Overview
This role involves working closely with members of the Legal and Compliance Department and other parts of the organization to provide legal services related to complex and routine commercial contracts, compliance, and additional duties. The position reports to the Assistant General Counsel and includes collaboration with both internal and external parties.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, revise, and negotiate customer contracts, vendor agreements, technology licenses, and other agreements
- Assist in developing and administering contract policies, templates, and processes
- Collaborate with business leaders to develop or enhance legal strategies in areas such as product development and expansion, risk management, intellectual property, and geographic expansion
- Support preparation of RFPs, data requests, and compliance request responses
- Apply effective risk management techniques and provide proactive, pragmatic legal advice
- Coordinate with outside counsel, external stakeholders, and service providers
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications as needed
Qualifications
- Extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
- Familiarity with the payments industry and privacy laws, especially regarding personally identifiable information and information security, is a plus
- Strong knowledge and understanding of commercial law and procedures
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Excellent writing and communication skills with strong attention to detail
- Proven experience as legal counsel in a business setting, able to gain confidence and trust of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to proactively identify and solve complex problems, think strategically beyond existing solutions
- Ability to work collaboratively across functions and with diverse teams; capable of clearly articulating complex advice to executives, employees, and external parties
- Positive, team-oriented approach
- Ability to work independently with sound judgment on when to escalate concerns
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate degree from a top-tier law school
- Licensed to practice law, preferably in Colorado
- Minimum of three to five years of progressive experience as a transactional attorney, ideally including at least one year as in-house counsel or in a law firm; experience with broad, mid-sized company commercial matters preferred
Physical Requirements
- Primarily remote work with occasional presence in the corporate office; office environment may include periodic exposure to moderate noise in production facility areas
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle objects or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Sponsorship for employment visas is not available.
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay range depending on experience: $119,700 - $130,000, plus bonus potential
- Competitive pay rates
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, FSA, HSA, Vacation and Holiday Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and 401(k) with competitive company match
Location
Remote work with occasional office presence; licensed to practice law preferably in Colorado.