Senior Corporate Counsel

The Corporate, External & Legal Affairs (CELA) Compliance & Ethics (C&E) organization plays a key role in supporting Microsoft’s mission by fostering a culture of compliance, ethics, and trust. C&E’s work spans world-class counseling, proactive risk mitigation, investigations, data analytics, and training + culture.

**This is a Senior Corporate Counsel role in the Proactive Risk Engagement (PRE) team, within C&E, which brings together legal professionals, compliance experts, and data analysts to put compliance on a proactive footing.**

We work across the company to understand the root cause, scope, and impact of critical risks; we design and implement resilient controls and monitoring systems; we support investigations with data intelligence and build predictive risk models; and we advise on the design and execution of sales channels, incentive programs, and complex transactions. We take a cross-disciplinary, collaborative approach to this work. We are looking for a like-minded legal professional to join our FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) third-party compliance, counseling, and proactive risk assessment practice.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

**Responsibilities**:

- Deliver actionable FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) guidance to business leaders, sales teams, lawyers, and control owners.
- Coordinate third party compliance engagements, proactive risk assessments, and enhancements to controls and monitoring capabilities.
- Meet with third parties to evaluate and address identified risk areas and drive more effective compliance programs.
- Partner with PRE’s (Proactive Risk Engagement) analytics team and C&E’s (Compliance & Ethics) investigation community to assess emerging risks and design & implement mitigation measures.
- Build strategic relationships within the Asia Pacific region and in corporate functions to expand our global proactive compliance practice, with a focus on addressing significant regional risks.
- Direct outside counsel to support PRE’s work.
- Contribute to the advancement of a culture of diversity and inclusion at Microsoft.

**Qualifications**:
**Required/Minimum Qualifications**
- Juris Doctor or international equivalent degree.
- Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.
- 7+ years experience as a practicing attorney OR equivalent practice of law, with a focus in dealing with compliance issues for large-scale organisations (e.g involving risk assessments, controls, complex transaction counselling).
- Knowledge of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other corruption law-related risks and preventative mitigation.

**Additional or Preferred Qualifications**
- In-house counsel experience preferred, ideally with Tech industry exposure and understanding of Asia/APAC region.
- Ability to effectively manage a portfolio of projects and activities, to incorporate data & analytics into compliance, and possess an open, curious, and growth-oriented mindset.
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships across disciplines and seniority level, with strong communication and writing skills and experience presenting to senior leaders.
- Proficiency in Chinese language preferred as the role will support some markets where Chinese is the common language.
- Willingness to travel as required.