ThousandEyes is hiring a
Senior Corporate Counsel

Summary

The job is for a senior product counsel to support the ThousandEyes business, with a focus on supporting the SamKnows integration. The role involves providing legal support in all areas of product counseling, drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, and developing and refining the legal strategy for a growing SaaS business.

Requirements

• Bar admission in any jurisdiction with good standing, with a minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house (the ideal candidate will have both law firm and in-house experience.)
• Strong knowledge of the legal issues applicable to SaaS product counseling, including expertise in the following areas: data privacy, intellectual property, trade compliance, and open source
• Solid knowledge of data privacy regulations (such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and direct experience applying data privacy concepts in the product counseling context is important. (CIPP/E certification is a plus.)
• Outstanding contract negotiation and drafting skills, including extensive experience negotiating complex licensing arrangements (both with customer-facing and technology partnership agreements)
• Strong collaboration skills – ability to partner closely with business, technical and Legal team members
• Ability to understand and synthesize complex issues, assess legal and business risk, and provide concise, plain English, business-focused advice, including to executive leadership
• Intellectual curiosity – enjoys learning about new technologies and partnering with technical teams
• Ability to build credibility, advocate, influence, and become a trusted adviser to the business and Legal team members
• Business-centric approach to handling complex legal issues, while demonstrating grace and a positive attitude
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, lead and deliver on simultaneous projects/deliverables under deadline pressure

Responsibilities

• Develop deep knowledge of ThousandEyes’ and SamKnows’ offerings, business processes, and go-to-market strategies
• Provide support in all areas of product counseling, with a focus on integration of the SamKnows’ offerings into ThousandEyes’ existing business
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements (e.g. as a SaaS provider or in the context of technology partnerships) and assist in the development/improvement of templates/playbooks
• Expertly assess and balance legal risk while providing practical guidance
• Develop and refine the legal strategy for a growing SaaS business in collaboration with other members of the Legal team and the ThousandEyes executive team

Preferred Qualifications

Humility and a sense of humor

Benefits

Compensation range: 230,000-270,000 USD (US locations only)