Associate Chief of Staff, Legal and Risk Management
American Cancer Society
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead drafting and negotiation on a broad range of agreements (including Master Services Agreements, terms of service, services agreements, other SaaS agreements, and requests for proposals) supporting DataCamp’s business teams, with a primary focus on licensing DataCamp’s products and services to customers and channel partners and vendor software licensing.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Operations, and Finance teams to shepherd deals to completion.
- Facilitate the timely closure of business transactions while minimizing risk exposure.
- Provide day-to-day commercial legal support, business-focused counseling, and advice to the sales organization.
- Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal contracting processes.
- Define, build and implement processes and technologies to effectively deliver legal support in a scalable manner to DataCamp’s rapidly expanding portfolio of enterprise customers.
- Lead internal projects, training, and drive cross-functional efforts to completion.
- Assist with special projects as needed.
- Based remotely in Spain or Portugal and support transactions across international offices (UK, Belgium and New York).
Requirements
- Minimum of 5+ years combined experience at a law firm and in-house at a global technology company drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including good working knowledge of SaaS agreements, technology licensing, strategic deals, and channel agreements (such as resellers, distribution, MSP, etc.).
- Prior experience supporting a heavy volume of commercial transactions relevant to a technology company across various business functions in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to simultaneously manage several projects.
- Drive for efficiency and ability to leverage technology to optimize processes
- The ability to provide timely and effective legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently, set priorities, meet deadlines, and resolve complex problems with a thorough understanding of the changing legal needs of a fast-growing business.
- Clear, collaborative, and effective communication with business teams, especially sales teams.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Team player with a sense of humour and strong work ethic who is comfortable working in a dynamic environment and collaborating with various internal teams.
- Willingness to travel and work flexibly on a varied schedule based on the needs of the team, including calls at odd hours as needed.
- JD or equivalent education
- It’s a plus if you have: Commercial SaaS experience; Specific experience with US government contracting; Familiarity with privacy and security; Interest and skill in developing scalable legal infrastructure; Experience working both in the US and Europe; Affinity with data and/or e-learning.
