Senior Commercial Counsel

Summary

Join our team as an independent contractor for a 12-month contract managing and supporting a large volume of commercial transactions, including RFPs/RFIs, NDAs, MSAs, DPAs, and vendor agreements. Partner with US Sales and Success teams to guide transactions through evaluation, negotiation, and closure. Draft and negotiate professional services agreements and other commercial agreements. Improve and maintain agreement templates and legal documents. Act as a business partner for various functional areas, providing legal support. Contribute to other legal projects as needed. This is a contract role; the candidate will manage their own taxes and legal obligations.

Requirements

• Law degree from an accredited law school and qualification to practice law with a demonstrated record of success as a lawyer
• 5+ years of commercial transaction and contract negotiation experience with emphasis in enterprise sales and/or SaaS/cloud-based offerings, privacy and intellectual property
• Thrives at being part of a global Legal team and at working cross-functionally
• Ability to work independently with little guidance, but also able to use good judgment and call out issues when needed
• Able to effectively deal with high-volume, rapid cycles, multiple assignments, concurrent deadlines, and changing priorities
• Team attitude that no job is too big or too small
• Pragmatic approach to handling complex legal issues, while demonstrating grace and a positive attitude under all circumstances
• Teamwork and the desire to support other members of the legal department is an essential characteristic
• Capacity to communicate in clear and concise manner
• Familiarity with Google Docs, Gmail, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, DocuSign and Salesforce, but we will train a person who has experience with similar tools or a willingness to learn
• High level of personal integrity, professionalism, intellectual curiosity, sense of humor, and willingness to grow

Responsibilities

• Manage and support a large volume of commercial transactions that include RFPs/RFIs, NDAs, MSAs, DPAs and Vendor agreements
• Partner closely with our US Sales and Success teams to manage and guide transactions and contracts through evaluation, negotiation and closure and facilitate the timely closure of business transactions while minimizing risk exposure
• Draft and negotiate professional services agreements, partnership and other types of commercial agreements
• Improve and help to maintain agreement templates, playbooks and other legal documents for your territory to help us scale globally
• Act as a true business partner from all functional areas, mostly for the Sales, HR, Marketing, and Engineering & Product teams based in the US, by sharing your knowledge and expertise and provide day-to-day legal support
• Contribute to other legal projects as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Data Privacy laws, particularly in the SaaS industry in order to advise our internal stakeholders and negotiate complex data processing agreements is a plus
• Fluency in another European language is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Generous equity
• Strong internal mobility