Legal Counsel – Information Technology & Digital Platforms (Remote)

Work Flexibility: Remote

Position Summary

Serve as a member of the Global Privacy & Technology team.  The Legal Counsel, Information Technology and Digital Platforms is a pragmatic and business-oriented counsel who supports legal matters related to enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud technologies, digital productivity platforms, and SaaS/PaaS transactions.  This role will support digital transformation, licensing, vendor agreements, and IT system governance across Stryker’s enterprise. You will work closely with IT, Information & Data Governance, Privacy, procurement legal, sales contracting legal, and Compliance teams to enable secure and scalable use of technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel and advice to the Information Technology function, as well as the enterprise software engineering community
• Provide legal support for enterprise technology transformation programs, including cloud services, engineering platforms and automation
• Provide legal input on enterprise IT initiatives such as cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and digital workplace platforms
• Counsel on licensing, interoperability, data handling, retention, and compliance in IT systems and platforms
• Collaborate with Privacy and Information & Data Governance on system data flows, access rights, and audit logs
• Work with procurement legal and sales contracting legal to act as an escalation point and advise on the review of complex IT vendor agreements and digital product contracting efforts as needed (eg XaaS agreements, information security agreements, global cloud architecture and infrastructure-as-code engagements, AI software procurement and development partnerships)
• Develop and support development of playbooks and templates for consistent legal review across IT, security engagements, and technology agreements, including terms in sales and customer agreements such as XaaS, and other digital collaboration tools
• Assist with due diligence and platform transition planning in M&A transactions and integrations
• Ensure alignment with IT and business strategies.

Education & Special Trainings:

• Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school
• Admitted to practice law and in good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. State or the District of Columbia
• Meets local legal license requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 10 years applicable professional experience in law firm or corporate legal department setting with demonstrated experience and expertise of enterprise IT architecture, cloud services, and infrastructure, inclusive of contracting
• Ability to translate technical concepts into practical legal guidance for cross-functional teams.
• Strong business acumen and drafting skills.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment, professional demeanor and business acumen
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate.
• Initiates, embraces and drives change in a dynamic environment
• Inspires, educates and empowers others with or without direct authority
• Works well independently and in a team
• Possesses excellent judgment and analytical skills
• Experience providing timely and strategic legal advice in a highly regulated environment
• Demonstrates and drives a commitment to integrity and accountability
• Possesses excellent communication skills and ability to convey legal principles clearly and concisely
• Has a general understanding of business financials and reporting
• Possesses excellent organizational skills and can manage numerous projects and conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
• Possesses excellent presentation, facilitation, networking and influencing skills
• Efficiently and effectively manage outside counsel.
• Maintains confidential and highly sensitive proprietary information
• Demonstrates proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn Stryker-specific systems

Physical & Mental Requirements:

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  Generally, involves sitting most of the time.
• Must be able to operate common office equipment (e.g. computer, printer, copy machine, calculator, telephone, etc.).
• Must be able to review printed and handwritten materials.
• Must be able to communicate over video with large groups of people

Compensation:

• $179,100- $388,100 salary plus bonus eligible + generally eligible for short-term and long-term financial incentives + benefits.  Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.