Description
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is seeking an experienced commercial finance attorney to join the Americas Legal team supporting HPE Financial Services (HPEFS). This hybrid role is based in HPE's Houston, Texas office.
The Counsel will provide practical, business-focused legal advice on complex technology financing, leasing, asset lifecycle, and commercial transactions across the Americas and will partner closely with business leaders, sales, finance, credit, operations, and other legal colleagues to structure transactions, manage risk, and enable timely, commercially sound outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex financing, leasing, and related commercial agreements, including arrangements supporting HPE and Juniper technology solutions.
- Advise on transaction structure, legal risk, and practical paths to execution, balancing legal requirements with business objectives.
- Support matters involving equipment leasing and financing, vendor and services arrangements, IT asset disposition (ITAD), and the sale of pre-owned equipment.
- Lead or support customer and partner negotiations, resolving issues efficiently and escalating material risks when appropriate.
- Provide clear, timely, and actionable guidance to business, sales, credit, finance, operations, and legal stakeholders.
- Manage multiple matters and competing priorities with sound judgment, responsiveness, and attention to detail.
- Develop creative, commercially practical solutions to novel or complex issues and contribute to process, template, and knowledge improvements.
- Collaborate effectively across functions, geographies, and levels of the organization while demonstrating a proactive and growth-oriented mindset.
Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and active license in good standing to practice law in Texas.
- At least five years of relevant experience in a banking and finance practice at a major law firm.
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex financing agreements.
- Strong working knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Code, including Article 9 secured-transactions principles.
- Excellent legal drafting, analytical, critical-thinking, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Sound judgment and the ability to identify, assess, and clearly communicate legal and commercial risk.
- Proactive, solutions-oriented approach, with strong creativity and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple matters simultaneously, and prioritize work based on business needs and risk.
- Strong collaboration skills, professional presence, and a commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
- Investment in career development and growth.
- Unconditional inclusion and celebration of individual uniqueness.
Salary Range:
Annual Salary USD 140,000 - 321,000 in Texas