Description:

Job Overview: A Software Company is seeking a pragmatic, business-minded attorney with minimum of 5 years of experience to join the global Legal team of a fast-growing software company. In the first 90 days, Senior Legal Counsel will be expected to earn the trust of key stakeholders; own responsibility as the primary Legal contact for the America and JAPAC sales and retention teams; learn our software and the marketing technology space; become familiar with our standard agreements, policies, and other documents; and learn our Deal Desk approval process, pricing approval matrix, and Salesforce.
This role needs to be filled by a candidate located in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, or Utah only.*

Major Responsibilities:

Support Global Sales Team:

Primarily assist the America and JAPAC business with potential expansion to manage global deals.
Support members of the legal team in other regions and take on increasing responsibilities.

Contract Management:

Draft, review, negotiate, and advise business leaders on commercial contracts, including software and services agreements with customers, vendors, technology partners, consultants, and other service providers.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Collaborate with the CFO and other legal team members to support Sales, Operations, Customer Success, Marketing, People Success, and other internal stakeholders.

Subject Matter Expertise:

Provide thought leadership in legal specialties (e.g., data privacy, intellectual property), draft policies, train internal stakeholders, and stay informed about trends and innovations.

Legal Support:

Assist in matters related to litigation, investigation, debt collection, employment law, real estate, and other corporate issues.
Supervise outside counsel when required.

Team Management:

Oversee and develop a small team of contract managers

Minimum Requirements:
Education and Licensing:

Law Degree (J.D.) from a top-tier Law School.
Licensed and in good standing with a state bar, and able to practice law in the United States

Experience:

8+ years plus of sophisticated legal work.
Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, software licensing transactions, data privacy, or other areas of compliance.
Experience at a top law firm and/or in-house corporate legal department.
Preferred: Experience (prior to law school or otherwise) with marketing or advertising technology, software development, or other technical expertise.

Skills and Abilities:

Excellent negotiating, drafting, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated client relationship and communication skills.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively with the Legal team.
Strong presentation skills for senior management and sales teams.
Demonstrated persuasive and influencing capabilities.
Self-starter with a willingness to take action and be effective while working remotely and in-person.