Description:

Description:
Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it's career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.

When you feel like you belong, work is no longer work – it's personal. At Paylocity, we believe better employees lead to better companies. Workplaces and cultures that care will build the future, and at Paylocity, we're doing just that. Join us as we change the future and transform your career!

There are jobs and then there are careers. Since 1997, Paylocity has been hiring talented people, giving them big challenges, and providing the right resources to help them succeed. Our award-winning culture ensures all employees feel truly welcome, appreciated, and free to be themselves. While other companies talk about it, we make it happen. Join Paylocity and launch your career!

This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from home or location of record within the U.S. with no in-office requirements. You must be available five days per week during designated work hours. The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.

We are seeking a talented and driven attorney to focus on product development and strategic partnership transactions to join our dynamic legal team. As the Product & Business Counsel, you will play a vital role in supporting our organization's corporate development and product & technology functions by providing comprehensive legal advice and support related to strategic partnerships/transactions and product innovation. You will also play a key role in shaping policies and processes to help our legal department continue to scale. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual looking to expand their legal career within a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Serve as a key liaison with product, engineering, business development team to understand, assess and provide end-to-end legal guidance for new and emerging products, which include AI powered experiences from early development stages through launch.
Draft and negotiate product development and partnership agreements, inclusive of product integration, co-development, technology licensing, transactions, and other strategic partnerships involving payroll and HCM services and other technology providers based on evolving business needs.
Review engineering, product design specifications and go to market collateral to assess and maintain compliance with legal and regulatory compliance.
Provide guidance on the incorporation of privacy by design principles into development process.
Independently draft agreements, negotiate, and problem solve on a broad range of complex transactions related to technology, SaaS, strategic partnerships, API integrations, channel partnerships.
Work closely with corporate development team as well as cross functionally to provide transaction and partnership structure advice at inception of the transaction or project.
Provide commercially oriented and strategic legal advice and guidance related to third-party agreements for embedded white label, co-branded product offerings.
Collaborate with commercial team to independently draft, review and manage product terms of use
and on product initiatives that may impact client-facing terms.
Analyze products, services, features, and initiatives and provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies.
Develop, update and maintain templates, negotiation playbooks and product development legal review resources.
Provide general legal support on an as-needed basis with respect to other areas of the business.

Qualifications:

Excellent communicator, strong negotiator and detail oriented drafting skills
Strong legal research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
Ability to work independently and cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
Ability to handle multiple complex matters concurrently
Demonstrated success as a key in house counsel partner to product, engineering and business development functions
Collaborator and team-oriented individual
Bachelor's degree required
JD required + admission to any State / DC bar
8+ years' relevant experience in SAAS and technology preferred.