Job Description

Western Digital

The next big thing in data is you!

Provide high quality legal advice and work product to Western Digitals business units, product development, marketing, and sales teams.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Advise internal business partners on requirements affecting all stages of a product's life cycle, including design, development, marketing, public relations, product launch and distribution, and related product regulatory concerns
* Maintain current understanding of best practices related to legal issues in product development and marketing for technology companies, including strong familiarity with intellectual property and privacy matters
* Prepare, review, and negotiate complex agreements including software licensing, software-as-a-service, co-marketing, strategic alliances, professional and hosted services, marketing technology products, and services contracts
* Review, draft and advise on advertising and marketing materials, including press releases, packaging, product launch collateral, sweepstakes, promotions, and other related items
* Assist members of management to identify and analyze business and commercial issues connected with legal matters that could impact a business unit or function within an area of specialty, and identify potential legal issues related to business practices and policies

REQUIREMENTS:

* J.D. degree from accredited law school
* Current member of the California Bar in good standing, or California Registered In-House Counsel in good standing
* At least 4 years experience practicing with national or regional law firm or as an in-house attorney
* Has customer service focus and works collaboratively with internal partners
* Experience supporting software and hardware-based business models
* Knowledge of product regulatory matters related to hardware and software products
* Strong proficiency in drafting contracts or writing persuasively for a third-party audience
* Attentively listens to others and encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions
* Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization
* Owns and manages various matters and new opportunities with enthusiasm
* Effective conflict resolution skills to manage crises effectively
* Instills trust and develops/maintains good working relationships with internal partners and/or external contacts and counsel
* Drives results while independently performing tasks and making recommendations regarding appropriate courses of action to sub-function leaders and client groups

ABOUT WESTERN DIGITAL

The future. Its on you. You & Western Digital.

Weve been storing the worlds data for more than 50 years. Once, it was the most important thing we could do for data. Now were helping the world capture, preserve, access and transform data in a way only we can.

The most game-changing companies, consumers, professionals, and governments come to us for the technologies and solutions they need to capture, preserve, access, and transform their data.

But we cant do it alone. Todays exceptional data challenges require your exceptional skills. Its You & Us. Together, were the next big thing in data.

Western Digital data-centric solutions are found under the G-Technology, SanDisk, Upthere, and WD brands.

Western Digital is an equal opportunity employer.

Western Digital does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a persons gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

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