Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.
Role Overview
Astera Labs is seeking a driven, collaborative, and solutions-oriented Senior Counsel, Commercial to join our growing Legal team. In this role, you will serve as a trusted legal partner to our business teams, thoughtfully managing risk in a fast-moving, public-company environment.
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a dynamic AI infrastructure semiconductor company during a period of hypergrowth, where your contributions will have a direct and visible impact.
Key Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including customer agreements, vendor contracts, strategic partnerships, and technology licensing agreements.
Collaborate closely with sales, procurement, finance, and business operations to structure deals that protect the company while enabling commercial success.
Develop and refine contract playbooks, templates, and department infrastructure and tools that scale with the business.
Take ownership of legal process improvements and help define how commercial legal work gets done, including the use of AI tools.
Train and empower internal stakeholders on contract processes, risk awareness, and self-service tools.
Support strategic initiatives across the business, including real estate transactions, M&A diligence, contract management system enhancements, and emerging legal needs as they arise.
Basic Qualifications
J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred).
8+ years of relevant legal experience, with a strong foundation in commercial transactions gained at a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
Strong collaborator with the ability to build relationships across the organization.
Pragmatic, with sound judgment that balances legal risk against business opportunity.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for business partners at all levels.
Team player, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in semiconductor, hardware, and AI/cloud infrastructure is a plus.
Base salary range is $200,000 to $260,000 depending on experience, level, and business need. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonus, incentives and benefits.
We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
Skills Required
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience in commercial transactions (law firm and/or in-house)
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer agreements, vendor contracts, strategic partnerships, and technology licensing agreements
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (sales, procurement, finance, operations)
- Strong judgment balancing legal risk against business opportunity
- Exceptional communication skills to translate complex legal concepts into actionable guidance
- Experience developing contract playbooks, templates, and legal process improvements, including use of AI tools
- Team player able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Experience in semiconductor, hardware, or AI/cloud infrastructure
- Active membership in the California bar (preferred)
Astera Labs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health plans are described as competitive and employer-subsidized, covering medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents. Company materials and listings consistently emphasize strong core healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible time off is highlighted alongside paid company holidays, with guidance indicating generous PTO when coordinated with teams. Documented policies also point to robust time-off structures across locations.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock-based compensation is a meaningful part of total pay, with RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan noted as part of the package. Public-company status enhances perceived value and accessibility of equity components.
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Astera Labs Inc., a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, is a leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions for data-centric systems throughout the data center. Partnering with leading processor vendors, cloud service providers, seasoned investors, and world-class manufacturing companies, Astera Labs is helping customers remove performance bottlenecks in data-intensive systems that are limiting the true potential of applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company’s product portfolio includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, boards, and services to enable robust CXL, PCIe, and Ethernet connectivity.
