Assistant General Counsel
How You’ll Support Our Mission
As the Assistant General Counsel, will be responsible for a wide array of day-to-day legal responsibilities as the right hand to our General Counsel. This individual will provide practical legal advice and counsel and continue to enhance our strong, collaborative relationship with clients and expand our impact.
Reporting to the General Counsel you will be part of our Legal & Security Compliance team based in our Austin, Texas office.
What You’ll Be Doing - the day to day
· Lead and mentor our contracts team of six
· Negotiate agreements for SaaS, software and services with our hospital, EMS, fire department and governmental clients
· Drive efficiency and scalability in contract operations through current tools (SFDC, Conga) and new ones, partnering closely with Sales and Finance
· Assist and/or lead in M&A, governance, international and litigation matters
· Negotiate other commercial agreements integral to the business (vendors, technology partners, strategic partners and resellers)
· Be a resource for HIPAA-focused and data-intensive privacy, security compliance questions
Who You Are - the essentials
· 3+ years of in-house or law firm experience
· Comfortable and confident balancing legal and business requirements, sometimes under time pressure, but always with integrity
· Experience with at least two of the following: SaaS businesses and contracting; healthcare businesses; data-intensive businesses; software licensing; data, security and privacy regulations (especially HIPAA, GDPR)
· Excellent business judgment and intellectual curiosity—about both law and our business
· Strong leadership and communication skills for a geographically dispersed company and contracts team
· Admitted to practice in Texas (or able to be within six months)
Who You Are - the desirables
· Experience with CRM and CLM tools
· Prior non-legal experience, especially in a relevant field
· Experience in or with sales/sales operations
Benefits & Perks
ESO offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to promote health and financial security for our employees and their families. For full-time employment you this includes:
- Competitive health plans (medical, dental, & vision insurance)
- PTO (starting at 20 days) & 12 company holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Telemedicine service provided by ESO
- Savings accounts (FSA, HSA, DCA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Annual health and wellness and education reimbursements
- Peace of mind benefits such as life insurance, disability insurance, and worksite benefits
- Paid parental leave, new child program, & flexible parental return-to-work options
- Casual office environments and unlimited office snacks and drinks
About ESO
ESO is a fast-paced, growing data, technology, and research company passionate about improving community health and safety through the power of data. We pioneer innovative, user-friendly software to meet the changing needs of today’s EMS agencies, fire departments, and hospitals. We’re small enough to be nimble and fun, but big enough to be a great place to work. We serve thousands of customers out of our six US offices and our Belfast, Northern Ireland office.
Are you ready to Make a Difference? At ESO, we believe in bringing your true self to work every single day. If you don’t match all the qualifications on the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! We are looking for passionate, innovative, and authentic people to help drive our mission.
All offers are contingent upon a successful background check.
ESO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We invite you to consider opportunities at ESO regardless of your gender; gender identity; gender reassignment; age; religion; race; national origin; political affiliation; sexual orientation; disability; veteran status; or other non-merit factor.