Paralegal

AMD; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Strategic Transactions Paralegal to support the M&A function within the Corporate & Securities Legal team, focusing on strategic transactions and integration. You will manage deal checklists, data rooms, and closing packages while coordinating with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.

You will draft and review routine agreements, assist with regulatory filings including CFIUS/HSR, and help streamline transaction processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, equivalent practical experience, or paralegal certification.
• Experience supporting M&A transactions and post-closing integration.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong knowledge of legal terminology and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Clear verbal and written communication; able to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Notary public commission is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support M&A transactions, joint ventures, minority investments and other strategic deals.
• Coordinate execution packages, closing activities, and post-closing deliverables.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, distribute documents, track actions.
• Route and maintain transaction documents.
• Draft, review, negotiate routine agreements with supervision.
• Prepare corporate entity documents and filings for acquired entities.
• Assist with regulatory filings (CFIUS, HSR, antitrust, FDI) and approvals.
• Manage multiple projects with deadlines and quality deliverables.
• Assist audits, risk management, and compliance documentation.
• Prepare materials for executive review of structures and risks.
• Coordinate with Accounting, Treasury, Tax, HR, IP, IT, Corporate Development, Real Estate, Investor Relations, and Corporate Communications.
• Identify process improvements in legal and compliance workflows.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate updates.
• Coordinate with outside counsel to meet deadlines.
• Support other corporate matters as needed.

Skills

M&A support

Due diligence

Corporate governance

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certification

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE

AMD is seeking a Strategic Transactions Paralegal to support the M&A function within the Corporate & Securities Legal team, with a primary focus on strategic transactions and integration. The role supports transaction documentation administration, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, and post-closing integration. Working closely with internal stakeholders and outside counsel, the Strategic Transactions Paralegal helps ensure transactions and related legal processes are completed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable requirements.

THE PERSON

You are a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who demonstrates integrity, sound judgment, critical thinking, and strong project and time management skills. You communicate clearly, collaborate effectively, improve processes, and move work forward with urgency while protecting AMD’s interests.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support M&A transactions, joint ventures, minority investments, acquihires, and other strategic transactions by maintaining deal checklists and data rooms, coordinating execution packages and closing activities, and tracking post-closing deliverables.
• Support strategic projects by coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, distributing documents, and tracking action items.
• Route, track, and maintain transaction documents.
• Draft, review, negotiate routine agreements with supervision.
• Work closely with the Subsidiary Governance team to prepare corporate entity documents and related filings for acquired entities.
• Assist with regulatory filings, including CFIUS, HSR, other merger-control and antitrust filings, and foreign direct investment filings, and help facilitate transaction approval processes.
• Manage multiple projects independently and under the general supervision of an attorney; meet deadlines and produce quality deliverables.
• Support internal and external audits, compliance reviews, risk management initiatives, and related documentation requirements.
• Prepare materials for executive review of transaction structures and risks.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across AMD, including Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Human Resources, Privacy, IP, Stock Administration, IT, Corporate Development, Real Estate, Investor Relations, and Corporate Communications.
• Identify and implement improvements to legal, compliance, contract management, and transaction support processes.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate key updates.
• Coordinate with outside counsel to help ensure transaction deadlines are met.
• Support other corporate matters as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated corporate paralegal experience supporting M&A transactions, joint ventures, minority investments, acqui hires, and other strategic transactions.
• Significant experience with due diligence, corporate governance, compliance, or post-closing integration.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of legal terminology, contract administration, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• A commissioned notary public would be an asset.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s degree, equivalent practical experience, or paralegal certification.

LOCATION

• Santa Clara, CA, or San Jose, CA

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.