Sr. Associate, Legal, Global Contracts Team, NA

Lenovo; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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

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Summary

Lenovo is seeking a Sr. Associate, Legal to join its Global Contracts Team (GCT). This role reports to the Lead Sr. Counsel, North America, and provides legal support across North America, with a primary focus on sales, procurement, and other commercial transactions.

The ideal candidate is a business-minded legal professional who can manage complex agreements while balancing business objectives with legal and compliance considerations. This position will leverage project management, process innovation, and technology to improve the delivery of legal services, strengthen risk mitigation, and increase efficiency.

The Sr. Associate, Legal will partner closely with internal and outside counsel, sales and marketing teams, technology experts, product teams, customers, and suppliers to provide practical legal guidance and enable informed business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of complex commercial agreements, including technology, sales, partnering, services, vendor, and supplier agreements.


• Negotiate confidentiality agreements, license agreements, data processing agreements, professional services agreements, assignments, amendments, and other commercial contracts.


• Provide practical legal advice on contractual, compliance, and general business matters.


• Conduct risk-and-reward analyses and clearly present legal considerations, options, and recommendations to business stakeholders.


• Partner with sales, procurement, marketing, product, technology, and other business teams to support commercial transactions.


• Collaborate with internal and outside counsel on complex legal and contractual matters.


• Engage directly with Lenovo customers, suppliers, and other external parties during contract negotiations.


• Develop and implement process improvements and legal efficiencies that help business teams move quickly while appropriately managing risk.


• Apply technology, project management principles, and standardized processes to improve contract workflows and the overall delivery of legal services.


• Communicate complex legal concepts in clear, practical business language to support timely and well-informed decision-making.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.


• Must be licensed attorney in the US


• Demonstrated experience negotiating a variety of complex contracts, including sales, procurement, technology, services, vendor, or supplier agreements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong contract drafting, negotiation, analytical, and issue-spotting skills.


• Ability to assess legal and business risk and provide practical, solutions-oriented recommendations.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal matters clearly to business partners.


• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and a high volume of contractual matters in a fast-paced environment.


• Ability to collaborate effectively with legal, business, technical, and commercial stakeholders.


• Experience working within or supporting a technology company.


• Experience negotiating technology-related commercial agreements.


• Experience supporting sales and procurement organizations in a corporate environment.


• Familiarity with data processing, licensing, professional services, and other technology-related agreements.


• Experience developing or implementing contracting efficiencies, process improvements, or legal technology solutions.


• Strong project management and organizational skills.


• Ability to operate independently while effectively collaborating within a global, cross-functional organization.

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.