Senior Legal Counsel, CTO Office

Lenovo Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo seeks a talented senior legal counsel to support its Chief Technology Officer organization (CTOO), serving as an embedded business and technology advisor for enterprise AI platforms and partnerships.

The role reports to the Vice President of Intellectual Property and Litigation and engages with CTOO executives, researchers, engineers, and product leaders across global teams. Preferred locations are Morrisville, NC or Chicago, IL, with remote options considered.

Qualifications

• JD from a top tier law school; strong academic credentials preferred.
• 10+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience, ideally supporting technology, software, AI, data, infrastructure, or electronics businesses.
• Knowledge on a variety of legal topics relevant to a technology business, including IP, commercial contract negotiations, software, licensing, open source, data rights, privacy, cybersecurity, AI governance, regulatory, complex transactions and alliances.
• Ability to balance risk allocation and develop pragmatic mitigation strategies for fast-moving RD, incubation, and commercialization efforts.
• Strong and confident communication skills, with the ability to advocate legal positions and simplify complex legal and technology issues into coherent, actionable business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice and counsel to global business teams in areas such as enterprise AI agents, model and agent platforms, strategic alliances, university collaborations, technology innovation labs, product development, MA, complex transactions, and regulatory compliance.
• Help CTOO teams identify and manage legal issues arising through the development pipeline.
• Act as an interface and liaison to the CTOO for other corporate legal functions such as litigation, AI governance, IP, ethics and compliance, data privacy, marketing, contracting center of excellence and government relations as well as regional legal teams.
• Maintain knowledge and understand the mechanics and economics of technology innovation laboratories, AI software platforms, ecosystem partnerships, and electronics manufacturing companies.
• Provide proactive advice, flagging areas of risk and offering opinions on business and legal issues in order to help business owners achieve desired results.
• Serve as a trusted business advisor and team member pursuing key global business initiatives.

Skills

Technology law

AI/ML governance

Contract negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive advisory

Education

JD (Doctor of Law)

Job description

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

Lenovo is seeking a talented and dynamic senior legal counsel to support Lenovo’s Chief Technology Officer organization (CTOO), which serves as Lenovo’s innovation laboratory for enterprise AI, hybrid AI platforms, and next-generation technology development. The position will report to the Vice President of Intellectual Property and Litigation and engage directly with CTO executives, researchers, engineers, product leaders, and their teams.

This role is intended for a lawyer who can operate as an embedded business and technology advisor, helping teams move from early-stage research and incubation through platform development, commercialization, ecosystem partnerships, and responsible deployment.

Preferred location is Morrisville, NC or Chicago, IL, but remote candidates may be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice and counsel to global business teams in areas such as enterprise AI agents, model and agent platforms, strategic alliances, university collaborations, technology innovation labs, product development, MA, complex transactions, and regulatory compliance
• Help CTOO teams identify and manage legal issues arising through the development pipeline
• Act as an interface and liaison to the CTOO for other corporate legal functions such as litigation, AI governance, IP, ethics and compliance, data privacy, marketing, contracting center of excellence and government relations as well as regional legal teams
• Maintain knowledge and understand the mechanics and economics of technology innovation laboratories, AI software platforms, ecosystem partnerships, and electronics manufacturing companies
• Provide proactive advice, flagging areas of risk and offering opinions on business and legal issues in order to help business owners achieve desired results
• Serve as a trusted business advisor and team member pursuing key global business initiatives

Qualifications

• JD from a top tier law school; strong academic credentials preferred
• 10+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience, ideally supporting technology, software, AI, data, infrastructure, or electronics businesses
• Business, technical product, software, AI/ML, data platform, or engineering-adjacent background strongly preferred
• Possess knowledge on a variety of legal topics relevant to a technology business, including IP, commercial contract negotiations, software, licensing, open source, data rights, privacy, cybersecurity, AI governance, regulatory, complex transactions and alliances
• Ability to balance risk allocation and develop pragmatic mitigation strategies for fast-moving RD, incubation, and commercialization efforts
• Strong and confident communication skills, with the ability to advocate legal positions and simplify complex legal and technology issues into coherent, actionable business requirements
• Experience advising senior executives of a large multinational corporation on strategic technology initiatives
• Excellent collaboration, project facilitation and negotiation skills, including the ability to work across legal, engineering, product, privacy, security, IP, policy, and regional teams
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and get involved with a variety of legal issues
• Experience engaging with colleagues and clients globally preferred, including comfort with cross-border collaboration
• Combination of in-house and outside counsel experience preferred; experience with strategic alliances, university or research collaborations, standards bodies, or technology ecosystem partnerships a plus
• Experience working in an RD organization preferred

Basic Requirements

• Doctor of Law (JD)
• 10+ years of legal experience

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.