Lead Legal Counsel

Dexcom Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexcom Inc. is seeking an experienced attorney to join as Lead Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal support for venture activities and other complex commercial transactions.

You will draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated agreements, manage transactions from structuring to closing, and partner with multiple stakeholders across the organization. You should have a JD, be eligible for California bar admission, and at least 8 years of relevant experience, with in-house exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active California State Bar member or eligible to register as in-house counsel in California.
• 8+ years of transactional legal experience, with venture investments and strategic transactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead drafting, review, and negotiation of venture, collaboration, licensing, development, and commercialization agreements.
• Structure, negotiate, and close sophisticated transactions from inception through execution.
• Coordinate legal workstreams, due diligence, approvals, and closing deliverables.
• Partner with business, finance, tax, regulatory, privacy, IP, compliance, and other teams.

Skills

Strategic advice

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Executive communication

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Meet the team:

Dexcom’s legal team is growing, and we’re looking for an experienced attorney to serve as Lead Legal Counsel. Reporting to the Sr Manager Legal Counsel, this role will provide strategic legal support for Dexcom’s venture and other complex commercial and strategic transactions. You will work closely with business leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, other members of the Legal team, and external partners to structure, draft, and negotiate sophisticated agreements, often under tight timelines and across multiple concurrent matters.

Where you come in:

• You provide strategic, practical, and business-oriented legal advice on venture investments, strategic collaborations, and other complex commercial transactions.
• You lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of sophisticated agreements, including investment, collaboration, licensing, development, commercialization, and other strategic transaction documents.
• You manage transactions from initial structuring through execution and implementation, coordinating legal workstreams, due diligence, approvals, and closing deliverables.
• You partner effectively with multiple stakeholders across the organization, including business development, finance, tax, accounting, regulatory, privacy, intellectual property, compliance, and other functions.
• You identify and communicate legal and business risks clearly, develop pragmatic solutions, and help the business make informed decisions while advancing strategic objectives.
• You manage multiple complex matters simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and deliver high-quality work under tight and shifting timelines.
• You build trusted relationships with business partners and external counterparties and manage outside counsel efficiently, as needed.

You will work closely with business leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, other members of the Legal team, and external partners to structure, draft, and negotiate sophisticated agreements, often under tight timelines and across multiple concurrent matters.

What makes you successful:

• You hold a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• You are an active member in good standing of the California State Bar or are eligible to register as in-house counsel in California.
• You have a minimum of 8+ years of relevant transactional legal experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department, with meaningful experience supporting venture investments and strategic transactions.
• You have a strong track record drafting and negotiating complex agreements and translating sophisticated legal issues into clear, practical advice.
• You are comfortable advising senior business leaders and collaborating with multiple legal and cross-functional stakeholders with differing priorities.
• You are highly organized and able to multitask, exercise sound judgment, and independently manage multiple high-priority matters under tight timelines.
• You are a collaborative, responsive, and solutions-oriented partner who builds trust with the business and works effectively as part of a team.
• You demonstrate excellent communication, negotiation, and project-management skills, with close attention to detail.
• Prior in-house experience is preferred.
• You are able to work in person in the San Diego office as required; residence within 75 miles is strongly preferred.
• You have a minimum of 8 years of related corporate commercial law experience at top-tier law firm and/or in house (preferred).
• You must be comfortable presenting to, counseling, and interacting with executives and business leaders.
• You are recognized as an expert in your field within the organization.
• You are committed to teamwork and maintaining strong relationships and lines of communication with business partners and other key stakeholders across the organization.
• You have excellent decision-making skills, practical business judgement, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• You are able to work in person in the San Diego office as required, local within 75 miles is strongly preferred.

What you’ll get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required:

• 0-5%

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8-12 years of related experience.
• At this level, a graduate degree may be desirable with 4 years of related experience.

Flex Workplace:

Your primary location will be a home office. You will not have an assigned workstation and will work with your manager to determine office visit needs. You must live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km).

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

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Salary:

$156,400.00 - $260,600.00