Principal Corporate Counsel: Incubation & Enterprise AI

Principal Corporate Counsel: Incubation & Enterprise AI at Cisco

Cisco is hiring a Principal Corporate Counsel to join the Incubation, Data & AI (IDA) Legal team in Austin, TX. This role provides critical legal support to Outshift by Cisco (Cisco’s emerging technology incubation engine) and the Enterprise AI Platforms & Infrastructure team. The position involves advising on quantum networking technologies, open source programs, and enterprise AI applications like CIRCUIT and MyAgent.

Key Eligibility Criteria

• Education: Juris Doctor (JD)
• Experience: 8+ years in a law firm or in-house legal department
• Expertise: Product counseling, technology law and transactions, and IP licensing
• Skills: Ability to synthesize complex regulatory landscapes and translate technical/legal concepts for executives and engineers

Responsibilities & Scope of Work

• Serve as a key legal partner to fast-paced incubation teams building and graduating innovative projects.
• Provide legal guidance on third-party collaborations, ideation, prototyping, and emerging technology evolution.
• Ensure compliance by design through cross-functional collaboration.
• Advise on joint development, partnerships, regulatory risk, IP/patent protection, data governance, privacy, and AI ethics.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate and streamline legal guidance for business teams.

Compensation & Work Model

• Salary Range: $192,300.00 to $243,900.00 (Annual)
• Work Model: Hybrid (2 days in-office per week)

Application Procedure

1. Visit the official LinkedIn job posting.
2. Sign in to your LinkedIn account or create a new profile.
3. Click the Apply button to submit your application via Cisco's recruitment portal.

Official Links

• Apply on LinkedIn