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Lumen Technologies

Assistant General Counsel, Senior Director - Technology Transactions

Posted 16 minutes ago
$174K - $256K per year
10+ years experience
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AI Summary

The role involves leading and negotiating complex, high-value technology transactions while serving as a strategic advisor to senior stakeholders. The incumbent will also build and lead legal capacity to support the evolving needs of the technology transactions function.

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high‑performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments, and communities.

At Lumen, you’ll work on infrastructure customers rely on today and build for what’s next, where performance, security, and resilience matter.

This is a high accountability environment where bold ideas drive real innovation for our customers, partners, and industry. The work is challenging, expectations are clear, and trust is built into how we operate. If you’re ready to take ownership, deliver meaningful impact, and help shape the future of AI‑ready connectivity, join us today.

The Role

We are seeking a seasoned technology transactions attorney to serve as Assistant General Counsel / Senior Director, Technology Transactions. This role will lead and execute complex, high-value technology transactions in a cloud-native, or comparable technology environment while serving as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders. 

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an accomplished attorney who thrives at the intersection of legal strategy, business partnership, and execution. The successful candidate will bring judgment and influence to navigate major transactions, operate effectively as a player-coach, and help shape an evolving legal organization. 

Responsibilities

  • Lead and personally negotiate complex, high-value technology transactions through execution. 
  • Advise on commercial matters involving cloud-native, SaaS, and other technology offerings, providing strategic legal counsel. 
  • Partner with senior stakeholders, business leaders, and internal clients to navigate legal considerations, business priorities, and transaction strategy, building trusted relationships and delivering practical, business-oriented guidance. 
  • Partner across relevant legal disciplines, including intellectual property, artificial intelligence, data security, and privacy, on matters connected to technology transactions.
  • Build and lead additional legal capacity, providing organizational leadership and shaping the technology transactions function as team structure and organizational priorities evolve.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Minimum Qualifications 

  • J.D. degree and licensed to practice law by the State Bar in the state where the attorney is located. 
  • Generally, 12+ years of relevant legal experience
  • Significant experience leading and directly negotiating complex, high-value technology transactions in a cloud, SaaS, or comparable technology environment.  
  • Experience advising internal clients at all levels of the organization, with the ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders.  
  • Strong, solutions-oriented business judgment, with the ability to balance legal considerations and commercial objectives.  
  • Track record of personally managing sophisticated, client-facing legal matters while serving as an organizational leader.  
  • Experience with intellectual property, data security, and privacy issues relevant to technology transactions.

Preferred 

  • Experience supporting or leading legal teams in an evolving organizational environment. 

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$174,876 - $233,168 in these states: AL  AR  AZ  FL  GA  IA  ID  IN  KS  KY  LA  ME  MO  MS  MT  ND  NE  NM  OH  OK  PA  SC  SD  TN  UT  VT  WI  WV  WY  
$183,621 - $244,827 in these states: CO  HI  MI  MN  NC  NH  NV  OR  RI  
$192,364 - $256,486 in these states: AK  CA  CT  DC  DE  IL  MA  MD  NJ  NY  TX  VA  WA  

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

 
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Requisition #: 344390

Life at Lumen

Life at Lumen is human and connected, even in a fast moving, AI‑focused organization. We set clear expectations and trust people to meet them. With real support and shared accountability, teams collaborate better, move faster, and deliver meaningful outcomes. 

Our Lumen 8 behaviors guide how we interact, make decisions, and work together, shaping a culture built to perform and win.  

To learn more about Life at Lumen and how we live the Lumen 8, please visit:  
https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/life-at-lumen

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page. Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Privacy Notice

Lumen is committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal information collected during the recruitment and hiring process. Our Applicant Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect applicant information, as well as how individuals may request access to or deletion of their personal data.

To review Lumen’s Global Employment Applicant and Talent Community Privacy Notice, please visit:
https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/privacy-notice

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Please be advised that Lumen does not require any form of payment from job applicants during the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings will be posted on our official website or communicated through official company email addresses. If you encounter any job offers that request payment in exchange for employment at Lumen, they are not for employment with us, but may relate to another company with a similar name.

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