Senior Corporate Counsel – Mexico Sales Support

Meet the Team 

You will join a dynamic, in-house legal department that leverages technology to transform the practice of law. Our team operates in a fast-paced environment, driven by a passion for enabling Cisco’s business and supporting our customers’ digital transformation journeys.  Join us!

Your Impact

In this role, you will:

• Transactional Support: Provide legal counsel to Mexican sales teams, including drafting and negotiating contracts for direct customers and channel partners (e.g., software licenses, XaaS, cloud agreements, and alliance contracts).
• Strategic Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior sales management, providing practical, business-focused legal guidance that aligns with Cisco’s priorities.
• Problem Solving: Analyze and resolve complex business and legal issues through clear, actionable advice.
• Global Collaboration: Participate in key global initiatives alongside cross-functional legal teams.
• Compliance & Privacy: Ensure all operations adhere to internal compliance, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Team Culture: Act as a proactive teammate, supporting colleagues and contributing to a culture of shared success.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 12+ years of legal experience with 8+ years of experience within the technology industry, with a focus on supporting complex transactional matters for a multinational organization.
• Legal Expertise: Expert knowledge of commercial, contract, and business law. Proficiency in intellectual property, software licensing, cloud, data protection, antitrust, and export-import regulations.
• Education: Excellent academic credentials; admitted to practice law in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Public Sector: Advanced knowledge of public sector procurement processes and regulations.
• Privacy Knowledge: Familiarity with data privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Technical Proficiency: High proficiency in standard desktop applications (Office 365)
• Communication: Excellent English language skills (written and verbal).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: CIPP/E certification is a plus.
• Financial Acumen: Understanding of revenue recognition and financial principles common to US-based publicly traded companies.
• International Experience: Experience working overseas or with multinational companies.

Success Attributes

• Adaptability: Ability to manage frequent changes in priorities, deadlines, and workload.
• Disruptive Innovation: A creative mindset; you are a change agent who identifies and implements more efficient ways of working.
• Critical Thinking: Ability to conduct thoughtful analysis of complex agreements and articulate risk/reward scenarios.
• Leadership: Strong judgment in knowing when to escalate issues and how to propose effective solutions.
• Client-Centricity: A positive, professional, and respectful approach to all internal and external stakeholders.

Location: Mexico City

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

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