Senior Counsel - Commercial

Headquartered in the United States, TP-Link Systems Inc. is a global provider of reliable networking devices and smart home products, consistently ranked as the world's top provider of Wi-Fi devices. The company is committed to delivering innovative products that enhance people's lives through faster, more reliable connectivity. With a commitment to excellence, TP-Link serves customers in over 170 countries and continues to grow its global footprint.

We believe technology changes the world for the better! At TP-Link Systems Inc, we are committed to crafting dependable, high-performance products to connect users worldwide with the wonders of technology.

Embracing professionalism, innovation, excellence, and simplicity, we aim to assist our clients in achieving remarkable global performance and enable consumers to enjoy a seamless, effortless lifestyle.

Overview:

TP-Link is building a modern, AI-enabled legal team that partners closely with the business to solve complex challenges and drive growth. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer who enjoys building new things and thrives in a fluid, execution-focused environment.

TP-Link is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Counsel, Commercial, reporting to the General Counsel. This person will serve as the company's primary legal advisor to TP-Link's sales and marketing organizations, providing day-to-day commercial counseling to the company's retail, e-Commerce, B2B, and subscription business lines, and on commercial transactions across the company. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting commercial transactions and go-to-market activities at a technology or consumer products company, with a practical, business-first approach to legal risk. The successful candidate will embrace emerging technologies, including AI, and will be eager to identify and implement innovative ways AI can improve legal and business processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial Transactions

• Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements across TP-Link's retail, e-Commerce, B2B, subscription, distributor, reseller, and vendor channels.
• Advise on commercial structures, subscription and recurring-revenue models, and the legal risks associated with channel programs and strategic transactions.
• Develop practical contract templates, playbooks, and scalable processes that improve efficiency, consistency, and business velocity.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, and business leaders on deal structure, pricing, approvals, and commercial strategy.

Sales

• Serve as the primary legal partner to TP-Link's Retail, ISP Sales, B2B Channel, and B2B Sales organizations.
• Advise on relationships with retailers, ISPs, distributors, resellers, marketplace platforms, and other sales channels.
• Review, negotiate, and support customer-facing agreements and strategic sales initiatives.
• Counsel on promotions, incentives, rebates, warranties, returns, consumer protection obligations, and subscription sales programs.
• Provide practical guidance on compliance with applicable laws governing direct-to-consumer, e-Commerce, and recurring-revenue businesses.

Marketing

• Serve as the primary legal partner to TP-Link's Marketing organization.
• Review marketing, advertising, packaging, website, social media, and product-claim materials to support effective go-to-market activities.
• Advise on advertising law, consumer protection requirements, endorsements, testimonials, and comparative advertising.
• Support marketing initiatives through negotiation of sponsorship, co-marketing, influencer, media, and agency agreements.
• Counsel on promotions, sweepstakes, contests, loyalty programs, digital advertising, brand usage, co-branding, and content licensing.