Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships

The role

You will serve as a legal partner to product, research, engineering, and go-to-market teams. You will counsel teams on the full product lifecycle and execute complex technology-driven transactions including strategic partnerships and licensing.

What you will do

• Counsel product and research teams with legal guidance across the product lifecycle
• Draft, negotiate, and execute complex technology-driven transactions
• Shape playbooks, processes, and infrastructure for a new product legal function
• Collaborate with product, research, engineering, finance, privacy, compliance, and trade stakeholders
• Distill complex legal concepts for non-lawyers
• Render product, engineering, and business strategy in terms for legal advice

Required qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar or eligibility for in-house/registered counsel status
• 8+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Substantial experience advising on strategic partnerships for manufacturing, distribution, and sale of technology products in the US and abroad
• Proven track record of drafting, negotiating, and executing complex technology transactions
• Demonstrated versatility to move between product and transactional matters
• Judgment to advise confidently amid ambiguity
• Drive to work where technology is unprecedented

Nice to have

• In-house legal experience with a mature US technology company
• Experience specific to hardware products or hardware-focused businesses
• Experience supporting post-acquisition integration of products, technologies, or businesses
• Proficiency with multiple languages

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Matching 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid holidays
• Parental/adoption leave
• Legal insurance
• Home technology stipend

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent on verifying U.S. Person status for export controls and government contracts work
• May require obtaining a necessary license or confirming a license exception under U.S. export controls

About the company

IonQ, Inc. is a quantum platform and merchant supplier delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. The company is headquartered in College Park, Maryland.