Description:

Job Summary:
As Corporate Counsel for An Open Source Database Software, Support, and Services Company, you will play a critical role in providing legal guidance and strategic advice to our organization. You will collaborate closely with our executive team, cross-functional teams, and external partners to ensure legal compliance, manage risks, and support our growth initiatives. If you're a pragmatic and business-oriented attorney excited about taking ownership and managing the legal function, this could be the right role for you.

What you will do:
Leading and Managing:

Leading and managing the compliance, privacy, and contracts functions, currently a team of 5
Responsible for operational planning, budgeting, and staff development
Develop strong, trusted relationships with executives in all company departments
Provide training to executives, business stakeholders, and staff members on legal topics

Legal Advisory:

Collaborate cross-functionally across the company at every level to identify and address product, regulatory, privacy, and other legal risks and mitigations.
Identify and analyze legal risks across the company and devise creative solutions
Designing and implementing company policies and procedures to foster legal compliance
Advising executives and board members on potential legal risks and solutions to mitigate the risk

Contract Review and Negotiation:

Provide concise and commercially astute counsel to An Open Source Database Software, Support, and Services Company Go-to-Market and Product teams
Draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of commercial, revenue-generating contracts, including master service agreements and data and technology licensing agreements
Support our internal procurement process by reviewing agreements for vendors, sales partners, events employment, real estate and other contracts related to other company initiatives

Corporate compliance and privacy functions:

Act as Privacy Officer of the company, overseeing privacy requirements and processes
Manage the company's privacy and compliance practices, including overseeing external audits and customer compliance requirements

Corporate Governance:

Act as Assistant Security, including documentation for the Board of Directors and legal entity creation and dissolution
Provide strategic legal entity advice for a complex organizational structure
Manage An Open Source Database Software, Support, and Services Company IP portfolio, including counselling on trademarks, branding, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and open-source licenses
Support continuous improvements of forms, policies, and processes to help streamline and simplify deals and the introduction of future products and services
Liaise with external counsel and coordinate projects between external counsel and An Open Source Database Software, Support, and Services Company stakeholders
Partner with the HR function on employment agreements and advises on hiring practices and general labor & employment compliance
Stay up to date with global regulatory and legal requirements that affect the company's products, services, and operations

What You Have Done:

A law degree from an ABA-accredited university
8-10+ years of experience practicing law in a corporate setting, with a mix of in-house and law firm experience
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization
Experience negotiating legal, commercial, and financial agreements with international customers, vendors, and partners
Knowledge of international personal data and privacy laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA, and common compliance standards, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.
Experience with open-source software and FOSS license models
Experience in technology, SaaS, and commercial transactions
Skilled at assessing real-world risk and negotiating in fast-paced situations
A mix of both startup/in-house and law firm experience is ideal

What Will Make You Stand Out:

Knowledge of the open source software market and experience working with a company that provides professional technical services and open source software
Understanding the business side of a growing technology company that provides services to international customers
Experience managing a geographically distributed remote team
A willingness to take ownership of the process and execute with excellence
Strong organizational skills and experience managing requests from internal and external stakeholders