Senior Counsel (Technology & Strategic Partnerships)

SentinelOne, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Employee assistance program

Gym reimbursement

Paid holidays

401K

Job summary

SentinelOne, Inc. seeks a Senior Counsel, Technology & Strategic Partnerships to own complex technology transactions, including OEM, licensing, and alliance deals. You will lead end-to-end negotiations and help build scalable playbooks in a new function.

You will collaborate with Business Development, Product, Engineering, Privacy, and Corporate Development on strategic initiatives and post-close integration, bringing strong negotiation and AI-enabled drafting in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology transactions or tech-focused corporate practice.
• Proven ability to draft and negotiate complex technology licenses and OEM agreements.
• Experience supporting M&A diligence and post-close integration.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex partnership and licensing agreements.
• Lead end-to-end deals with strategic partners and OEMs.
• Support strategic initiatives and diligence for M&A targets.

Skills

Technology transactions

IP licensing

Contract negotiation

M&A diligence

Strategic partnerships

AI familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

JD (U.S. law)

Job description

• As a Senior Counsel, Technology & Strategic Partnerships, you will be tasked with owning three areas as an experienced technology transactions attorney on our legal team: strategic partnerships (such as OEM, technology alliance, AI and service-provider partners); commercial support for strategic initiatives; and commercial support for M&A diligence and integration
• This is a new, hands-on role on a newly created team dedicated to the company's most strategic and complex commercial transactions, where you'll own your deals end to end, work side by side with the Legal Director, Strategic Deals on our most significant negotiations, and help build the playbooks and processes for a new function from day one
• You will work closely with Business Development, Technology Partnerships, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Corporate Development, and partner with our commercial, product/IP/AI, privacy, and procurement legal teams
• Strategic Partnerships: Draft, review, and negotiate complex partnership agreements including OEM, technology licensing and alliance. Own deals end to end and support the Legal Director on the largest transactions
• IP Licensing & Technology Rights: Negotiate IP ownership, license scope, data rights, and AI terms
• Strategic Product Initiatives: Work with Product and GTM teams on new offerings and translate them into clear customer and partner terms
• M&A Support: Conduct commercial contract diligence on acquisition targets, identify material risks in customer, partner, and IP agreements, and support post-close contract integration and assignment workstreams
• Advice & Issue Spotting: Give practical, business-focused advice to deal teams. Identify material risks and escalat...
• Process & Playbooks: Help build the templates, playbooks, and processes that let the function scale
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with commercial, product/IP/AI, privacy, security, and procurement legal colleagues so that each strategic deal gets consistent, company-wide positions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Gym reimbursement
• Incentive-based challenges
• Mental health and mindfulness
• Unlimited Time Off
• Grandparent Leave
• Volunteer Time Off
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• 16 weeks Gender-Neutral Parental Leave
• Restricted Stock Unit Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K
• Team building activities
• Celebrations and social gatherings
• Community volunteering events
• Global all hands and local town hall events

Proven ability to independently negotiate complex agreements with sophisticated counterparties8 or more years of legal experience with a focus on technology transactions, ideally a combination of top-tier law firm and in-house experience at a technology companyExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal issues in plain business termsFluency with AI tools and a track record of using them to work faster and smarter, whether in drafting, contract review, diligence or knowledge managementStrong working knowledge of IP licensing and complex technology agreements, including OEM, strategic alliance and SaaSJuris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school or equivalent, with an active license to practice law in a U.S. stateExperience with terms for agentic or autonomous AI products, including training data, output rights and liability allocation, is preferredCybersecurity and/or enterprise SaaS industry experience, as well as channel, OEM, and MSSP/service-provider program experience, is preferredBusiness judgment and commercial instinct, with an understanding of the business behind the deal, not just the paperM&A experience, particularly commercial diligence and post-close contract integration (a plus, not required)