Legal Counsel – Information Technology & Digital Platforms (Remote)

Stryker•Trenton, NJ

7d•Remote

About The Position

Serve as a member of the Global Privacy & Technology team. The Legal Counsel, Information Technology and Digital Platforms is a pragmatic and business-oriented counsel who supports legal matters related to enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud technologies, digital productivity platforms, and SaaS/PaaS transactions. This role will support digital transformation, licensing, vendor agreements, and IT system governance across Stryker’s enterprise. You will work closely with IT, Information & Data Governance, Privacy, procurement legal, sales contracting legal, and Compliance teams to enable secure and scalable use of technology.

Requirements

Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school
Admitted to practice law and in good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. State or the District of Columbia
Meets local legal license requirements
Minimum 10 years applicable professional experience in law firm or corporate legal department setting with demonstrated experience and expertise of enterprise IT architecture, cloud services, and infrastructure, inclusive of contracting
Ability to translate technical concepts into practical legal guidance for cross-functional teams.
Strong business acumen and drafting skills.
Demonstrates excellent judgment, professional demeanor and business acumen
Demonstrates ability to collaborate.
Initiates, embraces and drives change in a dynamic environment
Inspires, educates and empowers others with or without direct authority
Works well independently and in a team
Possesses excellent judgment and analytical skills
Experience providing timely and strategic legal advice in a highly regulated environment
Demonstrates and drives a commitment to integrity and accountability
Possesses excellent communication skills and ability to convey legal principles clearly and concisely
Has a general understanding of business financials and reporting
Possesses excellent organizational skills and can manage numerous projects and conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment
Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
Possesses excellent presentation, facilitation, networking and influencing skills
Efficiently and effectively manage outside counsel.
Maintains confidential and highly sensitive proprietary information
Demonstrates proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn Stryker-specific systems
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Generally, involves sitting most of the time.
Must be able to operate common office equipment (e.g. computer, printer, copy machine, calculator, telephone, etc.).
Must be able to review printed and handwritten materials.
Must be able to communicate over video with large groups of people

Responsibilities

Provide legal counsel and advice to the Information Technology function, as well as the enterprise software engineering community
Provide legal support for enterprise technology transformation programs, including cloud services, engineering platforms and automation
Provide legal input on enterprise IT initiatives such as cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and digital workplace platforms
Counsel on licensing, interoperability, data handling, retention, and compliance in IT systems and platforms
Collaborate with Privacy and Information & Data Governance on system data flows, access rights, and audit logs
Work with procurement legal and sales contracting legal to act as an escalation point and advise on the review of complex IT vendor agreements and digital product contracting efforts as needed (eg XaaS agreements, information security agreements, global cloud architecture and infrastructure-as-code engagements, AI software procurement and development partnerships)
Develop and support development of playbooks and templates for consistent legal review across IT, security engagements, and technology agreements, including terms in sales and customer agreements such as XaaS, and other digital collaboration tools
Assist with due diligence and platform transition planning in M&A transactions and integrations
Ensure alignment with IT and business strategies.