Dir, Legal

About the role

Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality.

As Sr. Director, Commercial Transactions Counsel supporting the AMI business unit, you will own all aspects of commercial contracting for one of the semiconductor industry's most strategically important acquisitions. AMI’s portfolio—spanning UEFI/BIOS firmware, BMC/server management software, security solutions, and cloud-based device management platforms—generates a distinctive and complex set of commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

You will partner with Engineering, Sales, Product Management, and Business Development to structure, negotiate, and close the transactions that power AMI’s global OEM and enterprise customer relationships.

• Leading the drafting, review, and negotiation of firmware and software license agreements, including source code licenses, object code licenses, and hybrid arrangements with OEMs, ODMs, and enterprise customers
• Structuring and negotiating complex OEM and ODM agreements, including product-specific licensing terms, royalty structures, customization rights, and support obligations
• Advising on OSS license obligations and reviewing OSS usage to ensure compatibility with commercial licensing models
• Negotiating joint development agreements and technology access program agreements with semiconductor and platform partners
• Structuring source code license agreements with appropriate scope controls, change-of-control protections, and escrow arrangements
• Drafting and negotiating SaaS, cloud hosting, and device management platform agreements
• Negotiating firmware customization, porting, integration, and post-delivery support agreements
• Structuring channel agreements, distribution arrangements, referral agreements, and technology partnership frameworks
• Developing and implementing playbooks, templates, and negotiation guidelines for AMI’s core agreement types
• Collaborating directly with AMI’s executive leadership, engineering leads, and commercial teams to obtain internal approvals and align contracting strategy with business objectives
• Leading and mentoring junior legal team members supporting the AMI business

Qualifications

• Applicable education and license to practice law
• At least 12–18 years of experience at a law firm and/or as in-house counsel supporting technology or semiconductor companies, with substantial time in an in-house role
• Deep, direct experience negotiating software and firmware licensing agreements, including source code licenses, OEM agreements, and technology access arrangements
• Practical working knowledge of open source software licensing regimes and their interaction with proprietary firmware and software products
• Experience with SaaS, cloud services, and managed services agreements
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate effectively with Tier 1 OEM and enterprise customers
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal and technical issues into clear, actionable guidance for business and engineering stakeholders
• Proven leadership and team management experience, including mentoring junior attorneys and building scalable contracting processes

Benefits

In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/incentive compensation and/or equity. This role is also eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!