Director Legal, Procurement, Strategic Supply & AI Infrastructure

THE ROLE

AMD is looking for a business-minded commercial attorney to leadthree critical areas of work: direct procurement,strategiccapacity reservation andsupplyassurance, and data center backstoptransactions that support AMD'sAI infrastructure growth.In this role, you willbe the lead lawyer on agreementsusedtosecurethe components,materials,manufacturingservices,capacity commitments,and datacenterresourcesthatsupport AMD'sproductsand platforms. You will partner closelywith Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations,Data Center,Finance, and Technologyteamsto turn complex businessarrangementsinto clear,practical, and executablecontracts.This is a high-visibility role requiring strong judgment, commercial pragmatism, and the ability to balance risk with the speed of the business.

THE PERSON

You area confident, practicaldeal lawyer with significantbuy-sideexperiencenegotiatingagreements forphysical goods, components, manufacturing, capacity, and infrastructure.You bring strong business judgment,executive presence,and the ability tostay organized andeffectiveunder pressure.You can lead several high-stakes transactions at once, with particular strength in direct procurement and strategic supply arrangements, while alsosupportingthe data center and AI infrastructure transactions that are increasingly important to AMD's growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Structure, draft, andserve as AMD'sleadlegalnegotiatorfor transactionsacross three core areas:

• Direct procurementtransactions, including components, materials, assemblies, contract manufacturing, manufacturing services, and product purchase agreements.

• Strategiccapacityreservation and supply assurancetransactions, includingmulti-year commitments, capacity reservations,prepayment arrangements,andsingle-source/sole-sourcesupply structures.

• Data center backstop and AI infrastructuretransactions, including data center capacity, take-or-pay, capacity reservation, and related infrastructure arrangements.

• Negotiate major indirect procurement,technology, licensing, and other commercial agreements.

• Advise senior leaders on deal strategy, risk, and execution, and independently lead high-impact matters.

• Develop templates, playbooks, and practical contracting approaches that help the legal team support the business with speed, consistency, and sound risk management.

• Lead, mentor, and develop legal team members and manage outside counsel.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Significant commerciallegal experience leading complex, high-valuetransactionsindependently.

• Hands-on direct buy-side procurementexperience, includingpersonallynegotiatingthe purchase of components, materials,assemblies,manufacturingservices, orother goods and servicesthatsupporta product, notonlyIT, software, orgeneralservices.

• Strategiccapacity reservation andsupplyassuranceexperience, includingmulti-year commitments, capacity reservations,prepayment arrangements,andsingle-source/sole-sourcesupply structures.

• Data centerbackstop,cloud,compute capacity, orAIinfrastructure agreement experience, includingtake-or-pay, capacity reservation,prepayment, or supply assurance arrangements, isa strong differentiator.

• Experiencein semiconductors, hardware, cloud, data center,contract manufacturing,contractmanufacturing,ODM, orfoundryenvironmentsis a plus, along with strong leadership, negotiation, and communication skills.