Senior Corporate Counsel

Overview

This role supports complex commercial contracting and provides day-to-day legal guidance across commercial, privacy/data protection, responsible AI governance, and employment law.

The Senior Corporate Counsel will own the “deal table” from first draft through signature, help reduce and manage material legal risks early, and advise business leaders before issues become problems. The position supports contracting at a company serving millions of students and is part of a multistate, remote workforce.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate SaaS, software licensing, customer, vendor, and services agreements from first draft through signature.
• Build and refine templates, playbooks, and approval standards to improve contracting speed and consistency.
• Counsel teams on federal, state, and international privacy requirements, including education-specific student data protections.
• Partner with Product, Technology, and Security to evaluate AI use cases and shape responsible AI governance.
• Serve as day-to-day employment law advisor to People and Culture and business leaders across a multistate remote workforce.
• Identify material legal risks early and provide General Counsel clear options.
• Manage outside counsel and support strategic transactions, including contract due diligence through integration.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of post-admission experience across law firm and in-house settings, with deep responsibility for commercial and technology transactions.
• First-chair experience negotiating sophisticated SaaS, licensing, services, and data protection agreements with enterprise counterparties.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. data privacy and security law, with the ability to translate it into practical, deal-ready contracting guidance.
• Experience counseling People and Culture and business leaders on employment matters, including knowing when to involve outside counsel.
• Ability to explain complex legal issues clearly and make them actionable for non-lawyers.
• Commercial mindset and solutions orientation; confidence to own negotiations and judgment to escalate when needed.
• Ability to travel occasionally, generally less than 10 percent of the time.
• Willingness to take on evolving responsibilities based on business needs.
• Based in or near the Minneapolis–St. Paul area (preferred), to join General Counsel and other leaders in person from time to time while working remotely day to day.
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in education technology, software, digital learning, or another data-intensive regulated industry.
• Familiarity with the education sector’s privacy landscape, including student data requirements.
• Hands-on experience with responsible AI governance and AI contracting issues.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $160,000—$175,000 USD
• Benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with various plan options
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • Time away program, volunteer time away, and winter office closure at the end of December
  • Resources to promote wellness

Location

Remote day to day, with preference for candidates based in or near the Minneapolis–St. Paul area to join in-person as needed.

Application Deadline

November 30, 2026

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, status as a disabled, recently separated, Armed Forces service medal or other protected veteran ("covered veteran"), marital status, status regarding public assistance, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities or covered veterans is available upon request during the application process.