Description:
We are looking for an exceptional Senior Corporate Attorney to join our team.Responsibilities:
- Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including but not limited to customer, vendor/procurement or sales/service agreements, non-disclosure and distribution agreements.
- Assisting internal clients with contract negotiation and RFP responses, as appropriate, as well as providing guidance and practical solutions.
- Providing advice and counsel to management and HR on employment law matters, including hiring and termination issues, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour issues, restrictive covenants, and employee investigations.
- Developing and improving the company's compliance program, and providing strategic leadership for all aspects of the compliance program including developing training and communications programs to promote the awareness and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related company policies and procedures and to promote a culture of compliance.
- Monitoring the contract process to ensure contracts are not only provided in a timely manner, but also in compliance with legal, regulatory, and organization policy and assessing their commercial risk.
- Assisting in corporate mergers and acquisition transactions, including, drafting documents and agreements, and organizing and performing due diligence.
- Monitoring and managing corporate and regulatory compliance for the company and its affiliated entities.
- Managing the company's intellectual property by proactively protecting the brand and inventions.
- Supporting internal clients on legal issues. Educating associates about emerging and developing areas of the law and legislation affecting the industries our companies operate in.
- Performing legal analysis and making recommendations on legal, contractual, risk, and compliance issues.
- Assisting with other legal and risk management matters as requested, including with respect to legal operations, corporate governance, acquisitions, insurance, or litigation matters.
Preferred Experience:
- 5-9 years of experience with technology transactions in a corporate in-house legal or well-regarded law-firm environment.
- Strong corporate athlete with a strong work ethic whose experience includes reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of contractual agreements (e.g. vendor/procurement, sales/service agreements, licensing, distribution), intellectual property law, regulatory law (telecom and data privacy preferred), advising on employment law matters, and assisting with M&A transactions.
- Superb attention to detail and ability to ramp-up quickly in new environments and teams.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and bar admission (Arizona preferred) required.
- Drives Results: The successful candidate will be action oriented, with a passion for solving problems. They will bring clarity and simplicity to ambiguous situations. This individual will challenge the status quo; asking what we can do differently and finding ways to create and build more success. They are a change agent, prepared to lead and drive changes as we transform.
- Critical Thinker: The successful candidate is fact based and data driven, able to understand and articulate the “why,” identifying key drivers and learning from the past. They are forward-thinking, anticipating problems before they arise. They'll recommend and action well thought out solutions, understanding the risks and dependencies.
- Right Attitude: The successful candidate will be team-oriented, collaborative and competitive with a winning mindset; they're resilient and able to easily bounce back from setbacks. They will be able to zoom in / out, willing to be hands-on to help solve important problems while being a motivating figure for the team along the way. They will embrace a culture of service and learning with a focus on caring, supporting and respecting our customers and team members.
