Associate General Counsel, Cloud Infrastructure & Technology (Coupang Intelligent Cloud)

The role

This person will lead complex technology transactions and advise on the launch of cloud and artificial intelligence services. They will support strategic infrastructure initiatives involving data centers, networking, and compute infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead negotiations for complex cloud, infrastructure, data center, GPU, software, and technology transactions
• Advise business and product teams on the launch and commercialization of cloud and artificial intelligence services
• Support procurement, capacity, and strategic infrastructure initiatives involving data centers, networking, compute infrastructure, and related technologies
• Develop scalable legal frameworks, playbooks, and commercial models
• Partner with Legal, Public Policy, Privacy, Security, Compliance, and Procurement stakeholders
• Assess legal and regulatory developments affecting cloud computing, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, and technology services
• Provide practical and commercially oriented legal counsel to senior business leaders

Required qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in at least one jurisdiction
• 10+ years of legal experience gained at a leading law firm, technology company, or combination of both
• Significant experience negotiating and advising on complex technology transactions
• Experience supporting cloud, infrastructure, software, data center, telecommunications, semiconductor, or related technology businesses
• Ability to independently manage sophisticated legal matters and influence senior stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience supporting hyperscale cloud providers, artificial intelligence platforms, GPU infrastructure, or data center businesses
• Experience with cloud services, infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, software licensing, or managed services offerings
• Experience advising product and engineering organizations during technology development and commercialization
• Experience supporting multinational technology organizations
• Ability to navigate ambiguous and rapidly changing business environments

Benefits

• Full relocation and ongoing support for international candidates

Before you apply

• Application Review - Recruiter Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview - Offer
• Hiring may be restricted in case the legal qualifications required for hiring and work performance is not met

About the company

Coupang is a leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce. They have a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company.