Strategic Tech Counsel for Datacenter Solutions

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMD, a leader in semiconductors and AI infrastructure, is seeking a senior attorney to partner with the Datacenter Solutions Group. You will advise on product development, licensing, data rights, open-source matters, and complex technology agreements across engineering, product, sales, and business development.

You will draft and negotiate customer, supply, and collaboration agreements, counsel on IP and risk, and help translate regulatory developments into practical guidance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a practicing attorney, with both law firm and in-house experience preferred.
• Experience in commercial transactions, intellectual property law.
• Experience in the computing or semiconductor industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to DSG engineering, product, sales, marketing, and business development teams, providing practical guidance that balances legal risk with business and technical objectives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial and technology agreements relating to DSG products and solutions, including customer, supply, licensing, development, evaluation, services, and strategic collaboration agreements.
• Advise on product development and commercialization matters involving intellectual property, software and data rights, open-source software, confidentiality, warranties, compliance, risk allocation, and dispute resolution.
• Lead and coordinate negotiations with internal stakeholders across engineering, sales, finance, operations, compliance, and other functions, and elevate significant legal or business risks as appropriate.
• Support strategic customer and partner engagements involving datacenter CPUs, GPU accelerators, networking solutions, software, tools, and integrated systems.
• Help prevent and resolve contractual, product, and commercial disputes, and advise clients on interpretation of existing agreements and available remedies.
• Develop templates, playbooks, guidance, and training that improve contracting efficiency, promote consistent legal positions, and support compliance with company policies.
• Monitor emerging legal and regulatory issues affecting datacenter, AI, semiconductor, hardware, and software products, and translate those developments into practical guidance for the business.

Skills

Client management

Independent worker

Communication skills

Multitasking

Judgment and decision making

Legal industry knowledge

Collaborative mindset

Technical curiosity

Risk assessment

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

AMD, a leader in semiconductors and AI infrastructure, is seeking a senior attorney to partner with the Datacenter Solutions Group. You will advise on product development, licensing, data rights, open-source matters, and complex technology agreements across engineering, product, sales, and business development.

You will draft and negotiate customer, supply, and collaboration agreements, counsel on IP and risk, and help translate regulatory developments into practical guidance.