Lattice Overview

There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality.

Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

The Opportunity

Lattice Semiconductor is seeking a Legal Director to lead the company's compliance function and oversee commercial transactions related to an assigned business unit. This role will have broad responsibility across export compliance, global data privacy, ethics and investigations, and other compliance related activity. In addition, as commercial transactions counsel, you will have responsibility to manage all aspects of commercial contracts at Lattice for your assigned business unit and work with the Sales, Marketing, Research & Development, and Global Operations functions and your legal colleagues to create, negotiate, and finalize various commercial agreements. This position requires exceptional time management skills, strong attention to detail, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to nurture positive long-term relationships with internal clients, customers, and vendors.

 

What You Will Do

Commercial Transactions

• Leading the drafting, reviewing, and negotiating of commercial agreements (including software licenses, sales, distribution, partnership, supply, subcontracting, agency, and confidentiality agreements) in accordance with company policies, guidelines, internal policies and risk tolerance;
• Managing contract negotiations in accordance with strategies defined with relevant functions and legal;
• Collaborating with both internal business clients and our executive team to obtain internal approvals before concluding contracts;
• Proactively counseling internal business teams based on a strong understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks and industry standards applicable to Lattice’s products and services (including those related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and export compliance)
• Providing prompt legal advice and offer appropriate solutions to a wide range of complex commercial legal questions and requests from internal clients across functional groups;
• Developing and implementing strategies for organizing contracts within a document management system;
• Developing and implementing playbooks for various types of agreements;
• Leading the commercial transactions legal practice, including the management and development of junior team members;
• Understanding the company's business model and applying that knowledge to improve business processes for support, negotiation, approval, and execution of commercial contracts while minimizing risk factors with customers and vendors;
• Utilize Lattice's CLM platform to manage contract workflows from intake through execution and renewal, maintain accurate contract records, and partner with Legal Operations to develop standard templates and playbooks that reduce cycle time across the organization; and
• Contribute to other Legal team needs, goals, and initiatives as needed.

Compliance

• Develop and implement a comprehensive compliance program aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements; 
• Lead compliance training for employees to ensure awareness of regulations and ethical standards;
• Conduct internal reviews to verify adherence to compliance policies and identify risks;
• Investigate compliance issues and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence;
• Monitor regulatory changes and update policies accordingly;
• Collaborate with operational teams to integrate compliance into business processes;
• Prepare and present compliance reports to senior management and regulatory bodies as needed; and
• Oversee third-party compliance (e.g., vendors, partners) and ensure audit readiness

 

What You Bring

·         JD or equivalent law degree and admission to at least one U.S. state bar.

·         12 or more years of experience in compliance and/or commercial transactions at a law firm and/or as in-house counsel at a multinational technology or semiconductor company.

·         Expertise in U.S. export controls (EAR/ITAR), denied-party screening, and licensing, with direct experience in semiconductor, electronics, software, or dual-use technology environments.

·         Meaningful experience with global privacy law, including GDPR, CCPA, and data transfer mechanisms. ISO 27001 experience is a strong plus.

·         Familiarity with anti-corruption frameworks (FCPA, UK Bribery Act) and third-party risk management.

·         Experience operating in a multi-jurisdictional environment with particular exposure to Asia-Pacific (Taiwan, India, China, Korea) and EMEA (Germany) is strongly preferred.

·         Strong program-building skills

·         Prior experience in the development and implementation of negotiating technology contracts for a multinational corporation preferred

·         Strong presentation and communication skills - clear communicator with a good ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and simple manner in both writing and in person

·         Excellent organizational, project management and interpersonal skills; ability to effectively work in teams, across functions, and with customers and vendors

·         Possess technical excellence and a professional, commercial approach to problem solving

·         Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple assignments and prioritize

·         Excellent communication skills; ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance for business leaders and employees at all levels.

·         Collaborative, low-ego work style; comfortable operating in a fast-moving, post-acquisition environment.

In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity.  In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more! 

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

United States of America

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.  Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry. 

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions.  Our global workforce, some 1,000 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win.  For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management  devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com.  You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.

As an E-Verify employer, we use this system to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires in accordance with federal law. All applicants will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, upon hire. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job candidates and will comply with all E-Verify regulations.