Associate Director - Corporate Counsel

Summary

Join Bloomreach as an Associate Director - Corporate Counsel and support the General Counsel in handling non-commercial contract matters. You will manage legal efforts on significant transactions, advise on various legal matters, provide legal support to internal stakeholders, collaborate with legal colleagues, and offer training. The role requires a J.D., excellent academic credentials, state bar membership, and 6+ years of relevant experience. Success involves quickly becoming familiar with team processes, independently managing matters, and proactively identifying and solving issues. Bloomreach offers a competitive salary, flexible work hours, and various benefits.

Requirements

• J.D. and excellent academic credentials
• Member in good standing of state bar association
• 6+ years of relevant experience, ideally with a mixture of in-house at a late-stage private or public technology/software company and with a nationally-recognized law firm
• Experience with corporate governance, mergers and acquisition, equity and debt securities, employment law, intellectual property, litigation, licensing, privacy, and/or data security (initial public offering, public company and SEC reporting experience a plus)
• Ability to process information and make practical business and legal decisions rapidly, especially under pressure
• Excellent drafting skills
• Strong negotiating skills with both legal and financial/commercial issues
• Ability to be flexible and to efficiently and confidently balance legal risks and business concerns
• Excellent business judgment and creativity, with the ability to think strategically and give practical advice appropriately weighing legal and business objectives
• High integrity, good organizational skills and ability to analyze, plan, prioritize and execute resourcefully on multiple, simultaneous projects
• Entrepreneurial mindset; flexible, self-starting and hard-working
• Effective at managing project expectations, reporting to upper level management, and managing escalations of legal and business issues with a sense of urgency

Responsibilities

• Build Bloomreach to IPO-readiness including partnering with the finance and executive teams and manage with the General counsel all disclosure and securities filings necessary to go and to stay public
• Manage and often lead the Company’s legal efforts on extraordinary transactions, including equity financings, debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and potentially an initial public offering
• Advise on employment law matters, privacy and data security, corporate governance and compliance, real estate, marketing, trademark, and any other legal matters that arise
• Provide practical, productive and efficient legal support to Bloomreach’s internal stakeholders including sales, support, marketing, engineering, finance, people operations and people teams
• Collaborate with and be a valued mentor to your legal colleagues on non-contract issues
• Provide training to Company personnel on legal topics
• Work with and manage outside counsel on a variety of legal matters
• Support our fantastic and growing commercial contracts team when necessary
• Have fun and make work fun for others while doing all of the above
• In 30 days, you will be familiar with the Legal team's forms and processes
• In 90 days, you will independently manage matters assigned to you
• In 180 days, you will begin to anticipate and proactively identify issues and propose and pursue solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• International and cross-border experience a plus
• Sense of humor and ability to have fun

Benefits

• A great deal of freedom and trust
• We don’t clock in and out, and we have neither corporate rules nor long approval processes
• We are interested in results from day one
• We believe in flexible working hours to accommodate your working style
• We work virtual-first with several Bloomreach Hubs available across three continents
• We organize company events to experience the global spirit of the company and get excited about what's ahead
• We encourage and support our employees to engage in volunteering activities - every Bloomreacher can take 5 paid days off to volunteer*
• We have a People Development Program -- participating in personal development workshops on various topics run by experts from inside the company
• We are continuously developing & updating competency maps for select functions
• Our resident communication coach Ivo Večeřa is available to help navigate work-related communications & decision-making challenges.*
• Our managers are strongly encouraged to participate in the Leader Development Program to develop in the areas we consider essential for any leader
• The program includes regular comprehensive feedback, consultations with a coach and follow-up check-ins
• Bloomreachers utilize the $1,500 professional education budget on an annual basis to purchase education products (books, courses, certifications, etc.)*
• The Employee Assistance Program -- with counselors -- is available for non-work-related challenges.*
• Subscription to Calm - sleep and meditation app.*
• We organize ‘DisConnect’ days where Bloomreachers globally enjoy one additional day off each quarter, allowing us to unwind together and focus on activities away from the screen with our loved ones
• We facilitate sports, yoga, and meditation opportunities for each other
• Extended parental leave up to 26 calendar weeks for Primary Caregivers.*
• Restricted Stock Units or Stock Options are granted depending on a team member’s role, seniority, and location.*
• Everyone gets to participate in the company's success through the company performance bonus.*
• We offer an employee referral bonus of up to $3,000 paid out immediately after the new hire starts
• We reward & celebrate work anniversaries -- Bloomversaries!*
• Base Salary Range $190,000 — $250,000 USD