Bazaarvoice is hiring a
Commercial Counsel

Summary

Join Bazaarvoice as Commercial Counsel and serve as primary legal partner for Revenue organization in North America/APAC. Negotiate SaaS agreements with top brands, advise on commercial legal topics, and build relationships with sales and legal colleagues.

Requirements

• JD and/or LLB and licensed to practice law in any US jurisdiction
• 5 or more years experience as an in-house counsel at a multi-national technology company
• Strong experience and demonstrated knowledge of the SaaS business model, revenue recognition principles, complex enterprise deal structures, and related data privacy and security matters
• Understanding of commercial practices and contract law, advertising, data privacy, and intellectual property
• Experience working within a sales environment and working directly with sales professionals across multiple territories, segments, and verticals
• The ability to work both collaboratively as part of a team and on an individual basis without a lot of guidance or oversight
• Experience working with software engineers and other technical professionals
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities
• High standards for ethics and integrity

Responsibilities

• Advise, draft, and negotiate SaaS main services agreements and other types of ancillary commercial documents
• Draft and maintain currency of revenue-generating contract templates including MSA, influencer agreements, channel partner agreements, product sampling, sponsorships, and other relevant documents
• Provide training to internal clients on a variety of commercial legal topics
• Build critical relationships with sales and legal colleagues and key stakeholders to effectively provide practical legal and strategic advice to assist the business in meeting its objectives
• Review and negotiate vendor agreements as needed to support cross-functional teams
• Serve as the main Legal contact for the Revenue organization and Deal Desk, Tax/Accounting, and Finance Operations for contract and commercial-related matters
• Support M&A efforts by identifying any MSA modifications or language needs for the new acquisitions
• Serve as subject matter expert within the Legal team for all commercial related matters

Benefits

• $130,000 - $150,000 a year base salary range
• Annual bonus