Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs

Adeia (NASDAQ: ADEA) is a publicly traded Intellectual Property Licensing company headquartered in San Jose, CA with approximately 140 employees primarily in North America. Adeia invents, develops, and licenses fundamental innovations that shape the way millions of people explore and experience entertainment in an increasingly connected world. From TVs to smartphones, and across all types of entertainment experiences, Adeia’s technologies allow users to manage content and connections in a way that is smart, immersive, and personal.

About the role:

Adeia is seeking a senior commercial transactions attorney to support outbound licensing and other commercial matters for Adeia. As Adeia continues to grow, the company is seeking an experienced, motivated, energetic, and proactive team-player to add to its Legal team.

Primary Duties:

• Draft and negotiate highly-complex domestic and international license agreements, while considering various related legal, business and financial issues.
• Draft and negotiate inbound license agreements, NDAs, strategic partnership agreements and M&A agreements.
• Collaborate with internal colleagues within the sales, legal and finance teams.
• Be an effective business partner who is able to provide practical advice, lead negotiations, and bring complex commercial deals to closure.
• Comply with and shape the internal policy of the licensing program and play a key role in improving the licensing program.

Qualifications / Experience:

• Law degree from a top tier accredited law school and licensed to practice law in at least one state.
• 5+ years of experience in drafting and negotiating license agreements.
• Experience supporting IP acquisition transactions, technology licenses, and other procurement agreements preferred.
• Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Business-oriented lawyer with an understanding of how to translate business needs into contract language (including creativity in finding solutions to help resolve business issues).
• Great attention to detail and ability to work well with cross-functional organizations.
• Ability to think practically and be solution-oriented.
• Ability to work independently and appropriately prioritize and handle multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
• Capable of articulating complex issues succinctly and identifying and assessing risk efficiently.

Location: Preference for the San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater LA Area. Our headquarters is based in San Jose and we have a smaller office in Burbank. Employees have flexibility to work in a hybrid model with Tuesday’s as in-office days to build connection with co-workers.

Life @ Adeia:

At Adeia, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where all employees have a voice and sense of belonging, feel safe and valued, and are acknowledged for how their unique differences contribute to organizational culture and business outcomes.

Our employees and their families are important to us, and our comprehensive pay, stock and benefits programs reflect that. Adeia supports personal well-being, builds financial security, and enables employees to share in our collective success.

Rewards include:

• Competitive compensation (salary, equity, and bonuses) and comprehensive benefits designed to foster work-life balance, care for your health, protect your finances and help you save and invest for the future.
• Generous paid time away from work, including flexible time off, holidays and sick time, health and wellness initiatives, and a charitable match program to help you give back to your community.
• Great benefits, which vary by location and can be site-specific: employee discounts, transportation reimbursements, and fitness facilities.