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NXP Semiconductors · Austin

# Senior Director, Mergers & Acquisitions Counsel

Austin Director Legal & Compliance 

Listed on NXP Semiconductors’s official careers site. Posted October 24, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on NXP Semiconductors’s careers site →](https://nxp.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Austin-Oakhill-Office/Senior-Director--Mergers---Acquisitions-Counsel_R-10067422)

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## Job description

The Senior Director, Mergers & Acquisitions Counsel will serve as a lead legal advisor and legal project leader for M&A and corporate development activities. The role is designed to strengthen NXP's internal transaction capability, improve execution speed and consistency, and build repeatable processes that optimize external counsel (and where appropriate reduce external counsel support over time) while preserving appropriate quality and risk management.

The successful candidate will bring outstanding transaction execution capabilities, sound commercial judgment and strong project leadership, together with the interpersonal skills to build trust, encourage open collaboration across teams and help colleagues align around practical solutions from initial evaluation through closing and integration support.

### Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
- Admission and good standing to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
- Multiple years of relevant legal experience in a leading law firm and/or multinational in-house legal department, with substantial responsibility for complex M&A and strategic transactions.
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, including experience with principal transaction documents and complex commercial arrangements.
- Strong understanding of corporate law, transaction structuring, corporate governance and transaction-related regulatory considerations.
- Strong project leadership skills and demonstrated ability to coordinate large cross-functional teams across multiple jurisdictions.
- Ability to advise and influence senior executives with clear, concise and decision-oriented recommendations.
- Excellent commercial judgment, high accountability and a proactive, execution-focused mindset.
- Ability to manage fluctuating demand, multiple priorities and matters with unclear or evolving boundaries.
- Experience managing outside counsel, including scope, staffing and budget oversight.
- Familiarity with antitrust, foreign investment review, CFIUS, securities and disclosure matters is preferred.
- Experience in the semiconductor, technology, automotive, industrial or another complex global industry is a plus. Work model The role is based in Austin, Texas, and reports to the Deputy General Counsel.

It works closely with NXP's Corporate Development, executive leadership and key enterprise stakeholders. Regular collaboration across global time zones and periodic domestic and international travel are expected. Austin currently operates in a hybrid work environment, with employees generally expected to work from the office three days per week and remotely two days per week, subject to applicable company policies. More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals. #LI-97b2

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 24, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 26, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 2, 2026
- Listed for: 9 days
- Location: Austin[Apply on NXP Semiconductors’s careers site →](https://nxp.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Austin-Oakhill-Office/Senior-Director--Mergers---Acquisitions-Counsel_R-10067422)

## Hiring at NXP Semiconductors
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