Senior Counsel, IP Contract Compliance Counsel (B5)

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

Salary:

$172,000.00 - $236,500.00

Location:

Austin,TX, Santa Clara,CA

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

Applied Materials has an exciting opportunity for an experienced attorney or compliance professional to join our world class Legal and Compliance Organization as a key member of Applied Material’s IP risk management team. In this role, you will work cross-functionally, across business, legal, and security teams, in order to create practical solutions that protect our innovations while driving our business forward.

This position will have a hands-on-role in cross-functional strategic risk management and compliance programs, with responsibilities that may include: complex contractual compliance related to intellectual property, research security, internal intellectual property investigations, trade secret protection, insider threats, third-party diligence, risk mitigation in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, and training and awareness.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Implement, manage, and design collaborative cross-functional compliance processes and risk mitigation programs designed to protect Applied Material’s innovations.
• Be a key legal advisor on complex contractual requirements and compliance related to the daily protection and handling of confidential information, including in third party collaborations and government contracts.
• Investigate complex intellectual property issues, in order to identify and implement creative business enabling solutions, improvements, and mitigations, that continuously drive to better protection of Applied Material’s intellectual property.
• Counsel on intellectual property strategy, diligence, and data separation in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and end of engagement data deletion requirements.
• Create playbooks with intellectual property and litigation risk mitigation strategy to support commercial teams negotiating contracts and non-disclosure agreements, approvals related to intellectual property risk, and conflicts of interest.
• Manage internal investigations and internal audits related to the use and handing of information.
• Design and deliver tailored and effective trainings on compliance and intellectual property protection.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school and currently admitted to practice law in at least one United States jurisdiction. Alternatively, a master’s degree in project management from an accredited institution, or equivalent professional experience in contractual compliance processes and risk management
• 7+ years of complex contractual and/or technology focused litigation and counseling at a top-tier law firm and/or professional compliance experience in house
• Passion to build out and continuously improve IP risk compliance programs, strategic initiatives, and processes
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Exposure to complex contractual and/or trade secrets investigations
• Strong grasp of technology and a desire to dive into the details

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the semiconductor industry
• Experience with trade secret litigation, insider risk, and/or information security
• Experience with cross-functional programs, compliance programs, and/or audits
• Experience conducting complex internal investigations and/or managing high stakes intellectual property litigation, including witness interviews, depositions, and/or trial
• Experience with research security and government related IP protection requirements
• Experience and familiarity with eDiscovery or data forensic tools and processes
• Understanding of computer and digital forensics

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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