Senior Director, Legal

About the role

NetApp is seeking a Senior Director, Legal to act as the legal business partner to the Partner/Ecosystem and Marketing organizations within Sales. The role advises executives, translates business strategy into scalable legal frameworks and oversees commercial matters, indirect go-to-market models, strategic partnerships and global marketing. Reporting to the Vice President, Field Legal, it leads two U.S.-based attorneys and works through a global network of legal and cross-functional partners. It is a U.S.-based hybrid role in RTP, Vienna (VA) or San Jose (CA), with occasional travel.

Key responsibilities

• Advise Partner/Ecosystem and Marketing executives with practical, business-focused legal counsel.
• Set priorities and coordinate legal support across commercial transactions, alliances, distributors, resellers, OEM relationships, channel models, partner initiatives and global marketing.
• Oversee business-critical agreements and draft, review and negotiate the most complex or strategic matters.
• Advise on indirect go-to-market structures and complex B2B relationships that enable partner-led growth.
• Support global marketing campaigns, promotions, brand and communications matters, events, sponsorships and digital marketing.
• Lead, develop and mentor a high-performing legal team.
• Design scalable templates, playbooks, processes, governance frameworks and enablement resources.

Required profile

• J.D. and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 15+ years of legal experience, including substantial in-house experience in technology or a comparably complex global business.
• Proven legal leadership with accountability for team performance, talent, priorities and delivery.
• 5+ years managing and developing attorneys or legal professionals.
• Public-company experience preferred.

Required skills

• Deep experience with partner ecosystems, alliances, distribution, resellers, OEMs, channel programs and indirect go-to-market models.
• Experience advising marketing or customer-facing organizations on global campaigns, promotions, brand, communications, sponsorships and digital marketing.
• Strong drafting and negotiation experience across complex commercial, partner, channel, alliance, OEM, distribution and marketing agreements.
• Experience building legal templates, playbooks, governance models and standardized processes.
• Executive presence and the ability to influence senior leaders in a large, matrixed, global organization.

What we offer

• Target salary range of 266,050 - 360,000 USD, depending on location, qualifications, experience and education.
• Benefits that may include health insurance, life insurance, retirement or pension plans, paid time off, leave options, performance-based incentives, an employee stock purchase plan and/or restricted stock units.
• A hybrid working environment with some in-office expectation.