Senior Corporate Counsel: Supply Chain

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  • Location:
    RTP, North Carolina, US
  • Alternate Location
    Anywhere US remote based
  • Area of Interest
    Legal
  • Compensation Range
    201300 USD - 251900 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1440638


The application window is expected to close on: 6/11/2025

 

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.  


Meet The Team:


Cisco Legal is searching for a Senior Corporate Counsel to join our Global Sourcing and Supply Chain legal team! We are essential partners to our Supply Chain Organization which oversees the development of key technologies, the acquisition of advanced components, and the management of over 400 vendors, manufacturers, and services providers. Cisco’s supply chain network spans the globe and is responsible for approximately $7.5 billion in annual spend.


You will be the lead counsel supporting Cisco’s supply chain ecosystem for its growing ASIC, optical transceiver, silicon photonics, co-packaged optics, coherent, and client optics businesses. Responsibilities also include supporting our foundry, substrate, and packaging vendor relationships.


Your Impact:


As a legal leader and business partner, you will work closely with senior leadership across Cisco’s businesses and operations providing timely legal and business advice on critical projects and matters related to the production of Cisco’s products and the execution of Cisco services. You will also work closely with Cisco’s expansive legal team coordinating with them to address legal and regulatory matters and translating them into actionable plans and strategies. This environment involves cross-functional partnership, knowledge sharing, and support but is also a place with autonomy, individuality, and initiative.


You Will Have Experience With The Following:


  • Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts for strategic in-bound relationships, including, but not limited to, advanced technology services (such as foundry and OSAT services), technology licenses, purchase and supply agreements, development agreements (including joint-development agreements), evaluation transactions, and OEM/ODM agreements
  • Advising business clients on legal risks, business strategies, and other issues related to commercial transactions, engineering, product development, and business operations
  • Driving constant improvement to existing legal documents, legal and business processes, and legal support models
  • Being adept at making sound legal decisions quickly in order to facilitate business execution while minimizing risk
  • Working on a broad range of subject areas including intellectual property, competition, privacy, marketing, licensing, and regulatory issues
  • Providing advise and mentorship to members of the team on sophisticated negotiations

Minimum Qualifications:


  • JD state bar admission in good standing with 10+ years of relevant experience structuring, drafting and negotiating sophisticated in-bound and out-bound commercial and technology agreements; ideally a combination of large law firm and in-house experience is preferred
  • Expertise negotiating contracts involving component acquisitions, development and joint-development projects, and other high-technology transactions involving hardware devices, systems, and related services
  • Knowledge of the semiconductor industry and its ecosystem including development, manufacturing, and integration

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Experience supporting the business in the creation of new products and solutions
  • Strong leadership skills, including decisiveness on both legal and business issues
  • Eagerness to learn about the semiconductor and optical/optics industries, as well as Cisco’s networking and related businesses

#WeAreCisco



At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.


Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.


We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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