Senior Counsel, Business Partnerships and Strategic Transactions

NVIDIA•Us, CA

6d•$232,000 - $368,000

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced business lawyer to join its legal team as Senior Counsel, Business Partnerships and Strategic Transactions. The role supports strategic business relationships by structuring, negotiating, and closing agreements related to accelerated computing and AI infrastructure. The attorney will partner with business leaders, other attorneys, and outside counsel on a varied workstream that evolves with the company. The position covers commercial and partnership matters across NVIDIA’s global business, including hardware, software licensing, reseller and distributor arrangements, partner programs, marketing, and government contracts. The attorney will guide complex deal cycles involving enterprise, cloud, public-sector, and highly regulated customers across diverse industries. The role also builds scalable legal infrastructure, such as playbooks, templates, and tools, and handles novel or technically complex transactions by translating legal issues into practical risk assessments that support business goals.

Requirements

10+ years of legal experience supporting commercial contracting and customer engagements, in-house, at a law firm, or both.
Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills, including experience with hardware, software licensing, and public-sector transactions.
Experience leading high-value, non-standard transactions end-to-end, collaborating with internal stakeholders, managing demanding timelines, and exercising sound judgment.
Ability to serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and turn complex legal issues into clear, practical risk guidance.
Juris Doctor from an accredited US law school.
Admitted to the bar and in good standing in the jurisdiction of hire, or otherwise authorized to practice law, such as through registered in-house status.

Nice To Haves

Enthusiasm for supporting deals that span practice areas and shift with NVIDIA’s business.
Willingness to support routine agreements as well as lead first-of-their-kind deals and take on work needed by the business.
Background or genuine interest in government and public-sector commercial work, including government procurement requirements and regulated-industry customers.
Systems-thinking approach, with an interest in building or improving processes beyond the immediate deal.
Curiosity, humility, willingness to ask questions and seek help, interest in learning the technology and business, and openness to input from others.
Self-starter who manages priorities with minimal direction and collaborates across functions and disciplines.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate business partnership and commercial agreements across NVIDIA’s global business, including hardware, software licensing, reseller, distributor, partner programs, marketing, and government contracts.
Collaborate with business teams throughout complex deal cycles with enterprise, cloud, public-sector, and highly regulated customers across diverse industries and verticals.
Build scalable legal infrastructure, including playbooks, templates, and tools, to help business teams work efficiently while maintaining rigor.
Assist with novel and technically complex transactions, translating cross-cutting legal issues into clear risk assessments that advance NVIDIA’s mission and goals.
Run point on high-value, non-standard transactions from start to finish, collaborate with internal stakeholders, and keep deals moving on demanding timelines.
Provide clear, practical risk guidance to business leaders and support both routine agreements and first-of-their-kind deals.