Cisco
Corporate Counsel: Americas Sales Legal (Hybrid)
$179K–$312K
RTP, North Carolina, US +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- RTP, North Carolina, US
Austin, Texas, US
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Washington, District of Columbia, US - Experience
- 5+ years of legal experience.
- Education
- JD
About the job
Provides legal counsel on complex sales transactions and strategic commercial relationships, including AI, intellectual property, channel sales, revenue recognition, privacy, and compliance matters.
What you'll do
- Draft and negotiate complex sales agreements with service provider customers, including cloud, software, technology licensing, AI/ML, data protection, and alliance arrangements.
- Advise on AI, intellectual property, direct and channel sales, revenue recognition, privacy, compliance, and regulatory issues.
- Provide practical guidance to senior Sales and Finance leaders and help resolve complex legal and business issues.
What they ask for
- JD and substantial technology-industry experience supporting complex transactional matters for a multinational organization.
- Expert knowledge of commercial, contract, and business law; proficiency in intellectual property, software and technology licensing, data use rights, privacy and security, AI, antitrust, and export-import regulations.
- Familiarity with data privacy frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, and EU Data Act.
- High proficiency in Office 365 and excellent written and verbal English.
Nice to have
- CIPP/E certification; experience advising on generative AI and using AI-powered tools to assess and mitigate legal risk.
- Experience with cloud marketplace transactions, co-sell/partner programs, consumption or committed-spend pricing models, revenue recognition, or multinational companies.
Pay
$178,900.00 to $226,400.00 USD base salary; $214,800.00 - $312,400.00 USD full salary range (New York City Metro Area; includes base pay and sales target incentive compensation for quota-based sales roles); $190,800.00 - $277,500.00 USD full salary range (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state; includes base pay and sales target incentive compensation for quota-based sales roles)
Tools
Office 365, AI/ML, GDPR, CCPA, EU Data Act, EU AI Act
AI focus
Advise on AI/ML arrangements, model and data licensing, AI warranties and liability, responsible-AI commitments, and emerging AI regulation; preferred experience includes generative AI and AI-powered legal-risk tools.
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