Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate various agreements including commercial transactions, service agreements, data processing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other commercial matters with domestic and international parties including clients, partners, and vendors.
- Assist in managing and maintaining the company’s standard contract templates and playbooks to streamline the contracting process, reduce friction with customers, and mitigate risk for the company.
- Ensure adherence to security and privacy regulations, securities regulations, corporate governance requirements, and other relevant legal and statutory requirements.
- Proactively address the evolving regulatory and governance compliance environment, including changes in laws, regulations, regulatory focus areas, and industry best practices.
- Provide oversight and leadership for all legal needs of the business, advising across various business functions.
- Experience and Qualifications
Requirements
- A lawyer committed to the company's core values and mission, demonstrating them daily.
- Ability to identify and manage risk and to provide practical, results-oriented legal advice that helps the company achieve its business objectives.
- A pragmatic, execution-oriented transactional lawyer who can promptly solve day-to-day commercial contracting issues and highlight any key or novel risks that arise.
- Clear communicator who can simplify, organize, and deliver information and advice in a way others can understand and act upon.
- Strategic thinking with exceptional organizational skills and a desire to create and grow the company’s legal function.
- Client-focused and sensible approach to handling complex legal issues.
- Self-starter ready to work in a fast-paced start-up environment.
- Excellent negotiating skills, keen analytical abilities, a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, and a track record of success in handling complex business and legal issues in a fast-paced, agile, and evolving technology-driven business environment.
- 5+ years of experience (in-house or law firm), 3+ years of relevant SaaS commercial experience.
- Proven success working effectively across business units and internal functions to efficiently resolve complex business and risk management issues while considering many non-legal variables, such as culture, brand, communications, government relations, tax, revenue recognition, insurance, finance, and other functional areas.
- Experience negotiating B2B SaaS, specifically in software security and compliance.
- Experience working in a start-up atmosphere is highly desirable.
- Prior experience building out and leading in-house legal teams that are committed to strategic differentiation and high-quality execution.
- Proficient with G-Suite (Gmail, Google Docs, etc.), DocuSign, Slack.
- Working knowledge of a scalable contract database solution, and general working knowledge of finance invoicing systems, and project management software.
- High technical proficiency and critical thinking skills to ensure thoughtful challenging of internal systems design.
Nice to Have
- Product counseling, privacy, and cybersecurity experience or interest is a plus.
Benefits
- Shared Success: Equity to ensure that as the company grows, you share directly in that success. Equity gives every employee a sense of ownership and the opportunity to celebrate wins together.
- Health & Wellness: Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, along with comprehensive wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services.
- Financial Well-being: A comprehensive suite of financial benefits, including a 401(k) plan, company-paid life and disability insurance, tax-advantaged spending accounts, and a range of discounted voluntary offerings.
- Family Support: Paid Parental Leave policy, after six months of employment. Employees also receive access to fertility and family-building benefits and dedicated leave specialists.
- Growth & Development: Generous annual stipends for both professional and personal development, empowering you to invest in your continued growth. Access to a wide range of internal learning opportunities.
- Time Off & Flexibility: Flexible vacation policy, paid holidays, and other perks to recharge.
Compensation
A competitive base salary, benefits, and stock, typically in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — East Coast, UK
Team
East Coast, UK
Other
- The applicable salary range for each US-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers based on the cost of labor for that geographic area. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below, subject to change. Tier 1: $180,000- $222,600 Tier 2: $162,000 - $200,550 Tier 3: $145,000 - $178,500
- A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s leveling and compensation–including a candidate’s professional background and experience. These ranges may be modified in the future and final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.
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