Senior Commercial Attorney

Red Hat, a subsidiary of IBM, is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, edge, and Kubernetes technologies.

At IBM Legal, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel, we provide the guidance and oversight that enable IBM to innovate responsibly and operate with integrity. Our teams manage complex legal, regulatory, and compliance matters across the globe, ensuring trust with clients, partners, and communities. Working in Legal and Regulatory Affairs means tackling diverse challenges, from intellectual property and data privacy to corporate governance and ethical business practices.

You’ll collaborate with colleagues worldwide to protect IBM’s interests while supporting growth and innovation. With continuous learning, global exposure, and opportunities to shape the future of technology through law and policy, IBM offers a unique environment to build your career while making a meaningful impact.

Your role and responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Negotiate Contracts. Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including software subscription agreements, professional services agreements, statements of work, and partner agreements.
• Provide Legal Advice:
  Offer guidance and counsel on diverse legal matters, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations in areas such as antitrust, commercial, intellectual property, and tax law, as well as Red Hat’s unique business model and open source licensing.
• Analyze Business Ethics:
  Examine business practices and provide recommendations to ensure alignment with legal requirements and company values.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders:
  Work closely with various stakeholders to identify and mitigate potential legal risks, providing solutions to complex problems.
• Develop Legal Strategies:
  Implement effective legal strategies and process improvement to address emerging issues and trends.

Required education

Doctorate Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Professional Legal Training:
  Exposure to professional legal training, enabling the application of legal principles and concepts to provide expert advice and counsel.
• Legal Practice
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience drafting and negotiating contracts and working with a range of legal matters, including antitrust, commercial, intellectual property, and tax law, with the ability to analyze and interpret laws and regulations.
• Business Ethics Analysis:
  Experience examining business practices to ensure alignment with legal requirements and company values.
• Legal Strategy Development:
  Exposure to developing effective legal strategies and process improvement to address emerging issues and trends.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Understanding of Open Source Software:
  Familiarity with open source development and legal principles, including various licensing models (e.g., copyleft).
• Exposure to Data Protection Laws:
  Experience working with data protection and privacy laws, including the European European General Data Protection Regulation and California privacy acts.

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