Commercial Transactions Counsel

There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality.

Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

Do you enjoy being an integral and valued member of a high-functioning legal team? Would you like to work for an innovative and dynamic multinational corporation? As Commercial Transactions Counsel, you will have responsibility to manage all aspects of commercial contracts at Lattice and work with the Sales, Marketing, Research & Development, and Global Operations functions to create, negotiate, and finalize various commercial agreements. This position requires exceptional time management skills, strong attention to detail, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to nurture positive long-term relationships with internal clients, customers, and vendors. At Lattice, one of our key values is collaboration. In this role, you will engage with energetic, driven, and kind professionals that work together to accomplish business objectives.

• Leading the drafting, reviewing, and negotiating of commercial agreements (including software licenses, sales, distribution, partnership, supply, subcontracting, agency, and confidentiality agreements) in accordance with company policies, guidelines, internal policies and risk tolerance;
• Managing contract negotiations in accordance with strategies defined with relevant functions and legal;
• Collaborating with both internal business clients and our executive team to obtain internal approvals before concluding contracts;
• Proactively counseling internal business teams based on a strong understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks and industry standards applicable to Lattice’s products and services;
• Providing prompt legal advice and offer appropriate solutions to a wide range of complex commercial legal questions and requests from internal clients across functional groups;
• Developing strategies for organizing contracts within a document management system;
• Understanding the company's business model and applying that knowledge to improve business processes for support, negotiation, approval, and execution of commercial contracts while minimizing risk factors with customers and vendors; and
• Contribute to other Legal team needs, goals, and initiatives as needed.

• JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar
• At least 4 to 7 years of experience at a law firm and/or as in-house counsel supporting multinational corporations
• Direct experience negotiating commercial technology contracts for a multinational corporation
• Strong presentation and communication skills with a good ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and simple manner in both writing and in person
• Possess technical excellence and a professional, commercial approach to problem solving
• Ability and desire to work collaboratively and autonomously
• Ability to navigate complex issues in developed and emerging markets
• Willingness to support small legal team with variety of issues including data privacy, employment, and information technology issues

At Lattice, we are good at collaboration and problem solving. We’re also good at having a bit of fun.

We develop technologies that we monetize through differentiated programmable logic semiconductor products, system solutions, design services and licenses. We are the low power programmable leader. We solve customer problems across the network, from the Edge to the Cloud, in growing communications, computing, industrial, automotive and consumer markets. Our technology, long-standing relationships, and commitment to world-class support enable our customers to create a smart, secure, and connected world.

Join Team Lattice…and help us continue to drive innovation that creates a smarter, better-connected world. Together, we enable what’s next.

In the California Bay Area, the base pay for this role is between $189,000 to $256,000 per year. In addition to base salary, we offer an incentive plan bonus and new hire equity for a competitive total compensation package. Compensation will vary outside of this area. 

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.  Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry.  

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions.  Our global workforce, some 800 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win.  For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management  devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com.  You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates. 

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