Join Microsoft’s Digital Safety Unit (DSU) as Senior Corporate Counsel and help shape a safer digital future empowering every person on the planet, including children and teenagers, to leverage and learn from Microsoft’s technology. In this role, you will advance global trust by addressing harmful and illegal online content, strengthen protections for vulnerable users, and enable safer interactive AI experiences. In this role, you will provide clear, practical legal counsel to product and engineering teams across Microsoft; anticipate and respond to emerging regulatory trends; support regulatory engagement; and deliver innovative, agile legal solutions at the pace of Microsoft’s business
Responsibilities
- Serve as legal counsel for assigned teams and projects.
Provide strategic legal guidance on online safety, child safety platform and product protections, and provide guidance on regulatory compliance.
Manage cross-functional projects at scale.
Build trusted professional relationships across the company with product and engineering teams and with external stakeholders.
Exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory landscape.
Partner effectively across CELA and engineering in a highly matrixed environment.
Demonstrate deep legal expertise and the ability to remain curious and think creatively.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 6+ years experience as a practicing attorney
- OR equivalent experience.
- Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.
- 5+ years of in-house counsel experience in a matrixed organization.
- Background in specialized or regulated practice areas (privacy, cybersecurity, AI, product legal).
- Experience managing legal projects within deadlines and budgets.
- Experience managing outside counsel.
- Proven collaborator dedicated to achieving collective success.
- Ability to foster cooperation, solve problems creatively and professionally, and maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrated growth mindset with a record of learning from both successes and challenges.
Legal Counsel IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $147,000 - $258,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $185,900 - $278,900 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor degree or international equivalent degree
- 6+ years of experience as a practicing attorney
- Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction
- Capability to meet admission requirements in the relevant jurisdiction
- 5+ years of in-house counsel experience in a matrixed organization
- Background in privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, product legal, or another specialized or regulated practice area
- Experience managing legal projects within deadlines and budgets
- Experience managing outside counsel
- Strong collaboration, creative problem-solving, professionalism, confidentiality, and growth mindset
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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