Overview
A leading technology organization is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel to join their Legal team in North America. This remote role, based anywhere in the continental U.S., reports to the Director, Associate General Counsel. The position involves providing innovative legal guidance on complex technology and commercial matters, supporting privacy, compliance, and product development initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Review, draft, and manage a variety of agreements including technology licenses, intellectual property agreements, SaaS/cloud agreements, partnership and vendor contracts, services agreements, statements of work, terms of service, end-user agreements, and data processing agreements (DPAs).
- Support continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
- Advise cross-functional teams on legal issues related to approval processes, human resources, company policies, intellectual property, GDPR and other privacy and regulatory compliance, business strategy, product development, and daily operations.
- Respond promptly to legal requests from departments such as Sales, Finance, Products, Business Development, Marketing, and Human Resources.
- Counsel on evolving EU data protection and privacy regulations, including GDPR and DPAs.
- Manage agreements to ensure compliance with company policies and risk tolerance.
Requirements
- Minimum of eight years of experience in-house and/or at a top-tier law firm specializing in technology licensing or transactional law.
- Qualified and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in the state of residence.
- Proven experience advising on structuring domestic and international transactions.
- Skilled in drafting and negotiating service agreements, sales contracts, licenses, alliance agreements, and intellectual property agreements.
- Experience with government contracting, compliance, and flow-down requirements.
- Expertise in GDPR and other domestic and international data protection and privacy regulations.
- Familiarity with network security, cloud computing, SaaS, business associate agreements, professional services, and privacy law.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong business acumen and ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Experience working collaboratively in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $140,400 - $191,730 plus corporate bonus.
- Comprehensive health coverage.
- Generous paid time off and flexible work options.
- Learning and career development opportunities including leadership workshops.
- Sixteen paid volunteer hours annually.
- Access to global employee resource groups.
- Supportive workplace culture with policies promoting collaboration.
- Modern office amenities including EV charging and healthy snacks.
- Charitable giving program with company match.
Location
- Remote position based anywhere within the continental United States.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a dynamic legal team supporting cutting-edge technology solutions and to grow professionally within a collaborative environment.