Overview

Microsoft’s Corporate and External Affairs (CELA) Global Trade Legal team advances Microsoft's mission through international trade policies, strategies and solutions that foster a culture of compliance, trust, and innovation across Microsoft and with our partners and customers worldwide.

The Supply Chain Security and Customs team within Global Trade CELA, drives trade-related customs, national security, and supplier due diligence compliance programs, initiatives, and requirements across the company. The team has an immediate opening for Corporate Counsel, Global Trade to counsel and collaborate with engineers, business leaders, responsible sourcing, and CELA teams to build durable and risk-based compliance programs and tools, leveraging AI. In this role you will work with stakeholders across levels and disciplines of the organization to identify and resolve legal and business risks, advise on regulatory and compliance matters, and handle day-to-day project-related legal issues. You will take a strategic view in driving beyond the day-to-day – helping to build a robust plan for both today and tomorrow to implement and drive continuous innovation and improvement in compliance solutions.  In this role, you will lead the advancement and implementation of national security and customs compliance strategies and solutions through engagement and collaboration with external stakeholders, as well as key internal business partners and stakeholders.

To be successful you will demonstrate sound, principled and consistent judgment in fast-paced ambiguous environments; a thorough understanding of trade – in particular import compliance and supply chain due diligence – laws and regulations; a track record of cross-collaboration; commitment to integrity; solution-driven creativity and a business-enabling mindset; the ability to drive clarity from the complex.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we are dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our Culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Responsibilities Legal Counsel:

• Counsel Microsoft key stakeholders on trade-related national security and customs regulatory developments and compliance strategies.
• Provide advice grounded in an understanding of how relevant laws and regulations may impact regulatory relationships and the development and distribution of products and services.
• Work with relevant CELA and business teams to translate legal and regulatory requirements into engineering-facing guidance that can be operationalized at scale.
• Identify and anticipate legal risks in the client’s technology, program design, or process design and assist clients with developing creative solutions and alternatives to mitigate potential risk in a cost-effective way.
• Improve decision-making on key compliance issues by, ensuring clarity and managing a coordinated approach to a complex problem.

Operational Excellence:

• Create efficiencies by developing scalable resources, distributing helpful information, providing presentations and trainings.
• Identify and propose opportunities to reduce complexity and mitigate risk, including through automated solutions, to assure compliance globally.
• Suggest improvements, identify best practices, and provide continuous feedback to make the delivery of legal services within your work group more efficient.

Communication & Culture

• Collaborate within and across the CELA, and business teams, using written and verbal communication to organize and simplify issues and ideas.
• Organize issues and ideas clearly in written and verbal communication and demonstrate effectiveness across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 1+ year(s) experience as a practicing attorney

• OR equivalent experience.

• Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.

Other Requirements:

• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification:

This position requires verification of US citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport**.**

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check:

This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional preferred Qualifications:

3+ years experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm and/or in house in the following areas:

• Engaging with regulatory agencies responsible for trade laws or regulations, including customs and national security regulations.
• Customs and Import Compliance with practical experience supporting regulatory investigations, country of origin, and classification matters.
• Responsible Sourcing Supply Chain Due Diligence compliance assessments.
• National Security legislation and regulations (National Defense Authorization Act, Information Communications Techology Services EO) and Federal Acquisition Regulations is a plus.
• Cutting-edge technologies, including disciplines such as digital, telecommunications and artificial intelligence.
• Hands-on project management skills to efficiently manage multiple and varied mission-critical projects and meet deadlines.

Legal Counsel IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $105,800 - $204,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $136,200 - $223,300 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.