Principal Corporate Counsel - Export Controls and Sanctions
Redmond, WA 
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Posted 21 days ago
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OverviewMicrosoft's mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft's Global Trade Legal team advances this mission through international trade policies, strategies and solutions that foster a culture of compliance, trust, and innovation across Microsoft and with our partners and customers worldwide. This Principal Corporate Counsel - Export Controls and Sanctions role will focus on Microsoft's commitment to partnering with governments, intergovernmental bodies, and other stakeholders in the various countries and regions where Microsoft operates on innovative and effective approaches to trade laws and regulations. You will proactively plan to address imminent trade-related regulatory developments and resulting compliance needs, and will work with internal stakeholders to build longer-term plans to address emerging trade regulatory measures. You will take a strategic view in driving beyond the day-to-day - helping to build a robust plan for both today and tomorrow to implement and drive continuous innovation and improvement in compliance solutions. In this role, you will lead the advancement and implementation of trade compliance strategies and solutions through engagement and collaboration with external stakeholders, as well as key internal business partners and stakeholders. This role requires: sound, principled and consistent judgment in fast-paced ambiguous environments; a thorough understanding of trade - in particular export controls and sanctions - laws and regulations and the relevant government agencies and bodies responsible for their implementation and enforcement; a track record of cross-collaboration; commitment to integrity; solution-driven creativity and a business-enabling mindset; the ability to drive clarity from the complex. The role will report into the Global Trade Legal team within Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA).
Responsibilities You will counsel Microsoft key stakeholders on trade-related legal and regulatory developments and strategies. You will work with business partners and other key stakeholders to operationalize regulatory developments and risk mitigation strategies, and to assure compliance globally. You will identify and anticipate legal risks in the client's business, technology, and public policy, then develop solutions to mitigate risk. You will identify and propose opportunities to reduce complexity and mitigate risk, including through automated solutions. You will advance a collaborative, holistic, and compliance-by-design environment across the enterprise that fosters trust in Microsoft while enabling business. You will improve decision-making on key compliance issues by, for example, driving clarity and managing a coordinated approach to a complex problem.You will suggest improvements, identify best practices, and provide continuous feedback to make the delivery of legal services within your work group more efficient. You'll also propose efficiencies to budget management, and model compliance, privacy, and data security. You will collaborate within and across the Legal and Corporate Affairs work group, using written and verbal communication to organize and simplify issues and ideas. Other Embody our culture and values

 

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