Associate Attorney

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Legal Group, Legal Group > Legal Counsel General Summary: Qualcomm is seeking an attorney to join its in-house legal team in San Diego, with primary responsibility for drafting, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements that support Qualcomm’s broad range of businesses. This role will advise internal clients on customer and supplier transactions, distributor and channel relationships, contract lifecycle management, and related legal and business issues. The ideal candidate is a practical, business-oriented self-starter with strong drafting and negotiation skills, sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and relevant technology and intellectual property experience. General Responsibilities Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements across Qualcomm business units. Advise internal business teams on standard contracts, key commercial terms, and system-related questions regarding customer onboarding. Enable ongoing business opportunities through standard contracting while appropriately identifying and mitigating legal and business risk in negotiations. Support legal team members on cross-functional projects, including business unit initiatives and M&A-related activities as needed. Contribute to a collaborative team culture with flexibility, accountability, and willingness to support priorities of varying scope and complexity. This is an office-based position located in San Diego, CA and is expected to comply with the company's onsite work policy. This is a U.S. based position and is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Minimum Qualifications: Juris Doctorate degree or international equivalent. Active bar license or other lawful ability to practice law in the state or jurisdiction where the employee will be located (for example, ability to gain admission as registered in house counsel). Preferred Qualifications 2+ years of relevant experience as counsel at a top tier law firm or in-house. Experience with technology-based transactions. Intellectual property background and experience. Demonstrated ability to exercise sound legal judgment, work independently, and collaborate effectively with business and legal stakeholders. Self-starter with intellectual curiosity, strong client-service orientation, and comfort using technology to improve legal and contracting processes. Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e‑mail disability‑View email address on click.appcast.io or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries). To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications. EEO Employer Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification. Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law. Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $113,800.00 - $170,800.00 We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program Opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus) Our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play #J-18808-Ljbffr