Associate Corporate Counsel - Technology Transactions

EchoStar•Littleton, CO

13d•Onsite

About The Position

EchoStar seeks an Associate Corporate Counsel – Technology Transactions to serve as a trusted legal partner on complex and strategically significant technology deals. The position addresses key operational and legal challenges by structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements across cloud platforms, enterprise software, AI/ML services, terrestrial network backhaul, network infrastructure, non-terrestrial network (NTN) integration, satellite hardware/capacity, and strategic technology partnerships. This role bridges technical architecture, licensing models, and data flows with high-velocity commercial requirements to maintain business momentum. By translating complex technical requirements into balanced legal protections, the attorney ensures long-term business optionality in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Requirements

Exceptional technical drafting expertise with demonstrable skill structuring bespoke, complex software, SaaS, hybrid cloud, satellite infrastructure, and software development agreements
High technical fluency with the ability to read and discuss cloud architecture diagrams, software licensing models, data flows, security frameworks, and space/ground network architecture diagrams alongside engineering counterparts
Strong business acumen and a proven ability to balance legal risk against commercial objectives, influencing stakeholders beyond the legal lane and proactively proposing solutions
Effective cross-functional partnership across fast-paced Engineering, Product, Finance, InfoSec, and Sourcing environments
Demonstrated AI literacy and application, demonstrating comfort working with AI tools to capture efficiency and champion AI-enabled practices within the legal department
JD from an ABA-accredited law school; active bar admission in at least one U.S. state
Three (3) or more years of legal experience focused on technology transactions in-house, at a law firm, or a combination
Extensive drafting and negotiation experience with enterprise software/SaaS agreements, cloud services, professional services, terrestrial and non-terrestrial network deals, and at least one of: AI/ML agreements, hardware procurement, or strategic partnership agreements

Nice To Haves

Prior in-house experience at a technology, aerospace, telecom, or media company of similar scale and complexity
Experience with AI governance, AI procurement, or AI-as-a-service deal structures; familiarity with telecommunications, satellite, and network infrastructure industries
Track record of building contracting playbooks, templates, or CLM workflows at scale
Proficiency with legal technology tools, including CLM systems (iManage), general AI tools (Gemini, Claude, Amazon Quick), and legal-specific AI tools (Harvey)

Responsibilities

Own and drive complex technology transactions from intake through execution with minimal senior supervision, including cloud, SaaS, AI/ML, hardware, terrestrial and non-terrestrial network infrastructure, satellite capacity, and ground station agreements
Structure bespoke agreements for novel technology arrangements where no template exists, covering hybrid cloud deployments, hybrid satellite-terrestrial deployments, direct-to-device/NTN integrations, AI-enabled service offerings, and multi-party platform integrations
Build and maintain the technology transactions playbook by standardizing forms, fallback positions, and escalation criteria that scale team capacity
Serve as the internal subject-matter expert on software licensing models, cloud commitments, satellite capacity leasing, ground segment infrastructure, terrestrial fiber backhaul, AI risk allocation, IP ownership in joint-development arrangements, and data governance
Partner with Engineering, Product, InfoSec, Spacecraft Operations, and Sourcing to translate technical requirements into contractual protections
Leverage AI application tools to accelerate contract review, template creation, and risk analysis workflows