Liferay is hiring for a commercial legal role within our growing North America operations. This full-time position provides strategic legal advice and contract support to Sales, Partner Ecosystem, and Global Services teams. You will structure, review, and negotiate commercial agreements while supporting various non-revenue legal matters.

What You'll Do

Structure, review, revise, and negotiate strategic framework agreements and transactional documents with customer prospects.
Structure, review, revise, and negotiate NDAs, subcontracting, and partner agreements.
Provide legal advice and support on all aspects of procurement, including contract negotiation, drafting, compliance, data protection, and risk management.
Collaborate with the procurement team to structure and execute strategic sourcing initiatives in a legally compliant manner.
Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of vendor agreements (e.g., vendor contracts, DPAs, technology licenses, supply agreements, service agreements).
Provide first point of contact support for non-revenue contract related legal issues (e.g., employment agreements, leasing and purchasing agreements).
Support the North America Marketing team in developing marketing events and activities and advise on data protection and competition law.
Identify legal and operational risks and advise the business on options and consequences.
Monitor regulatory changes and industry trends affecting procurement and go-to-market practices and provide proactive legal updates.
Participate in and support overall corporate compliance and governance.
Advise the business and general operations in commercial, competition, corporate, IT, communications, IP, and data protection matters.
Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements, playbooks, contract templates, and legal processes.
Assist in developing and improving contractual frameworks for new and existing distribution models.
Conduct legal research and monitor regulatory changes and relevant industry trends.
Assist in establishing, rolling out, and training on company-wide policies for programs, compliance, privacy, corporate, employment, security, and intellectual property.
Monitor company operations, policies, and product portfolio knowledge and serve as a liaison between corporate-level developments and North America go-to-market teams.

What We're Looking For

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or equivalent from an accredited law school.
Licensed to practice law in the U.S. or Canada.
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant legal experience.
Strong oral and written negotiation skills.
Keen contract review, drafting, and analytical skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities, with the capacity to explain legal concepts to non-legal audiences.
Experience supporting cross-functional teams and managing multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.
Work experience and strong understanding of common software development and business models in Liferay’s industry.

Nice to Have

Understanding of data protection and privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR.
Understanding of industry-standard information security and operational security practices.
Familiarity with vendor management and contract lifecycle management platforms.
Willingness to step-in and help with a 'Start-up' and 'can do' attitude.

Team & Environment

You will be part of Liferay’s Commercial Legal team, supporting business operations across North America.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary package with competitive benefits according to qualifications and experience.
Opportunities to take responsibility, grow professionally, and Stay Nerdy.
A positive and collaborative work culture.
Working at a leading open-source company.

Work Mode

This role is based locally, with work in North America (United States and Canada).

Liferay is committed to the equal treatment of all candidates, customers and employees and to fostering a culture of dignity at work. Our operating procedure provides for equal opportunities in recruitment and employment with the aim to eliminate discrimination against any job applicant or employee on the basis of race, age, sexual orientation, gender, religion or beliefs, marital or civil partnerships status, family or dependency status, disability, pregnancy and maternity or membership of a traveling community.