Sr. Counsel, Legal, Public Sector NA

Lenovo is seeking a talented and dynamic senior legal counsel to support Lenovo's Public Sector Sales business in North America. The position will report to General Counsel, North America, and will engage with Lenovo NA Sales leaders and their teams, as well as other specialist verticals within the Legal Team.

Position Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include providing counsel and support broadly across a range of legal matters relating to the NA Public Sector business, across all Lenovo products and services offerings (PC, Data Center products, Phones, Services). Specifically, this includes legal support and advisory work on:

• Bids, buying platforms, and contracts for Lenovo's FED/SLED business.
• Legal issues arising during a contract/relationship lifecycle: problem-solving, dispute management (pre-litigation) and bid protests.
• Advising on procurement rules and working with our Government Relations team on new regulations; working with our Compliance team advising on and managing Federal Contractor compliance requirements; and support for periodic audits, as needed.
• The candidate should be comfortable spotting and addressing legal risk in a fast-paced and large-scale commercial enterprise. The candidate is expected to grow as a trusted business advisor and expert within the Legal Department and the company on Public Sector sales matters, and perform as a respected team member on important business initiatives.

Position Requirements:

• JD degree
• 12+ yrs law firm or in-house experience

• Technology sales/procurement background (hardware, software, services)
• Experience with Public Sector contracts, bid rules, customers, and certification requirements, through working within government and/or within the commercial sector
• Comfort handling a range of commercial and corporate legal topics
• Agility in assessing risk and developing mitigation strategies
• Strong and confident communication skills, with the ability to advocate legal positions, and simplify complex legal issues into coherent, actionable business requirements
• Experience engaging with senior executives and business leaders
• Excellent collaboration, project facilitation and negotiation skills
• Willingness to learn, lead and innovate
• Experience engaging with colleagues and clients in a multinational business is preferred
• Combination of government, in-house and/or outside counsel experience preferred