Assistant General Counsel
Location: Campbell, CA; Austin, TX; or US Remote
Arteris connects innovation.
Our technology helps the world’s most visionary companies—from startups to Fortune 500 leaders, across the globe—build smarter, faster semiconductors, including SoCs and chiplets. From the car you drive, to AI in the cloud and data centers, Arteris connects the innovative tech that shapes tomorrow.
What You’ll Do as an Assistant General Counsel at Arteris
As Assistant General Counsel at Arteris, headquartered in Campbell, California, you will play a key leadership role in enabling our global innovation in semiconductor IP, system-on-chip (SoC) architectures and chiplet solutions. You will partner with engineering, product, sales, business development and senior leadership to structure, negotiate and execute complex IP, technology and commercial agreements that underpin our growth strategy and global expansion.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate software, commercial IP licenses, EDA (electronic-design-automation) and related IP licenses (inbound and outbound) worldwide, including supporting global accounts. This includes also US and other government (direct and indirect) contracts and licenses.
- Draft and negotiate commercial contracts including vendor agreements, partner & reseller agreements, sales and presales contracts, facilities/leases and operations agreements.
- Litigation, patents and global IP protection measures
- Ability to use and strategize on contract lifecycle, review and optimization via contract-lifecycle management system.
- Participate in and review M&A due diligence, product-lifecycle reviews and special projects supporting organic and inorganic growth initiatives.
- Provide day-to-day Assistant General Counselling to business teams on technology/licensing issues, risk assessment and contract strategy.
What You Bring
- JD or equivalent and membership in a U.S. bar; minimum ~10 years in technology/IP/commercial legal roles, preferably in house at a U.S. public company or high-growth tech business.
- Experience and good judgement in use of AI tools in legal practice.
- Proven track record drafting, negotiating and executing IP/technology licenses (semiconductor IP, software/EDA), vendor/partner/sales agreements and international contracts.
- Strong business-partnering skills: able to interface with C-level, product/engineering/sales teams, adapt to fast-paced negotiation cycles and global culture.
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, with strong judgement, ability to provide practical business-oriented legal advice and manage multiple regions/time zones.
- Hands-on experience with contract lifecycle systems, contract automation/e-signature tools and processes; comfortable driving efficiencies and best-practice workflows.
- Ability and flexibility to work with multiple regions, time-zones, cultures, and handle urgent, high-impact transactions in a high-growth semiconductor/tech environment.
Bonus Points If You Have
- Familiarity with the semiconductor industry (IP cores, chiplets, SoCs) and hardware/software licensing models.
- Experience with drafting and negotiating contracts and licenses with US and other direct and indirect public sector customers.
- AI tool usage (e.g. CoPilot, ChatGPT, Grammarly) experience
- Experience using Malbek (or similar CLM) and building contract-management frameworks.
- Open source licensing and compliance experience.
- Experience working in EMEA, APAC and global accounts, including cross-border licensing.
- Calm, patient and strong negotiation presence in high-stakes settings.
Education Requirements
Completion of college and quality law schools and universities with requisite strong legal training
Estimated Base Salary
$225,000 to $275,000 annually. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. Total compensation includes bonus and equity.
About Arteris
Arteris is a global leader in system IP used in semiconductors to accelerate the creation of high-performance, power-efficient silicon. Arteris network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP and system-on-chip (SoC) integration automation software are used by the world's top semiconductor and technology companies to improve overall performance, engineering productivity, reduce risk, lower costs, and bring complex designs to market faster. Learn more at arteris.com.
With over 280 team members headquartered in Silicon Valley and offices around the world, we work with startups and global tech leaders alike to build the next generation of electronic products. We believe in people, purpose and impact. Join us and help shape what comes next.
