Corporate Attorney

NetApp • San Jose, CA

1d • $196,350 - $292,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

NetApp is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Commercial Counsel to support its North America Sales organization. The role provides strategic legal guidance, leads efficient negotiations, and delivers practical solutions that balance commercial objectives, customer needs, and legal and corporate standards. The successful candidate will have substantial experience with complex technology transactions and familiarity with NetApp’s dual distribution model, channel ecosystem, and evolving as-a-service offerings. The position also calls for responsible use of AI-enabled tools, automation, and data-driven insights to enhance legal service delivery, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.

This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week in the San Jose, California office. The target salary range is $196,350–$292,600 USD. Compensation depends on location, qualifications, experience, and education and may fall outside the stated range. The package includes comprehensive benefits, which may include health and life insurance, retirement or pension plans, paid time off, leave options, performance-based incentives, an employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stock units. Offerings vary by region and are subject to local laws, regulations, and company policies.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree.
• Active membership in good standing in at least one state bar.
• At least 10 years of legal experience, including at least five years in-house with a technology company.
• Substantial experience drafting and negotiating complex technology agreements with customers, distributors, resellers, and other business partners.
• In-depth understanding of technology transactions and business models involving software, hardware, software-as-a-service, services, data privacy, information security, and evolving delivery models.
• Ability to identify and assess legal, contractual, privacy, intellectual property, compliance, commercial, and AI-related risks and translate complex issues into practical, business-oriented advice.
• Demonstrated interest in responsibly using technology, AI-enabled tools, automation, and data-driven insights to improve legal service delivery, efficiency, consistency, and business outcomes.
• Excellent communication, drafting, negotiation, stakeholder-management, collaboration, judgment, professionalism, accountability, and interpersonal skills.
• Solution-oriented and growth-minded, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities, adapt to change, and execute with appropriate speed and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic legal business partner to the North America Sales organization, providing practical, business-oriented advice that supports revenue growth and strong customer and partner relationships.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial technology agreements with customers, distributors, resellers, and channel partners, covering hardware, software, SaaS, storage-as-a-service, professional services, data privacy, and information security.
• Apply understanding of NetApp’s dual distribution model and the legal and commercial considerations of selling directly and through channel partners.
• Provide strategic legal advice and risk assessments balancing business objectives, customer needs, legal requirements, and corporate policies.
• Advise on contractual, regulatory, privacy, intellectual property, information security, AI, machine learning, data-use, and other emerging technology issues.
• Partner with Finance, Information Security, Privacy, Sales Operations, Product, and other stakeholders to resolve complex issues, advance transactions, and develop practical, scalable solutions.
• Support responsible adoption of AI-enabled technologies, automation, analytics, and knowledge resources to improve legal productivity, consistency, knowledge management, contract lifecycle management, and operational effectiveness.
• Encourage thoughtful experimentation, share effective practices, and help colleagues adopt new technologies and ways of working.
• Improve legal templates, playbooks, training, self-service resources, and processes to reduce friction, address recurring issues, and improve deal velocity.
• Manage complex legal matters independently, exercise sound judgment, prioritize competing demands, and deliver timely, practical, risk-informed solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, with offerings that may include health insurance, life insurance, retirement or pension plans, paid time off, leave options, performance-based incentives, an employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stock units. Benefits vary by country and region.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree