Principal Corporate Counsel, Infrastructure Legal Affairs

Microsoft's Corporate and External Legal Affairs (CELA) organization has an opportunity in the Infrastructure Legal Affairs team. This is an opportunity to ensure that Microsoft customers worldwide have the necessary cloud and AI infrastructure capacity to meet their needs and enable their AI transformation.

In the role ofPrincipal Corporate Counsel, Infrastructure Legal Affairs,you will be part of a team providing legal advice and counsel to the Cloud Supply Chain Provisioning group in the Azure Hardware and Systems Infrastructure division within Microsoft. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, procurement and intellectual property.

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Legal Advice and Counsel

• Serve as a legal advisor for the Cloud Supply Chain Provisioning group in the Azure Hardware and Systems Infrastructure division.
• Identify and anticipate highly complex legal and/or other business issues.
• Serve as a key business partner and advisor toseniorexecutives; at times with the assistance of outside counsel.
• Manage a wide variety of negotiations and transactions with unique IP and technology issues related to manufacturingandlogistics, supply and procurement.
• Collaborate with specialists in trade, IP, and other CELA partners as needed toescalate and drive decisions.

Solution Implementation and Process Improvement

• Develop and implement solutions that anticipate and mitigate risks.
• Manage and develop relationships with outside counsel and clients to create strategic and innovative solutions that address issues and achieve business objectives.
• Provide feedback and evaluate process improvements including the development and deployment of AI tooling that increase efficiencies.

Required/minimum qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 4+ years experience as a practicing attorney
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.

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Legal Counsel IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $132,200 - $232,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $165,800 - $248,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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