Legal Counsel, Information Technology and Digital Platforms

Position Summary

Serve as a member of Stryker's Global Privacy & Technology team. The Legal Counsel, Information Technology and Digital Platforms is a pragmatic and business-oriented counsel who supports legal matters related to enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud technologies, digital productivity platforms, and SaaS/PaaS transactions. This role will support digital transformation, licensing, vendor agreements, and IT system governance across Stryker’s enterprise. You will work closely with IT, Information & Data Governance, Privacy, procurement legal, sales contracting legal, and Compliance teams to enable secure and scalable use of technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel and advice to the Information Technology function, as well as the enterprise software engineering community.
• Provide legal support for enterprise technology transformation programs, including cloud services, engineering platforms and automation.
• Provide legal input on enterprise IT initiatives such as cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and digital workplace platforms.
• Counsel on licensing, interoperability, data handling, retention, and compliance in IT systems and platforms.
• Collaborate with Privacy and Information & Data Governance on system data flows, access rights, and audit logs.
• Work with procurement legal and sales contracting legal to act as an escalation point and advise on the review of complex IT vendor agreements and digital product contracting efforts as needed (e.g., XaaS agreements, information security agreements, global cloud architecture and infrastructure-as-code engagements, AI software procurement and development partnerships).
• Develop and support development of playbooks and templates for consistent legal review across IT, security engagements, and technology agreements, including terms in sales and customer agreements such as XaaS, and other digital collaboration tools.
• Assist with due diligence and platform transition planning in M&A transactions and integrations.
• Ensure alignment with IT and business strategies.

Education & Special Trainings

• Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to practice law and in good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. State or the District of Columbia.
• Meets local legal license requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 10 years applicable professional experience in law firm or corporate legal department setting with demonstrated experience and expertise of enterprise IT architecture, cloud services, and infrastructure, inclusive of contracting.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into practical legal guidance for cross-functional teams.
• Strong business acumen and drafting skills.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment, professional demeanor and business acumen.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate.
• Initiates, embraces and drives change in a dynamic environment.
• Inspires, educates and empowers others with or without direct authority.
• Works well independently and in a team.
• Possesses excellent judgment and analytical skills.
• Experience providing timely and strategic legal advice in a highly regulated environment.
• Demonstrates and drives a commitment to integrity and accountability.
• Possesses excellent communication skills and ability to convey legal principles clearly and concisely.
• Has a general understanding of business financials and reporting.
• Possesses excellent organizational skills and can manage numerous projects and conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.
• Possesses excellent presentation, facilitation, networking and influencing skills.
• Efficiently and effectively manage outside counsel.
• Maintains confidential and highly sensitive proprietary information.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn Stryker-specific systems.

Physical & Mental Requirements

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Generally, involves sitting most of the time.
• Must be able to operate common office equipment (e.g. computer, printer, copy machine, calculator, telephone, etc.).
• Must be able to review printed and handwritten materials.
• Must be able to communicate over video with large groups of people.

Compensation

The salary for this Legal Counsel, Information Technology and Digital Platforms role ranges from $179,100 to $388,100 annually, plus bonus eligibility and generally eligible for short-term and long-term financial incentives and benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. Stryker offers comprehensive health and financial benefits. This role contributes to Stryker's mission to improve patient and healthcare outcomes globally, impacting over 150 million patients annually.

Key skills/competency

• Information Technology Law
• Cloud Services Legal
• SaaS/PaaS Contracts
• Digital Transformation Legal
• Licensing Agreements
• Vendor Management Legal
• Data Governance
• Privacy Law
• M&A Legal Due Diligence
• Contract Drafting