Cirrus Logic has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic commercial contracts manager to join its legal team in Edinburgh, UK. As part of the Cirrus Logic Legal Team, you will work with cross-functional teams located primarily in Edinburgh, and in Austin, Texas, supporting the creation and sale of products that make Cirrus Logic the number one choice in signal processing. Working as part of an international team, and supporting a truly global business, you will be drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad variety of contracts and technology licenses across all aspects of the Cirrus Logic business.
Responsibilities
- Key responsibilities will include drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on commercial and technology contracts, supporting strategic supplier and services arrangements, managing contractual risk, and providing guidance on areas such as data protection, AI, and intellectual property licensing.
- The provision of commercial input on contract related issues material to the business, and assisting other legal team members with transactional matters.
- Developing and enhancing Cirrus Logic’s use of AI in relation to contract review and management.
- Maintaining and developing our in-house contract management system, and approach, including the development and use of metrics.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Excellent academic credentials and either: (a) extensive experience as a commercial contracts paralegal or contracts manager or (b) prior experience as a contracts solicitor in private practice or in an in-house role.
- Strong experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Experience using AI tools in the context of contract review and analysis.
- Prior exposure to technology/IT contracts, SaaS and software licensing, IP licensing, and services and supplier contracts.
- Commercial awareness and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
- Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Strong client-service and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization, in different business units, and in multiple time zones.
- A collaborative and adaptable approach, with the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. Proven experience in stakeholder management.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts that relate to, or involve, the processing of personal data, and an understanding of data protection law in the context of licensing and services contracts.
- Experience creating AI agents and/or developing automated contract skills/workflows.
- Familiarity with, or willingness to learn, basic aspects of electronics and semiconductors. An interest in technology, innovation, AI and emerging legal issues.
This position is based in our Edinburgh office, UK.
You must be based within commutable distance of the work location listed on the job posting, or willing to relocate prior to beginning employment with Cirrus Logic.
Skills Required
- Excellent academic credentials
- Extensive experience as a commercial contracts paralegal or contracts manager, or prior experience as a contracts solicitor in private practice or in-house
- Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts
- Experience using AI tools for contract review and analysis
- Exposure to technology or IT contracts, SaaS, software licensing, IP licensing, and services or supplier contracts
- Commercial awareness and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
- Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills
- Strong client-service and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively across business units, organizational levels, and time zones
- Collaborative, adaptable approach and proven stakeholder-management experience
- Experience with contracts involving personal-data processing and understanding of data-protection law
- Experience creating AI agents or developing automated contract workflows
- Familiarity with, or willingness to learn, basic electronics and semiconductor concepts
- Interest in technology, innovation, AI, and emerging legal issues
Cirrus Logic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cirrus Logic and has not been reviewed or approved by Cirrus Logic.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare includes multiple medical, dental and vision options, mental‑health resources, wellness programs, and access to an on‑site clinic in Austin. Feedback suggests these offerings underpin strong total‑rewards sentiment.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs span paid parental leave, fertility/adoption/surrogacy coverage, backup/dependent‑care supports, and a structured flex return. Feedback suggests family‑building depth is a notable strength of the package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation design features semiannual performance bonuses, profit‑sharing, and recognition awards that augment base pay. Feedback suggests these incentives help maintain competitive total compensation in key engineering roles.
Cirrus Logic Insights
What We Do
Cirrus Logic is a leading supplier of low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions for mobile and consumer applications. The company has a robust portfolio of sophisticated low-power products, including boosted amplifiers, smart codecs, camera controllers, haptic driver and sensing solutions, power conversion and control Integrated Circuits, and fast-charging Integrated Circuits. These solutions have innovative technology, software and associated algorithms incorporated. With a strong intellectual property portfolio and extensive mixed-signal expertise, Cirrus Logic is well-positioned to drive innovation and growth in the evolving markets of audio and high-performance mixed-signal processing technologies. We are hiring like crazy! Please visit our careers portal at cirrus.jobs to check out our available openings!
Why Work With Us
Engineering drives our company, and innovation isn’t just encouraged – it’s expected! This is a culture where you get to work with some of the largest, most innovative customers and products on the planet on a daily basis and where everyone is a key contributor to the company’s success. There are no Miltons here!
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