Commercial Counsel
Posted on 5/3/2023
INACTIVE
BigID
Locations
Remote • United States
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Communications
Marketing
Customer Service
CategoriesNew
Legal & Compliance
Requirements
  • 4+ years of experience, complex tech transactional expertise but intellectual curiosity and desire to expand areas of knowledge and participation as the business might require, e.g. privacy, product, HR, corporate matters
  • J.D., with strong academic credentials and membership in at least one U.S. state bar
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to advocate for a position while maintaining a collaborative and open-minded approach
  • Highly organized, reliable, detail-oriented, and diligent with an ethos of project ownership
  • Ability to work on multiple issues simultaneously and set appropriate priorities with clients and deliver results
  • Proven ability to provide entrepreneurial, pragmatic, business-oriented advice, with a dedication to superior customer service
  • Ability to operate autonomously while being a team player who brings a positive attitude to the job
Responsibilities
  • Draft, negotiate, and advise cross-functional teams on various commercial agreements, including software/ SAAS licenses, NDAs, evaluation agreements, ecosystem partnership agreements, DPAs, and vendor contracts
  • Provide thoughtful and practical product, business, and legal counseling on various legal risks, business strategies, and other issues related to product features, commercial transactions, and general operations
  • Manage and resolve complicated issues related to commercial deals, and drive alignment with various cross-functional teams
  • Be ready to own the entire contracting cycle--from initial draft to execution--and collaborate with business, privacy and product teams to drive contract negotiations to timely and successful completion
  • Help build, streamline, and operationalize the company's contracting process to help us scale as a Legal team and as a company
  • Support HR, Marketing, Product Development, and other internal constituencies as needed in contracts, research, deal structuring, and risk counseling
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience and knowledge of Privacy Laws, and Data Security concepts
  • Demonstrated ability to operationalize and scale the commercial contracting process
  • Experience with "zero leverage" sell-side negotiation and deal-making with large enterprise-class customers