Job Requisition ID #
25WD92604
Autodesk is seeking an enthusiastic product attorney who enjoys partnering with business colleagues to understand their objectives, ensure product readiness, and help solve problems for our customers. You have experience distilling complex legal issues into actionable advice. You will provide a broad range of legal support to product manager, engineering, user experience, platform, industry strategy, and strategic partnerships teams serving the PDMS (Product Development and Manufacturing Solutions) group. You will also help support strategic partnerships, M&A, and integration projects. If you join our team, you'll be immersed in innovation and surrounded by inspiring and engaging people, and we strive to create a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
You will report to the Director and Senior Corporate Counsel. This position will be hybrid and based out of our Portland, Boston, Denver, or Toronto offices.
Responsibilities:
Participate as a business partnertoleaders and teams serving the PDMS industry and build a trusted advisor relationship. Engage with team members at all levels, including product management, software engineers,data scientists,analytics,marketingand business strategy.
Support productdevelopment,readinessand release byidentifyingand driving resolution of issues related tointellectual property, artificial intelligence, datause, confidentiality,privacy,marketing, competition, regionalization, and other legal and regulatory issues.
Draft,reviewand negotiate a variety of agreements critical to our product teams, including those relating to cloud service offerings, inbound technology licensing, artificial intelligence tools and services,other vendor services, developer programs, open-source projects, and technology and strategic partnerships.
Learn and advise on the legal implications ofnew technologiesand business models.
Help develop and implement programs for policy and process improvements to enable teams to move faster and smarter.
Support M&A activities for specified product areas, including due diligence reviews, advising on transaction structure, execution, and integration matters, with a focus on intellectual property and go-to-market issues.
Minimum Qualifications:
You have a JD (Juris Doctorate) degree from an ABA accredited university and are in good standing as a member of the Bar.
You have4+yearsof experience providing legal support in product, IP, data use and privacy, tech transactions, or combination of these skills.
Software and cloud service business experience, either at a law firm or corporate legal department; global experience preferred.
Experience negotiating complex technology transactions.
Exceptional written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to interact authentically and professionally at all levels and with a wide variety of roles.
Ability to explain complex issues in an understandable and straightforward way tailored to the audience.
Practical and flexible. Able to handle ambiguity, juggle multiple matters at once, prioritize and shift from one situation to another.
Enthusiastic about solving problems and making a positive impact to the company.
Adept as taking a business-enabling approach. Able to come up with creative, pragmatic solutions that achieve corporate objectives while mitigating legal risk.
Committed to continuous learning and personal development.
Collaborative team player who is adept at working with, and learning from, colleagues to drive results.
Passionate about technology and incorporates tech solutions into daily life, frequently questioning and exploring concerns behind new technological features and functionalities, with a strong desire to understand how those features and functionalities are developed, marketed and launched preferred
Preferred Qualifications:
A background in electrical, computer or mechanical engineering/applied science/computer science
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About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software - from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.
We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk - it's at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.
When you're an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!
Benefits
From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/
Salary transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $147,500 and $238,590. Offers are based on the candidate's experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
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