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Senior Corporate Counsel: AI Deals

Cisco London Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

Cisco leads in AI innovation, both within its product portfolio and across internal operations. The company's team manages high-stakes deal negotiations, coordinates with leadership, and ensures consistent protection of Cisco's IP and data in an AI environment.

Your Impact

  • Manage a rapid pipeline of deal inquiries, accelerating business momentum while maintaining high-quality risk mitigation.
  • Draft and negotiate complex AI procurement, SaaS, and data licensing agreements, and assist business leaders at all levels in navigating and negotiating complex AI deals.
  • Lead negotiation process and quality control for contract lifecycle assisted by AI tools.
  • Stay current on benchmarking, contracting trends, and AI/Data regulations that affect contracting positions and translate these into internal playbooks and guidelines.
  • Drive cross-functional initiatives related to contracts and data and AI strategy.
  • Translate complex regulatory and legal risks into practical advice for internal clients.
  • Leverage AI-powered analytics and legal tools to automate routine tasks.
  • Build strong relationships across the business, guiding on legal and contractual issues.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Admitted to at least UK or U.S. state Bar.
  • 10+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably in technology transactions, software/SaaS, or AI/data-related matters.
  • Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1-2 years of experience with AI/ML legal issues

Skills

Required

  • AI
  • SaaS
  • data licensing
  • contract negotiation
  • legal analysis

Nice to have

  • AI/ML legal issues

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