Commercial Counsel

At eBay, we’re more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.

Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We’re in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.

Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

About the team:

We play an instrumental role in connecting people with the things they need and love, anytime, anywhere. We help deliver a personalized shopping experience and flawless access to inventory from down the street and around the world, as well as tailored shopping experiences, including customized buying and selling. eBay seeks to drive growth into new markets and drive value in the shopping and selling experience through “building, accelerating, and redefining.”

eBay’s innovative Legal Department is looking for a commercial attorney to be a key member of our team. The commercial attorney is responsible for counseling the business on a broad range of expense and revenue transactions. This position will provide legal counseling and work directly with the business units to ensure alignment with business goals and objectives.

Responsibilities
 - Provide strategic counsel and proactively lead the review and negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements with a strong focus on marketing, licensing, SaaS, and professional services agreements.
- Contribute to the improvement of current processes and procedures, such as by creating templates and developing legal trainings and playbooks.
- Identify and assess legal risks associated with commercial agreements and provide actionable advice to mitigate those risks.
 - Provide timely and practical guidance on risk management, internal policy compliance and contractual obligations.
- Develop strong, collaborative relationships cross-functionally and within the legal team, including with strategic partners such as security, privacy, procurement, and finance to ensure alignment and compliance with company objectives, contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

- J.D. degree from ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) with membership in good standing in a US state bar.
- 5+ years of experience in commercial transactions, ideally with a focus on the technology industry.
- Experience in an in-house legal department, ideally specializing in technology transactions.

• Experience in intellectual property, commercial real estate/leasing or construction agreements is helpful.
• Ability to balance legal and business risk

- Outstanding communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing and working collaboratively with various teams in a matrixed organization
- Strong relationship-building skills.
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.  Good sense of humor & team player.

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