JobsSenior Counsel, Hardware Products and Technology Transactions
Senior Counsel, Hardware Products and Technology Transactions
NVIDIASenior Counsel, Hardware Products and Technology Transactions
NVIDIALocation
Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
5/24/2026
Compensation
$232,000 - $368,000 per year
Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 99.2%·Filings 1,781·New hires 873·
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·FY 2025Job description
NVIDIA is seeking a skilled attorney to join as Senior Counsel, focusing on supporting critical hardware products through strategic collaborations and intellectual property sourcing. The role involves close engagement with product, engineering, and business-development teams to provide legal advice on significant products. The attorney will draft and negotiate complex hardware agreements, ensuring compliance with regulatory matters. This position offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact within a diverse and innovative environment.
Requirements
- 8-12 years of relevant legal experience, including substantial time at a major law firm and in-house experience at a leading technology or hardware company.
- Strong understanding of IP issues in hardware and embedded software, including ownership, licensing structures, and risk allocation.
- Ability to negotiate and lead high-stakes, complex agreements with suppliers, customers, and ecosystem partners.
- Excellent communication skills and good judgment with the ability to offer practical, business-forward advice to senior leaders.
- J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and a strong academic record, with admission to the bar and in good standing in the jurisdiction of hire.
Responsibilities
- Support hardware product legal workstreams, including IP development and licensing, product regulatory matters, and other strategic deals and technology transactions.
- Provide concise, strategic advice to senior leaders on IP, product, and regulatory issues influencing NVIDIA’s roadmap.
- Draft, review, and negotiate hardware-focused or technology transaction agreements, including strategic supply, licensing, collaboration, and co-development deals.
- Develop and maintain templates, playbooks, and mentorship for collaborations and inbound IP transactions to enable efficient, scalable deal execution.
Benefits
- Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.
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