About the Role
As Commercial Counsel you will report to the General Counsel and will be working with a small legal team to support the commercial sales team, partner teams, and procurement activities of the company on a global level. In addition to negotiating and drafting a suite of agreements you will have the opportunity to assist in creating and improving commercial and procurement processes.
If you are enjoy negotiating and closing deals, have a passion for improving processes, and are a collaborative teammate, this would be a great fit for you.
Responsibilities
•Front line attorney for drafting, negotiating, and advising on a variety of technology transactions (both inbound and outbound) agreements for the US, EMEA, and APAC regions
•Provide commercial contracting support, including for data and privacy issues, and serve as a point of escalation for various agreements ranging from day-to-day operational agreements, terms of service (including discount, rebate, referral, and other non-standard sales agreements), SOWs, and NDAs
•Advise product, business development, sales, marketing, engineering, IT, customer service, and other teams on a full range of issues related to commercial contracting and sales
•Leverage your expertise by creating, maintaining, and conducting effective legal training and actionable written guidelines for the business
•Assist in maintaining the legal department's internal webpage and cross departmental communications
•Assist in improving contract management workflows inside contract management software
•Act as a utility player and work across a variety of projects and teams
Education and Experience
•JD degree
•Active Bar admission in the United States
•Minimum of 5 years’ experience with 2 years’ experience in negotiating SaaS Agreements
Personal Qualities
•Excellent analytical, writing and problem-solving skills
•Excellent business judgment, strategic thinker, well organized, and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
•Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and take on any sized task
•Must be resourceful and self-motivated
•Excellent organizational, communications, and writing skills
•Able to operate in a dynamic and high energy environment
•Experience working with contract management systems a plus