Director, Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial

About the Role

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary, is seeking a dynamic and experienced attorney to join its commercial legal team. This role provides legal support primarily for SEA’s Home Entertainment and Digital Appliances lines of business. Reporting to the Principal Legal Counsel, you will combine legal acumen with substantial experience in consumer electronics and home appliances sales, distribution, marketing, and ecommerce transactions to deliver sound legal advice and practical solutions on a wide range of commercial and contractual matters.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with internal stakeholders, including consumer electronics, home appliance, and customer care teams, as well as other legal department peers, to support commercial objectives while managing risks to the company.
• Work closely with other members of Samsung’s legal team, business leaders, and key stakeholders to manage complex commercial-related matters.
• Lead negotiations of agreements or disputes with counterparties.
• Provide guidance to senior management on commercial matters, transactions, ecommerce, and FTC issues.
• Draft and negotiate various standard and non-standard commercial agreements, including retail and B2B sales and distribution agreements, service contracts, promotional agreements, and technology licenses.
• Review packaging, warranties, user interfaces, end-user license agreements, and other terms and conditions of service as needed.
• Identify legal and regulatory issues associated with digital sales channels.
• Partner with other legal team members to advise on business matters.
• Exercise independent, informed, and considered judgment with minimal supervision.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to provide legal support and guidance on business initiatives, product launches, and regulatory matters.
• Proactively identify emerging legal and regulatory risks for the business team.
• Support continuous improvement of AI technology solutions, standard form agreements, policies, and legal operations related to commercial transactions.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited U.S. law school with 8–10 years of legal practice experience.
• Member in good standing of one U.S. state bar, with the ability to become a member in good standing of the Texas bar or qualify as in-house counsel in Texas.
• Experience providing legal support to consumer electronics and home appliance retail, B2B sales, marketing teams, or ecommerce B2C teams.
• Experience partnering with business teams to understand their requirements and drafting, negotiating, and revising sophisticated transaction terms.
• Experience identifying privacy, consumer, transactional, and regulatory issues and working with multiple stakeholders to assess and navigate risks.

Skills

• Strong, complex, and strategic commercial experience with excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiating skills.
• Ability to make professional legal and business presentations in writing, through emails and reports, or orally, including complex legal, business, and technical matters to audiences with high technical skills, management, and operational experience.
• Ability to direct outside counsel cost-effectively, clearly define results to be achieved, make decisions, give direction, and measure individual/team performance and results.
• “No ego” style that encourages clients and legal department peers to seek you out for trusted advice and counsel.
• Proactive approach to legal matters and a consistent focus on problem-solving.

Benefits

Regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) have access to benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee Purchase Program.
• Tuition assistance (after 12 months).
• Student Loan Program (after 12 months).
• Paid Time Off.
• Wellness incentives.
• MBO bonus compensation, based on company, division, and individual performance.