Associate Corporate Counsel - Technology Transactions

Company Summary EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products. Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. Department Summary Our legal teams support the innovators driving the growth and success of EchoStar and its subsidiaries. From identifying and supporting a variety of corporate legal matters to negotiating the industry’s evolving legal landscape, our corporate counselors bring their own kind of invention to effect positive change across the company. Job Duties and Responsibilities Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.   EchoStar seeks an Associate Corporate Counsel – Technology Transactions to serve as a trusted legal partner on complex and strategically significant technology deals. The position addresses key operational and legal challenges by structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements across cloud platforms, enterprise software, AI/ML services, terrestrial network backhaul, network infrastructure, non-terrestrial network (NTN) integration, satellite hardware/capacity, and strategic technology partnerships. This role bridges technical architecture, licensing models, and data flows with high-velocity commercial requirements to maintain business momentum. By translating complex technical requirements into balanced legal protections, the attorney ensures long-term business optionality in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.   What Success Looks Like (Objectives): Own and drive complex technology transactions from intake through execution with minimal senior supervision, including cloud, SaaS, AI/ML, hardware, terrestrial and non-terrestrial network infrastructure, satellite capacity, and ground station agreements Structure bespoke agreements for novel technology arrangements where no template exists, covering hybrid cloud deployments, hybrid satellite-terrestrial deployments, direct-to-device/NTN integrations, AI-enabled service offerings, and multi-party platform integrations Build and maintain the technology transactions playbook by standardizing forms, fallback positions, and escalation criteria that scale team capacity Serve as the internal subject-matter expert on software licensing models, cloud commitments, satellite capacity leasing, ground segment infrastructure, terrestrial fiber backhaul, AI risk allocation, IP ownership in joint-development arrangements, and data governance Partner with Engineering, Product, InfoSec, Spacecraft Operations, and Sourcing to translate technical requirements into contractual protections  Leverageing AI application tools to accelerate contract review, template creation, and risk analysis workflows Skills, Experience and Requirements Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring): Exceptional technical drafting expertise with demonstrable skill structuring bespoke, complex software, SaaS, hybrid cloud, satellite infrastructure, and software development agreements High technical fluency with the ability to read and discuss cloud architecture diagrams, software licensing models, data flows, security frameworks, and space/ground network architecture diagrams alongside engineering counterparts Strong business acumen and a proven ability to balance legal risk against commercial objectives, influencing stakeholders beyond the legal lane and proactively proposing solutions Effective cross-functional partnership across fast-paced Engineering, Product, Finance, InfoSec, and Sourcing environments Demonstrated AI literacy and application, demonstrating comfort working with AI tools to capture efficiency and champion AI-enabled practices within the legal department   Preferred Qualifications: Prior in-house experience at a technology, aerospace, telecom, or media company of similar scale and complexity Experience with AI