We’re looking for a seasoned attorney to join the NVIDIA team as Director – Legal, Strategic Sourcing, IP & Infrastructure focusing on the intellectual property, technology, and commercial issues at the center of NVIDIA’s strategic supply chain operations and sourcing, procurement initiatives, and infrastructure development matters. You’ll partner closely with NVIDIA’s other attorneys, business leaders, outside counsel, and internal stakeholders to support the adoption of AI and the world’s next industrial revolution.
What you’ll be doing:
Shape and execute the legal strategy for NVIDIA’s global supply chain, procurement projects, and infrastructure initiatives in service of the NVIDIA business.
Lead negotiations of engineering collaboration agreements and other technology transactions, including ownership issues and licensing structures to enable downstream use of NVIDIA’s technology.
Drive complex commercial agreements across procurement, supply chain, and product development.
Support strategy and execution of infrastructure development projects, from project inception to delivery.
Partner with business leaders, finance, and outside counsel to deliver clear, commercially grounded advice on high-stakes transactions.
Build scalable legal infrastructure: playbooks, templates, and trainings that enable business and legal teams to move fast and execute NVIDIA’s mission.
What we need to see:
15+ overall years of relevant legal experience, including in-house or law firm experience, supporting supply-chain operations, product procurement initiatives, and commercial contracting.
6+ years of demonstrated ability to lead teams and initiatives to drive complex, multi-party transactions to close.
Substantial experience negotiating technology transactions, including IP ownership, license scope, and downstream technology rights with hardware and technology partners.
Deep familiarity with substrate, component and supply chain sourcing strategies and the agreements that govern them.
Exceptional drafting skills, with a track record of producing clear, precise, and tailored agreements across a range of transaction types.
Juris Doctorate from an accredited US law school; admitted to the bar and in good standing in the jurisdiction of hire, or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status).
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
8+ years of relevant in-house legal experience is highly preferred.
Ability to navigate and break down complex legal issues into actionable advice covering a broad range of interdependent issues, balance risk with business need, and ask tough questions.
Proven ability to deliver results in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
Self-starter who excels at managing projects, prioritizing tasks and working both collaboratively with many different stakeholders and independently.
Experience in infrastructure development or datacenter projects, fiber acquisition deals, and power purchase agreements.
Prior experience in litigation or judicial clerkships are welcome.
NVIDIA is one of the technology world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most innovative and hardworking people in the world working for us, and if you’re creative and collaborative, we want to hear from you!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 308,000 USD - 471,500 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.Skills Required
- 15+ years of relevant legal experience, including in-house or law firm experience supporting supply-chain operations, product procurement initiatives, and commercial contracting.
- 6+ years of experience leading teams and initiatives that drive complex, multi-party transactions to close.
- Substantial experience negotiating technology transactions involving IP ownership, license scope, and downstream technology rights with hardware and technology partners.
- Deep familiarity with substrate, component, and supply-chain sourcing strategies and governing agreements.
- Exceptional drafting skills and experience producing clear, precise, tailored agreements across multiple transaction types.
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited US law school and bar admission in good standing in the hiring jurisdiction, or authorization to practice law through registered in-house status.
- 8+ years of relevant in-house legal experience.
- Ability to analyze complex legal issues, provide actionable advice, balance risk with business needs, and challenge assumptions.
- Experience delivering results in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Project-management, prioritization, collaboration, and independent-working abilities.
- Experience with infrastructure development or datacenter projects, fiber acquisition deals, and power purchase agreements.
- Prior litigation or judicial clerkship experience.
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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What We Do
NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
