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Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

This role serves as a key member of Sandisk’s Product & Commercial Legal Services team, negotiating and managing commercial contracts for Sandisk’s Procurement and Logistics organization, and partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, IT, Finance, and other cross-functional stakeholders to help drive commercial outcomes while managing risk. The ideal candidate for this role will provide practical, high-quality, solutions-oriented support to our global stakeholders, with a primary focus on drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of commercial transactions, while identifying contractual risks and supporting business objectives in a fast-paced technology environment. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted business partner to stakeholders and help facilitate commercial outcomes through effective contract negotiation, practical risk identification, and sound business judgment. This full-time position will report to the Director, Senior Counsel, Global Commercial Contracts, and is based at Sandisk’s office in Milpitas, California or Irvine, California.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Independently draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial contracts, including, but not limited to, general service agreements, SaaS and software license agreements, professional services agreements, statements of work, amendments, non-disclosure agreements, supply agreements, equipment purchase agreements, and other business/legal documents.
• Provide practical contract guidance and risk assessments to business stakeholders while balancing contractual risk with business objectives and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Support stakeholders with contract interpretation, contractual rights and obligations, dispute avoidance, and risk mitigation strategies, escalating legal issues to commercial contracts attorneys as appropriate.
• Work closely with commercial contracts attorneys, Procurement, Logistics, IT, Engineering, Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing, and other business functions to support commercial transactions, resolve contractual issues, and facilitate business objectives.
• Support sourcing, operational, and manufacturing-related arrangements, as needed, in support of Sandisk's engineering and manufacturing operations.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of contract templates, playbooks, guidance materials, and contracting processes that improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support strategic company initiatives and special projects, as needed.

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree required. JD or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering commercial agreements in an in-house legal department or similar business environment.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles, contract negotiation, risk allocation, and contract administration.
• Ability to independently manage routine and increasingly complex transactions from initiation through execution while exercising sound business judgment.
• Experience working in or advising technology, manufacturing, semiconductor, or supply chain organizations is preferred.
• Strong business judgment and ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented guidance to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Self-starter who takes ownership of work and demonstrates the ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively identify business objectives and communicate risks, considerations, and proposed strategies with internal business clients.
• Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Track record of providing high-quality, timely results on a wide variety of contract matters.

PREFERRED:

• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions and contracting workflow tools is a plus.

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 11/14/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.