long term by living our values of passion, innovation, execution, teamwork, active learning and giving back. If you are ready to accelerate, innovate and lead, join us as we challenge constraints and problem solve for tomorrow today.

Job Description:

VMware is looking for a top-rate attorney to join its Commercial Legal Team. This position will be based in Bellevue, WA, Broomfield, CO, or Austin, TX. Our legal department is full of legal innovators who are energetic, smart and business-minded on the professional front, and genuinely good people on the personal front. We love to add attorneys who maintain the highest business and professional standards and who aren’t afraid to bring their true selves to work each day.

Job Responsibilities:

· Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including software licensing, professional services, and SaaS.

· Assist with legal department projects as assigned, including efforts to develop, implement and enhance processes that improve transaction velocity without material increases in risk.

· Act as a fiduciary for the company, driving compliance in day-to-day sales activities, including providing training and counseling to sales professionals and coordinating with other groups within the VMware Legal Department on compliance matters.

· Stay on top of changing regulations, laws, and industry standards and effectively work with a variety of business stakeholders to develop and implement practices that support innovation and growth while maintaining appropriate commercial risk.

· Anything else that gets thrown your way as needed to support a dynamic, innovative company.

Required Skills:

· 5+ years of transactional legal experience with big law firm or in-house global enterprise company.

· Experience in SaaS transactions with a company of similar size and scale to VMware.

· You are an excellent negotiator who knows how to keep complex legal negotiations simple and clear.

· You are a practical and proactive problem solver who possesses strong business acumen and is confident and calm under fire.

· You are able to juggle multiple priorities and tasks in a fast-paced environment and get the right things down.

· You have strong interpersonal skills.

· You are honest and nice.

· JD from an accredited US law school.

· Member of a State Bar and in good standing.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Our team looks for individuals who embody our values of humility, compassion, collaboration above isolationism, respectfulness, integrity, and good-natured fun. This job opportunity is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship by VMware.

This job opportunity is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship by VMware.​ ​

Business Unit: Legal: “Fearless legal innovators.” That’s the mantra of VMware’s Legal team. We’re dedicated to working out creative ways to mitigate legal risks while helping the company pursue its goals in the global marketplace. We focus on accelerating revenue growth; expanding VMware’s arsenal of patents; helping shape the global regulatory environment; driving customer success; and increasing operational efficiency. We also reach out to the community by donating hundreds of hours of pro bono support. Are you interesting in enriching your career by working on a diverse, award-winning team that goes beyond traditional corporate legal departments? Join our team, and you’ll help provide strategic solutions that impact the success of our business, our customers, and the community.
VMware Company Overview: VMware, we believe that software has the power to unlock new opportunities for people and our planet. We look beyond the barriers of compromise to engineer new ways to make technologies work together seamlessly. Our cloud, mobility, and security software form a flexible, consistent digital foundation for securely delivering the apps, services and experiences that are transforming business innovation around the globe. At the core of what we do are our people who deeply value execution, passion, integrity, customers, and community. Shape what’s possible today at http://careers.vmware.com.
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