Assistant General Counsel - Ventures & M&A
About The Position
Micron Technology is hiring an Assistant General Counsel for its Corporate Legal Team, based in San Jose. The role provides timely, high-quality legal support for transactions involving the Corporate Development Team and other business groups, with a focus on venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and large-scale capital investments. The position coordinates with specialists across the U.S. and EU and handles legal matters involving entities. The Assistant General Counsel leads legal work across transaction lifecycles, including venture investments, M&A planning and negotiation, signing, regulatory matters, and post-signing integration support. The role also manages outside counsel and legal spending, partners with internal and external specialists, supports other departments on legal matters, develops transaction standards and resources, and identifies AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve deal processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree and a Juris Doctorate from a top-tier, ABA-accredited law school.
- At least eight years of related experience at a law firm or in a corporate law department.
- First-chair-level experience leading venture capital, M&A, and other significant transactions.
- Ability to explain legal concepts to business partners and other non-lawyers and provide pragmatic legal and commercial advice.
- Strong legal drafting and negotiation skills.
- Confidence sharing and proposing ideas on legal issues with internal collaborators and external counsel or consultants.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships across varied collaborator groups.
- Ability to work independently and manage pressure.
- Ability to contribute as part of a team and manage multiple tasks with an analytical, curious approach.
- Willingness to be present at specified locations and times to support global operations, potentially including evening or weekend hours.
- Strong problem-solving approach focused on Micron’s business needs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working for a multinational corporation.
Responsibilities
- Manage venture capital investments from term sheets and due diligence through definitive agreements, board observer and information rights, later funding rounds, portfolio oversight, and exits.
- Prepare and negotiate agreements for mergers and acquisitions, asset and share transactions, and related matters, including transition services, consulting and employment, tax, and intellectual property license agreements.
- Provide legal support throughout deals, including planning, negotiation, signing, and post-signing regulatory and integration work in the U.S. and EU.
- Direct and manage outside counsel and control legal spending.
- Partner with internal and external subject matter experts in areas including data privacy, intellectual property, regulatory matters, tax, public policy, security, finance, sales, and procurement to align transactions with corporate strategy and policies.
- Support HR, finance, accounting, tax, operations, investor relations, and other internal departments on legal matters as needed.
- Develop standards, templates, and playbooks for M&A and venture transactions.
- Identify and implement AI-enabled tools and workflows for deal diligence, contract review and drafting, and transaction management.
Benefits
- Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Programs to help protect income in the event of illness or injury.
- Paid family leave.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Additional compensation may include bonuses and equity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
