Principal Corporate Counsel Job at Microsoft Corporation (Bellevue)

Principal Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Bellevue

Category:
Legal

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

132200.00 - 232800.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission. The Competition and Markets Regulation Group helps the company comply with the competition and antitrust laws around the world, close mergers and acquisitions, and respond to investigations. We also engage with regulators, academics, and others to consider the role of competition and antitrust law in the face of our changing economy, the development of new technology, and passage of new laws and regulations. It requires a broad understanding of our industry and our customers, technology, the political environment and the law as well as the ability to effectively collaborate and communicate across disciplines to solve problems.

Job Responsibility:

Subject Expertise – demonstrate an ability to apply legal judgment to highly complex commecial and/or technical matters in the area of competition and antitrust law
Legal Advice and Counsel – act as the primary competition and antitrust advisor on important coprorate initiatives
identify and anticipate highly complex legal and/or other issues
serve as a key business partner and advisor to senior executives and advise them on the potential impact of competition and antitrust laws on the business
identify and engage stakeholders in Corporate, External and Legal Affairs and escalate and drive decisions
Regulatory Investigations – respond to global regulatory inquiries and investigations by drafting and coordinating written responses, requests for information, and formal submissions
leading internal factgathering efforts
preparing and supporting executives and other witnesses for interviews with regulators
and representing Microsoft in regulatory meetings, interviews, and hearings before competition authorities
Regulatory Compliance – work in partnership with one or more major business groups to ensure that the requirements of applicable market regulations and/or commitments are implmented in Microsoft’s products and services
gain a deep understanding of the requirements as well engagement techniques to clarify those requirements when they are opaque
commuincate those requirements to the teams implemening them in Mcrosoft products and service and help them interpret the requirements within the context of the particular Microsoft product or service
work with Microsoft leaders to explain and support Microsoft’s compliance decisions externally to regulators and others
support internal processes to ensure compliance across time and product releases
Solution Implementation - develop solutions that anticipate and mitigate legal and other risks
manage and develop relationships with outside counsel and clients to create strategic and innovative solutions that address issues and achieve business objectives
provide feedback and evaluate process improvements that increase efficiencies
Communication - develop relationships with external and internal legal professionals, academics, government officials, customers, and/or partners to protect and advocate Microsoft's interests and drive results
take an active role in external outreach initiatives to expand Microsoft's outreach
collaborate with internal teams and senior leaders to ensure a Corporate, External and Legal Affairs voice

Requirements:

Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 4+ years’ experience as a practicing attorney OR equivalent experience
Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction
3+ years experience as a practicing attorney primarily in the area of competition and antitrust law or complex commercial and/or regulatory litigation
Analytical Thinking - The ability to collect business and techncial facts and marshal those facts for the purpose of providing internal competition law guidance and to respond to regulatory inquires
Judgment - The ability to apply the law to a complex commecial, regulatory and technical scenarios to obtain corporate objectives
Business Acumen - The ability to understand the parts of the business and their interrelationships
Relationship Management - The ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with supervisors, staff, managers, customers, and vendors
Client Communications - The ability to communicate clearly, diplomatically and effectively to an audience that may include, staff, investors, stockholders, stakeholders, clients, and others verbally and through announcements, newsletters, memos, annual reports, status reports, and other media
Global Mindset - Knowledge and understanding of global cultures, including similarities and differences

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 16, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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