Senior Legal Associate – Global Contracts (NA)

Lenovo

North Carolina

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Lenovo is seeking a Sr. Associate, Legal to join its Global Contracts Team, supporting North America sales, procurement, and commercial transactions. The role emphasizes managing complex agreements while balancing business objectives with legal and compliance considerations.

Ideal candidates will leverage project management and technology to enhance efficiency, risk mitigation, and service delivery. You will collaborate with sales, product, and external partners to enable informed business

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.
  • Licensed attorney in the US
  • Experience negotiating a variety of contracts including sales, procurement, technology, services, vendor, or supplier agreements.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of complex commercial agreements, including technology, sales, partnering, services, vendor, and supplier agreements.
  • Negotiate confidentiality, license, data processing, professional services, assignments, amendments, and other contracts.
  • Provide practical legal guidance on contractual, compliance, and business matters.
  • Conduct risk-and-reward analyses and present recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Partner with sales, procurement, marketing, product, and technology teams to support transactions.
  • Collaborate with internal and outside counsel on complex matters.
  • Engage with customers, suppliers, and external parties during negotiations.
  • Develop and implement process improvements to speed contract workflows while mitigating risk.
  • Apply project management principles and legal technology to improve delivery of services.

Skills

Legal negotiation
Commercial contracts
Contract drafting
Risk assessment
Cross-functional collaboration
Technology contracts
Experience with US sales/procurement

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Contract management software

Job description

Lenovo is seeking a Sr. Associate, Legal to join its Global Contracts Team, supporting North America sales, procurement, and commercial transactions. The role emphasizes managing complex agreements while balancing business objectives with legal and compliance considerations.

Ideal candidates will leverage project management and technology to enhance efficiency, risk mitigation, and service delivery. You will collaborate with sales, product, and external partners to enable informed business

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