Senior Commercial Counsel (US Remote)

Company Overview

​At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

The Supply Chain Legal Team works with Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, internal business partners, subcontractors, and vendors to obtain the products and services needed to run the business while also providing counsel regarding regulatory and geopolitical drivers that influence the way in which we bring our solutions to market. We are a small, fast paced and collegial team of practitioners who are responsible for supporting the negotiations of domestic and international procurement agreements. These transactions range from complex, high-value agreements with strategic partners to high-volume standard procurement contracts with a broad range of suppliers. We also drive due diligence efforts to mitigate supply chain risks and uphold regulatory standards.

Job Description

Overview:

The Commercial Counsel is responsible for providing comprehensive legal support to the Supply Chain organization. This includes reviewing, negotiating, and mitigating risk in a variety of agreements while ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable laws/regulations. The portfolio of engagements can range from software and cloud computing to  real  estate transactions and manufacturing agreements. This role requires a proactive and  measured approach to risk management, a strong work ethic, and a desire to lead a broad spectrum of legal projects beyond core transactional work.

A key responsibility of the position will be to drive and implement robust risk management initiatives. This position also requires a desire and willingness to work on multiple and varied other legal projects including process optimization, template governance, M&A integration, internal policy development, regulatory and technology due diligence, and other initiatives aimed at enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the legal department. This role develops negotiation strategies with internal business partners, evaluates risk exposure, and makes recommendations to business partners or legal counsel. This is a full-time position and may be performed 100% remote.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate vendor contracts, primarily technology-related agreements, such as license agreements, product supply agreements, software development agreements, cloud computing, and service agreements. 
• Advise and provide solutions to internal business clients on issues specific to vendor contracting and relationships. 
• Provide legal advice regarding negotiation strategies, contractual terms, contract disputes, intellectual property matters, privacy, AI, cybersecurity, supplier relations and compliance matters. 
• Work with Supply Chain colleagues and other internal personnel to identify and mitigate risks. 
• Lead, advise and coordinate with multiple stakeholders across marketing, product, finance, implementation and sales throughout the pre-sales, sales and post-contract cycle on a broad range of legal and compliance issues for the Motorola Solutions portfolio of products and services.
• Develop streamlined, organized and efficient policies and procedures for contracts, including establishing playbooks, and standard template language to be used in contracts.
• Manage contract disputes, including understanding the issues, providing guidance on solutions, drafting settlement agreements.
• Provide counsel and guidance for the accomplishment of overall business objectives of the Company, while fully complying with applicable laws and regulations and avoiding unacceptable risks; perform informed cost-benefit analysis when identifying risks. This includes supporting the business and product development processes by providing key inputs and advice on legal risks and issues, prioritizing risks and ensuring compliance with government and customer-imposed requirements.
• Provide support on other commercial or non-commercial practice area issues ( Real Estate, labor and employment, corporate governance, data privacy, ethics, etc.)
• Proactively develop and maintain technical knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up-to-date on current trends and best practices.
• Exercise reasonable judgment to determine when to escalate complex matters or decisions to more senior level counsel or manager.
• Work effectively with senior management to create strong trusted advisor relationships with business leaders, provide practical advice, facilitate creative problem-solving and informed decision-making.
• Develop, update and promulgate rules and policies relating to the procurement contract review and approval processes

Desired Skills/Qualifications:

• Substantial experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a number  of procurement agreements of varying size, scope and complexity.  Experience drafting and negotiating procurement agreements (including product, software, and cloud-services issues, service agreements, and licensing/re-distribution agreements).
• Experience working with legal policies and procedures and demonstrated ability to identify potential legal issues. 
• Experience approaching legal matters with a sense of pragmatism and flexibility to recommend solutions that enable our company’s success while protecting its legacy and future.
• Excellent negotiation, consultation, and analytical skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills, sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (including written and verbal)
• Ability to participate and collaborate in meetings with customers, vendors, attorneys, management, and other third parties with regard to negotiation of agreements and general problem solving
• Experience applying knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities
• Strong business acumen, with ability to understand the company’s business objectives and anticipate the legal issues that could arise 
• Well organized, detail oriented and adept in a fast-paced environment 
• Required to work with the highest level of ethics and discretion
• Lead change and take responsible risks: (1) looks for ways to personally affect change and is not risk averse; (2) seeks to understand the change and enables change to succeed; and (3) sees change as an opportunity, considers associated risks, then promptly commits to it.
• Drive results and execution: (1) identifies issues and raises them so that appropriate actions can be taken to resolve problems or improve the client experience; (2) takes personal ownership to follow through on commitments and achieve results with high quality; and (3) demonstrates a strong bias for action and is able to balance priorities to keep plans on track.
• Think strategically: (1) aligns own work with broader business strategies and goals; (2) stays aware of the business implications of market and industry trends; and (3) recognizes the impact of his/her/their work on overall organizational strategy.
• In-house legal experience preferred including supervision of outside counsel.

NOTE: Candidate may reside anywhere in the US

Target Base Salary Range: $120,300 - $240,600 USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

Requires a Juris Doctor Degree and 6+ years of experience in corporate transactional, contracts negotiation and/or commercial transaction experience preferably with background in technology matters, software agreements, data privacy, and/or intellectual property.

Admission to the Bar of at least one state.

Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please email ohr@motorolasolutions.com.