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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING
At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.
THE ROLE:
We are seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to join AMD's in-house real estate legal team and support complex real estate and strategic transactions. This role will work alongside real estate and facilities, corporate strategy, engineering, finance, and treasury teams to balance risk and ensure these time-sensitive real estate projects meet technical and commercial requirements.
THE PERSON:
This position is designed for a lawyer with hands-on experience supporting large, complex real estate transactions. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in negotiating leases, guarantees, and structured finance arrangements, and will confidently take ownership of sophisticated projects in a fast-paced, in-house environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide legal support for a broad range of real estate transactions and assist in managing landlord-tenant relationships.
Draft, review, and negotiate real estate related agreements and ancillary documents, including leases, subleases, assignments, SNDAs, estoppels, and guaranties.
Evaluate and negotiate significant agreements for a variety of data center related projects and facilities.
Support joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and co-investment structures.
Review and negotiate third-party credit support arrangements, including guarantees, and other risk allocation mechanisms.
Participate in AMD's strategic transactions pipeline, supporting rapid vetting, diligence, and execution across multiple active deals.
Work closely with real estate and facilities, corporate strategy, engineering, finance, treasury, and IT teams to align transaction structures with AMD's technical and commercial needs.
Review and assess due diligence related to acquisitions or strategic initiatives and advise business leaders on risks and mitigations.
Coordinate with outside counsel to manage costs, timelines, and quality of work.
Develop scalable templates and playbooks for recurring transactions.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Legal experience, including significant experience with complex commercial real estate or infrastructure transactions.
- Practical understanding of commercial real estate concepts, including leasing, development, construction, lending, and title matters.
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating data center leases and related agreements.
- Experience advising developers, operators, investors, and sophisticated enterprise tenants.
- Experience structuring or negotiating guarantees and other credit support mechanisms.
- Comfort balancing legal risk with business priorities in a practical, solutions-oriented manner.
- Clear, concise communicator capable of advising legal and non-legal stakeholders.
- Ability to independently manage complex, high value, multiparty transactions.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership
LOCATION:
- Austin, TX; Santa Clara California; Markham, Ontario
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
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