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Posted date: Aug 20, 2024
Category: Legal & Corporate Affairs
Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
Estimated salary: $205,350
Range: $141,800 - $268,900
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
We are looking for an experienced attorney to support Microsoft’s growing infrastructure business. The legal team supporting Microsoft’s Cloud Operations + Innovation has an immediate opening in the role of Senior Corporate Counsel, Datacenter Regulatory Compliance. This is a unique opportunity to help Microsoft compliantly build and operate hyperscale infrastructure for its rapidly expanding global cloud.This attorney will serve as trusted legal advisor to Microsoft’s infrastructure business and help ensure compliance with datacenter focused regulations governing Microsoft’s infrastructure and its license to operate.
Cloud Operations + Innovation is the team behind one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructures, responsible for operating all Microsoft online products and services, including AI tools such as Copilot. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. This is a fast-growing division that is investing in datacenter capabilities and innovative projects around the world that can truly make a difference.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Trusted legal advisor to the CO&I business team on data center focused impacting regulations that apply to Microsoft’s infrastructure, including regulatory reporting requirements and cross-border regulations. Provide advice grounded in an understanding of how relevant laws and regulations may impact Microsoft’s infrastructure—both existing and future locations.Partner with a variety of Microsoft subject-matter experts (SMEs) to interpret infrastructure regulatory compliance requirements and ensure Microsoft’s license to operateContribute to horizontal regulatory compliance initiatives in partnership with, Government Affairs, commercial legal, marketing, and various cross-company SME teams.Partner with Microsoft’s Government Affairs teams to address regulations relevant for datacenters.Developing trusted advisor relationships with business clients and executives.
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications:7+ years experience as a practicing attorney with legal experience in the following areas: regulations focused on large-scale (e.g., datacenter) infrastructure, maintaining a license to operate for infrastructure, safety, environmental, technology, trade, and/or cross-border regulations.OR equivalent practice of law.Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.Juris Doctor or international equivalent degreeOR completion of a legal apprenticeship.Additional or Preferred Qualifications
The ability to deliver impact through collaboration. You should be a flexible and analytical thinker able to quickly, and accurately, identify legal issues in a complex environment and to develop solutions by exercising judgment in ambiguous situations.Results orientation, customer focus, a commitment to providing the highest quality client service, and a desire to develop trusted advisor relationships with business clients.Capability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment, prioritize workflow, and adjust to frequent fluctuations in workload and business imperatives.Experience working in the technology sector and including a keen interest in applying technology, including AI, to improve legal work and efficiency.
Legal Counsel IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $141,800 - $248,800 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 $179,300 - $268,900 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 10, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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