Assistant General Counsel, Global Contracting Services

NIKE Retail Services; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Retail Services in Beaverton, Oregon seeks an experienced Assistant General Counsel to serve as a senior legal resource within Global Contracting Services, partnering across Legal, Procurement and Finance to deliver practical, scalable contracting support at enterprise scale.

The role manages complex commercial agreements from intake to signature, leads negotiations with vendors, guides stakeholders on risk allocation, and helps build templates, playbooks and workflows to improve efficiency

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor required with bar admission in Oregon or eligible for in-house licensing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex commercial contracts across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with vendor, services, technology, marketing and platform agreements.

Responsibilities

• Own complex commercial contracting matters from intake through signature.
• Lead negotiations with vendors and develop practical strategies.
• Advise senior stakeholders on contract structure, risk allocation and negotiation strategy.
• Coach junior lawyers and contract professionals to strengthen capabilities.
• Assess confidentiality, data protection, IP, AI/ML restrictions, indemnity and liability terms.
• Manage escalations and align cross-functional teams around pragmatic solutions.
• Identify recurring issues and translate them into scalable templates and playbooks.
• Drive consistent quality and efficient contracting across the model.

Skills

Commercial contracting

Negotiation

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Legal writing and advisory

Contract lifecycle management

Education

Juris Doctor degree or equivalent legal qualification

Tools

Contract lifecycle management tools

Job description

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This role serves as a senior legal resource within Global Contracting Services, partnering across Legal, Procurement, Finance and business teams. The Assistant General Counsel works directly with vendors, outside counsel and alternative legal services providers to deliver practical, consistent contracting support at enterprise scale.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Global Contracting Services is looking for an experienced commercial lawyer who brings sound judgment, advances complex matters and translates legal risk into clear, actionable guidance. This person independently manages sophisticated agreements from intake through signature, leads negotiations with confidence and aligns stakeholders around effective solutions. The ideal candidate understands legal, commercial and operational risk, determines when a matter requires tailored legal support or can move through a scalable contracting model, and builds trusted partnerships across Legal and the business. They also strengthen contracting support by identifying recurring issues and improving templates, playbooks, workflows, escalation paths and self-service resources.

• Juris Doctor degree or equivalent legal qualification. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.


• Active license to practice law in Oregon or the ability to meet Oregon in-house counsel registration requirements.


• 8+ years of legal experience, including substantial commercial contracting experience.


• Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating vendor, services, technology, marketing, platform and other commercial agreements.


• Demonstrated ability to manage escalations and substantial workloads across multiple priorities and stakeholders.


• Communicates clearly and practically, using risk-calibrated judgment to recommend pragmatic solutions.


• Experience with contract lifecycle management or matter management tools, metrics, dashboards, legal operations and resourcing models is preferred.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You’ll lead complex commercial contracting matters while helping Global Contracting Services deliver consistent, high-quality support at scale. You’ll advise stakeholders, resolve escalations and shape the tools and strategies that make contracting clearer, faster and more effective.

• Own complex commercial contracting matters from intake through signature, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements.


• Lead negotiations directly with vendors and develop practical strategies to resolve complex legal and commercial issues.


• Manage stakeholder relationships effectively, including advising senior business and Legal stakeholders on contract structure, risk allocation and negotiation strategy.


• Coach junior lawyers, paralegals, contract specialists, alternative legal services provider resources and outside counsel to strengthen their contracting capabilities and support consistent execution across the contracting model.


• Assess confidentiality, data protection, intellectual property, artificial intelligence and machine learning restrictions, indemnity, liability, insurance, audit, payment and termination terms.


• Manage escalations and align Legal, Procurement, Finance, business teams, vendors and outside resources around pragmatic solutions calibrated to the relevant legal, commercial and operational risks.


• Identify recurring issues across deal flow and translate them into scalable improvements to templates, playbooks, intake workflows, escalation paths, self-service tools and resourcing strategies.


• Drive consistent quality and practical decision-making across the distributed contracting support model.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.