Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Commercial Services

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Job Summary

The Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Commercial Services, will be responsible for providing legal support, including negotiating complex commercial agreements, for Comcast Business, a B2B division of Comcast Cable (~$10bn in revenue). This role will report to the Deputy General Counsel.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel and support to one or more groups or areas within Comcast Business, including the Comcast Business Strategy and Business Development team, as well as recently acquired companies and existing product teams. Advise on a broad range of legal issues relating to assigned area(s).
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements including software license and hosting services agreements, data license agreements, hardware purchase agreements. professional services agreements, and as yet to be determined matters.
• Provide guidance on new and developing products and services.
• Provide leadership in one or more legal specialties and disseminate information on trends and innovations within the specialty.
• Negotiate data privacy and/or information security terms. Serve as team privacy and cybersecurity subject matter expert and liaison to the Privacy and Cybersecurity Legal Team.
• Collaborate with and provide guidance to legal staff including junior attorneys, paralegals, contract specialists, and administrative staff, as required.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• JD degree from a top tier law school with strong academic credentials.
• Licensed in one US jurisdiction and active membership in good standing in a state bar.
• 7+ years preferred experience of transactional/commercial law experience, including negotiation of complex software and professional services engagements.
• Excellent negotiating, drafting, problem solving and communications skills.
• Ability to work effectively with senior management and operations personnel, simultaneously manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines with consistently high-quality work product.
• Law firm and in-house experience preferred.

Personal Traits & Competencies:

• Consistently exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Excellent negotiating, drafting, problem solving and communication skills.
• Understand risk assessment and analysis within the context of a growing, innovative technology industry.
• Ability to work effectively with senior management and business operations personnel, simultaneously manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines with consistently high-quality work product.
• Maintain regular, consistent, and punctual in-office attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Skills:

Legal Practices; Contract Management; Business

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

Education

Juris Doctor

Relevant Work Experience

15 Years +