Description:
Reports to:Vice President, Commercial Legal
What you will be doing:
You will be involved in reviewing and negotiating a variety of customer-facing and technology/channel partner agreements relating to cloud services and electrical vehicle (EV) charging equipment. The position includes a substantial amount of communication with internal and external customers and navigating novel and exciting matters.
What You Will Bring to An American Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company
- Draft review, analyze, modify and negotiate commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, master purchase and services agreements, statements of work, government funding/grant agreements, technology integration agreements, RFPs, and other contracts with customers.
- Interpret and advise on contract requirements, obligations and risk exposure.
- Partner with internal stakeholders, including sales, finance, policy, product, security, operations, and customer service as appropriate, in a continued effort to streamline contract related processes.
- Ensure alignment with business needs, proper risk allocation and compliance requirements.
- Facilitate internal stakeholder contract review/approval process to resolve complex issues and nonstandard customer requirements.
- Experience with Ironclad and Jira is a strong plus.
Requirements:
- Position requires a Juris Doctorate and strong preference for membership in good standing with a state bar
- 10+ years prior experience, including reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements
- Proven negotiation abilities and business acumen
- Customer-centric and solutions-oriented approach in closing deals while protecting the best interest of the company
- Experience in a global business environment
- Ability to deliver strong results with limited resources, under tight deadlines and with a high degree of accuracy
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information
- Research and analytical skills are a differentiating plus
- Strong understanding of commercial and financial implications of strategy development process
- Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication and presentation styles
- Strong work ethic with ability to work independently
- In-house counsel experience preferred