Commercial Counsel

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Chez Motorola Solutions, nous pensons que tout commence par nos employés. Nous sommes une communauté mondiale soudée, unie par la volonté incessante de contribuer à la sécurité des personnes partout dans le monde. Nos technologies de communication, de sécurité vidéo et de centre de commandement essentielles soutiennent les agences de sécurité publique et les entreprises, permettant une coordination essentielle pour des communautés, des écoles, des hôpitaux et des entreprises plus sécuritaires.

Connectez-vous à une carrière qui compte et aidez-nous à bâtir un avenir plus sûr.

By becoming a part of the Motorola Solutions Legal team, you become a part of helping public safety and commercial customers obtain the products and services needed for the moments that matter. From the legal procurement team working with subcontractors and vendors to obtain the supplies needed to run the business, to the software legal team analyzing new product offerings, to the legal pre‑sales team negotiating contracts with customers, to the post‑sales project team to complete our contracts as contracted on time and on budget, our team assists supports and facilitates the innovation and business efforts of Motorola Solutions.

The Commercial Counsel is responsible for the preparation of Request for Proposal responses, the negotiation, interpretation and/or administration of contracts, subcontracts and licensing agreements; prepares contracts for review and ensures compliance with company policy as well as applicable laws/regulations. A key responsibility of the position will be to drive and implement robust Risk Management. This role develops negotiation strategies with internal business partners, evaluates risk exposure, and makes recommendations to business partners or legal counsel.

The full‑time position may be remote.

• Draft, review, edit, finalize and negotiate routine (and sometimes medium complexity) transactional agreements to meet business and legal requirements. Agreements include purchase/sales; end user license, professional services, maintenance agreements, consulting and advisory, outsourcing and hosted services agreements, software as a service (SaaS) and other technology related agreements.

• Manage contract documentation/approval flows to ensure consistency with internal processes.

• Assist with the development of streamlined, organized and efficient policies and procedures for contracts, including establishing playbooks, and standard template language to be used in contracts.

• Assist with contract disputes, including understanding the issues, providing guidance on solutions, drafting settlement agreements.

• Research and respond to general legal inquiries from the business that may relate to contract disputes, regulatory issues and new business initiatives.

• Advise and coordinate with multiple stakeholders across marketing, product, finance, implementation and sales throughout the pre‑sales, sales and post‑contract cycle on a broad range of legal and compliance issues for the Motorola Solutions portfolio of products and services.

• Provide pragmatic counsel and guidance for the accomplishment of overall business objectives of the Company, while fully complying with applicable laws and regulations and avoiding unacceptable risks; perform informed cost‑benefit analysis when identifying risks under tight deadlines. This includes supporting the business and product development processes by providing key inputs and advice on legal risks and issue, prioritizing risks and ensuring compliance with government and customer‑imposed requirements.

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