Senior Commercial Legal Counsel

Description:

NextSilicon is reimagining high-performance computing (HPC & AI). Our accelerated compute solutions leverage intelligent adaptive algorithms to vastly accelerate supercomputers, driving them forward into a new generation. We have developed a novel software-defined hardware architecture that is achieving significant advancements in both the HPC and AI domains.

At NextSilicon, everything we do is guided by three core values:

• Professionalism: We strive for exceptional results through professionalism and unwavering dedication to quality and performance. 
• Unity: Collaboration is key to success. That's why we foster a work environment where every employee can feel valued and heard. 
• Impact: We're passionate about developing technologies that make a meaningful impact on industries, communities, and individuals worldwide.

As NextSilicon’s in house commercial legal counsel, you will report directly to the General Counsel and take broad ownership of the company’s commercial legal matters. You will serve as a trusted advisor to the leadership team and collaborate closely with sales, business development, operations, finance, and engineering.

You will lead complex commercial and strategic transactions, including agreements with government and public sector customers, neo cloud and other customers, partners, integrators, and suppliers. You will advise on technology licensing, compliance, and policies, and on NextSilicon’s international operations. Working with a high degree of independence, you will also coordinate external counsel and legal advisors in Israel, the United States, and other jurisdictions.

This role is ideal for an experienced technology lawyer who thrives in a fast moving environment, enjoys tackling complex challenges, and can translate sophisticated legal issues into clear, practical, and actionable business guidance.

• 6 or more years of experience as a legal counsel, ideally in house within a technology company, with a strong preference for the chip industry or deep tech.
• Strong experience in commercial law, technology transactions, and licensing, with a proven track record leading and negotiating complex agreements.
• Hands on experience working with AI tools (such as Claude or other generative AI platforms) to improve legal work, including contract review, drafting, and research, with sound judgment on confidentiality and accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with senior management and influence decision making.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to develop long term plans.
• KPI oriented approach to managing legal processes and contributing to business success.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Other languages are an advantage.
• Proactive, solution oriented approach with excellent analytical and communication skills.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of complex commercial and technology agreements, including customer, supplier, vendor, system integrator, channel partner, inbound and outbound licensing, cloud, data, consulting, and confidentiality agreements.
• Manage and coordinate Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and tenders.
• Lead agreements with government and public sector customers, national labs, and neo cloud and other cloud customers, including procurement terms and security and compliance requirements.
• Structure and negotiate business collaborations, including MOUs, joint development, and strategic partnerships.
• Establish and maintain scalable legal processes, policies, templates, and approval frameworks that support the company’s rapid growth, and oversee their implementation and enforcement.
• Support compliance matters, including privacy, data protection, AI related regulation, and international business requirements.
• Advise on the use of open source software and maintain the open source compliance list.
• Provide practical, timely legal advice to business teams, identifying risks and proposing pragmatic solutions that enable the business to move forward.
• Use AI tools to streamline legal workflows and build AI enabled processes for the legal team.