Sr. Associate, Legal, Global Contracts Team, NA

Lenovo is seeking a Sr. Associate, Legal to join its Global Contracts Team (GCT). This role reports to the Lead Sr. Counsel, North America, and will provide legal support across North America with a focus on sales and procurement contracts and related commercial transactions. The successful candidate will apply project management, process innovation, and technology to the delivery of legal work in a way that improves both risk mitigation and efficiency.

Position responsibilities include contract drafting, negotiation, and review, along with providing advice and counsel on legal, compliance, and business matters, including risk-and-reward analysis and the presentation of options and recommendations to support informed decision-making.

The position will collaborate with internal and outside counsel, technology experts, sales and marketing teams, and product developers, as well as with Lenovo's customers and suppliers, as needed. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of legal experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of agreements, ideally within a technology company. Strong communication and presentation skills are necessary to explain complex matters to business partners in a manner that is readily understandable, ensuring well-informed business decisions.

Specifically, this role is responsible for:

• Negotiating a high volume of complex technology agreements, sales and partnering agreements, and services, vendor, and supplier agreements, along with a variety of other commercial contracts, including confidentiality agreements, license agreements, data processing agreements, professional services agreements, assignments, and amendments
• Developing and implementing legal efficiencies to support business teams and improve