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 …