Senior Legal Counsel, Technology and Commercial Partnerships

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• Adobe is seeking an experienced transactional legal counsel to join our Adobe Global Partner Legal team as Senior Legal Counsel. This role offers an excellent opportunity to provide outstanding legal expertise for our innovative Digital Media and Digital Experience products. You will be an essential part of a dynamic team, working closely with highly experienced professionals to facilitate strategic partnerships and business development transactions. If you are hardworking, have a positive attitude, with a passion for legal precision and advanced solutions, and a desire to enhance flawless digital experiences, Adobe is the ideal environment for you!

• Structure, draft, review, negotiate, and lead a wide variety of agreements, including strategic partnerships, custom outbound partnerships, technology licenses, and strategic vendor agreements.
• Help drive and structure various Digital Media product-related agreements and programs.
• Cultivate knowledge in our Digital Media and Digital Experience solutions (including AI) to offer support through outbound partnerships (and inbound partnerships where needed).
• Evaluate and successfully implement continuous improvements for standard terms, templates, and legal processes.
• Keep abreast of the rapidly changing industry and legal landscape.
• Build positive relationships and advise multiple levels of management on legal issues.

• J.D. from an accredited law school and membership in good standing of at least one state bar.
• 10+ years of relevant legal experience, particularly with complex commercial and technology agreements, and some in-house experience preferred.
• Proven drafting skills and experience leading complex deal negotiations.
• Highly effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to frame complex legal issues succinctly and communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Dedication to providing clients with high-quality and timely legal and business advice.
• Proven creative problem-solving capabilities, good business instincts and the ability to apply common sense to provide both practical and theoretical advice.
• Excellent cross-functional skills and ability to work well with internal colleagues (including those in different time zones).
• Collaborative, can-do attitude, genuine, owns the outcome, and a desire to be the best colleague you can be to make an impact on and build an exciting career at Adobe.

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Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunityemployer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.comor call (408) 536-3015.