Commercial Contracts Counsel

Summary

Join LINQ, a national, high-growth software company in K12 education administration, as their Commercial Contracts Counsel. This pivotal role reports to the CFO and involves providing strategic legal advice, leading contract negotiations, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in commercial contracts, ideally within a high-growth SaaS company, and at least 5 years of experience. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating complex agreements and maintaining contract documentation. The position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including remote work options, a 401k plan, paid time off, and various insurance benefits.

Requirements

• Possess a Juris Doctorate from a US-accredited law school and maintain current and continuing good standing in at least one state
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of professional experience, ideally with the last 3 or more spent as in-house counsel
• Have extensive experience in complex contract drafting and negotiation for master service agreements, enterprise clients, commercial partnership agreements (agreements with value added resellers, buying groups, etc.), and other vendor agreements
• Have extensive experience in complex contract drafting and negotiation of various types of agreements (e.g., master service agreements, software/SaaS agreements, enterprise client agreements, professional services agreements, customer agreements, commercial partnership agreements (agreements with value added resellers, buying groups, etc.) and vendor agreements

Responsibilities

• Provide a broad range of legal support on all contract issues for the business with a focus on master service agreements, software/SaaS agreements, enterprise client agreements, professional services agreements, customer agreements, commercial partnership agreements (agreements with value added resellers, buying groups, etc.) and vendor agreements
• Provide strategic legal advice to the management team
• Lead in structuring and negotiating complex commercial contracts
• Ensure that the legal contracting function is aligned with the company's business objectives
• Create, maintain, and implement documentation for contracts, playbooks, and guidance to the organization on requirements and overall process for escalations
• Work closely with and collaborate with members of the operations and customer experience teams to ensure that client needs are met
• Collaborate effectively with the Chief Financial Officer, senior business leaders, and other professionals at all levels of an organization while utilizing excellent business and legal judgment in complex situations
• Manage significant work volume while being responsive and managing quick turnaround times

Preferred Qualifications

• Have extensive experience in complex contract drafting and negotiation of various types of agreements (e.g., master service agreements, software/SaaS agreements, enterprise client agreements, professional services agreements, customer agreements, commercial partnership agreements (agreements with value added resellers, buying groups, etc.) and vendor agreements
• Work from the Company’s Austin, TX office (hybrid schedule)
• Possess strong organizational skills, including organizing contracts databases across customer, partnership, and vendor agreements

Benefits

• Remote working environment
• Ability to work in a physical office, if near one of our offices (Wilmington, Irvine, and Austin)
• One America 401k plan with 4% employer matching on total earnings, not just base (100% fully vested)
• Company Bonus Plan or Target Sales Commission Plan
• Flexible Open Paid Time Off Plan
• Paid Parental Leave Policy
• 10 paid holidays
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time
• Blue Cross Blue Shield benefit network (medical/dental/vision)
• Low-deductible PPO option or HDHP option with employer contributed HSA
• Dental with child orthodontia
• 100% Employer paid Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability/Basic Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Health and wellness benefits including gym and Headspace reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities