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Tokyo Electron US · 2 days ago

Director of Legal – Commercial Contracts & Strategic Transactions

Albany, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$188K/yr - $272K/yr

10+ years exp

Tokyo Electron U.S. seeks a Director of Legal to lead our Commercial Contracts Legal Team, driving excellence in complex transactions across sales, procurement, R&D, investments and sponsored research agreements. This leadership role combines strategic oversight, team development, and hands-on legal expertise to enable business growth while managing risk.

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Responsibilities

Lead and manage a team of attorneys and contract professionals supporting commercial, real estate, investment, procurement, and R&D transactions

Oversee drafting, negotiation, and risk assessment for, equipment sales, service agreements; leasing and facility management, purchase agreements, investment agreements, supplier agreements and component/tooling purchases; sponsored research agreements, joint development agreements, and IP-related contracts

Handle contract and intellectual property disputes and resolution strategies, including pre-litigation risk assessments

Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidelines

Provide strategic legal advice on escalated and high-value transactions

Partner with executives, management and staff to enable business objectives while mitigating risk

Drive process improvements in contract lifecycle management (CLM), KPIs, and legal operations

Collaborate with Ethics & Compliance and Litigation teams on regulatory and dispute matters

Mentor and develop team members; foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement

Qualification

J.D. degree10+ years in-house experienceContract law knowledgeLeadership experienceIP ownership knowledgeStakeholder managementSemiconductor industry experienceNegotiation skillsContract process optimizationCommunication skillsTeam player

Required

J.D. degree and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

10+ years of relevant in-house experience at a global technology company; or technology transactional and IP experience at an AMLaw 100 firm

Proven leadership experience managing attorneys and legal staff

Strong knowledge of contract law, IP ownership, indemnities, limitation of liability, and risk allocation

Experience with research consortium agreements and complex multi-party collaborations

Experience handling contract and intellectual property disputes and resolution strategies

Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

Semiconductor industry or technology sector experience strongly preferred

Familiarity with CLM systems and contract process optimization desirable

Team player who can operate across different cultures, time zones, and environments

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Eligibility in our bonus plan

Long-term incentives

Company

Tokyo Electron US

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Since its founding in 1963, TEL has grown to encompass many offices around the world that engineer, manufacture, sell, and service wafer-processing or semiconductor production equipment (SPE), as well as flat panel display (FPD) and thin-film silicon photovoltaic equipment (PVE).

Founded in 1963

Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN

10001+ employees