Principal Corporate Counsel - Gaming & Consumer Law

The video game industry is at an inflection point where emerging technologies and new business models are changing the way the world plays and connects through digital entertainment.

If you want to play a meaningful role in shaping the future of gaming platforms and player experiences, we have an opportunity for you. This position will join the team providing frontline legal support for the Xbox Organization, which builds and evolves the technologies, tools, and services that power gaming across console, PC, cloud, and emerging experiences-including those enabled by AI. You will support business teams working on developer tools, platform capabilities, and new consumer experiences, partnering closely with engineering, product, marketing, and operations teams to bring innovative ideas to players around the world.

In this role, you will lead and execute a broad range of transactional work and provide daytoday counseling to business teams as they develop and scale new platform features and experiences. You will advise on commercial agreements, licensing, and strategic partnerships, while also serving as a trusted advisor on product development, gotomarket planning, and risk management. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cuttingedge technology, creative entertainment, and evolving legal and regulatory frameworks-helping teams move fast while building responsibly.

A successful candidate will enjoy tackling complex and often novel legal issues involving transactions, intellectual property, privacy, digital safety, consumer protection, and emerging technologies such as AI. The teams building Xbox platform capabilities and experiences value practical, creative legal guidance grounded in business understanding. If you are curious, collaborative, energized by innovation, and genuinely enthusiastic about games and the gaming ecosystem, this role offers the chance to put your legal skills to work in support of a premier gaming platform.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we are dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our Culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

• Provide frontline legal support to Xbox platform and experiences teams across console, PC, cloud, and emerging technologies, including AIenabled services.
• Lead and negotiate complex commercial transactions, including platform, developer, licensing, and strategic partnership agreements.
• Advise engineering, product, marketing, and operations teams on product development, launches, and gotomarket strategy for consumer-facing products and services.
• Counsel on IP, privacy, digital safety, and regulatory risk, enabling teams to innovate quickly and responsibly.

Operational Excellence:

• Lead cross-group projects related to core clients and legal initiatives in an efficient manner.
• Provide recommendations to improve efficiency within work group and for the delivery of legal services to clients.

Communication & Culture:

• Collaborate with internal and external legal and policy specialists to guide the business through emerging regulatory challenges.
• Demonstrate a result orientated mindset with a dedicated client focus to establish a trusted advisor relationship with business clients.
• Deliver effective written communication that is clear and organized.
• Embody ourcultureandvalues

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 4+ years' experience as a practicing attorney
• OR equivalent experience.
• Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.

Preferred / Additional Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience practicing as a commercial business attorney drafting and negotiating a broad variety of transactional agreements.
• Experience in providing legal counsel for the gaming and entertainment industry and/or supporting consumer-facing products and services.

Legal Counsel IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $132,200 - $232,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $165,800 - $248,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.