Senior Corporate Counsel

Role Overview

• Lead and manage negotiations for complex deals, contracts, and agreements, with a primary focus on technology-related transactions.
• Draft, review, and revise a wide range of commercial agreements with OEM, distribution and services partners for IT products and services, including cloud and consumption-based services, licensing agreements, master services agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Collaborate with internal teams, business units, and external partners to align on legal and business objectives while mitigating risk.
• Provide legal guidance and support to internal stakeholders on a variety of legal matters, ensuring they are aware of potential legal implications in their decision-making and assist, advise, investigate, research and resolve legal matters within corporate legal policies.
• Conduct thorough due diligence on proposed transactions, identifying and addressing legal risks and compliance issues.
• Stay up to date with relevant laws and regulations in the technology sector and ensure the company's compliance with legal requirements.
• Develop and implement process improvements and strategies to manage and minimize legal risk associated with transactions and business operations.
• Assist clients to help resolve potential disputes with a focus on minimizing legal escalation.
• Develop expertise on diverse areas of law, related topics and trends and educates internal and external stakeholders on those topics and trends.
• Retain and manage outside counsel and other external resources effectively with regard to budget.
• Provide legal counsel on diverse contract matters affecting day-to-day business operations; assists, advises, investigates, researches and resolves legal matters within corporate legal policies.
• Assist in the development of standardized legal documents for customers and partners.
• Review, draft and negotiate various U.S. and international corporate contracts, such as master services, subcontractor, nondisclosure, marketing, distributor, reseller, purchasing, consulting, and event agreements.
• Assist on matters related to patent, trademark, and other intellectual property matters.
• Keep current in and proactively address commercial issues on specific projects.

Requirements

• JD Degree
• 7+ years of experience as a transactional attorney, with a strong focus on technology-related deals
• Previous experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department of a technology company
• Licensed to practice law in state where position is located and other relevant states
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and analytical skills
• Deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape in the technology industry
• Strong business acumen and the ability to balance legal considerations with business objectives
• Proven track record in successfully managing and executing complex transactions
• Team player with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and provide sound legal advice
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and resolve complex legal issues in a practical manner
• Ability to succinctly and effectively communicate legal issues to business clients
• Strong oral and written communication, research and negotiation skills
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels and across business units
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple assignments and priorities and produce high-quality work in a timely manner
• Proactive in recognizing needs, solving problems, anticipating issues and developing resolutions
• Must be detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to manage time efficiently
• Independent self-starter with positive customer service attitude
• Demonstrated ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality
• Delivers well organized, clear presentations in groups and in one-on-one settings.

Tech Stack

• Cloud

Benefits

• Annual bonus target of 15% subject to terms and conditions of plan