Head of Legal, Commercial
Core
Lead and scale the commercial legal function for a deep-tech semiconductor company, handling complex negotiations on hyperscaler agreements, manufacturing contracts, and IP licensing.
Role type
Senior IC legal counsel (Head of Commercial)
Builds
Commercial contracts, IP licensing agreements, and scalable legal workflows for a hardware/semiconductor business.
Domain
Deep-tech / Semiconductors / Hardware manufacturing
Required skills
Commercial contract negotiation, IP licensing and ownership, legal strategy, team building, risk decision-making, AI tooling for legal, technical subject matter expertise, playbook creation
Preferred skills
Semiconductor/hardware industry experience, supply chain management, line management
Technologies
AI legal tools, CLM systems
Responsibilities
Lead negotiations on largest commercial deals (hyperscalers, manufacturing, supply chain), build and scale the commercial legal team, set legal standards and playbooks, integrate AI into contracting workflows, manage external counsel, partner with engineering and sales on IP and commercial strategy.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
