Salary
💰 $132,000 - $212,000 per year
About the role
- Lead the review and negotiation of diverse commercial agreements, including construction, commercial real estate, software licenses/SaaS, professional services, and data privacy agreements.
- Assess legal risks and disputes in commercial agreements, offering practical guidance on risk management, policy compliance, and contractual obligations.
- Enhance processes by creating, developing, and managing legal trainings and playbooks.
- Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with strategic business partners, such as security, privacy, procurement, and finance, to align legal strategies with business goals for cohesive operations.
- Undertake special projects and tasks as needed, addressing unique legal challenges and supporting new business initiatives in a dynamic environment.
Requirements
- Expertise with Construction and Design Agreements and Commercial Leases (US [e.g., AIA Forms] and international). Interior Office and Data Center construction experience helpful
- Experience with Data Center Co-location Agreements (enterprise level).
- M&A experience with respected real estate issues
- Experience in Software Licenses and SaaS agreement negotiations.
- Proficiency in Data privacy agreement review and negotiation.
- Expert grasp of contracting concepts and outstanding legal and analytical skills.
- Ability to provide advice and support in a wide range of areas.
- Capability to identify, prioritize, analyze, and resolve a variety of legal issues quickly and effectively.
- Skill in mitigating privacy and information security risks when sharing data.
- Demonstrated ability to be a strategic liaison and build strong working relationships with various business units.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- A track record of performing special projects/initiatives and other duties as assigned.
- JD from an ABA accredited law school and in good standing with a US state bar.
- 8+ years of relevant transactions expertise in reviewing and negotiating construction/design and lease agreements, plus a variety of expense and revenue contracts with third parties, including international partners and suppliers.
- Additional in-house experience with general knowledge of business practices at large national or international companies preferred.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and a fast-paced culture; possess a practical, solutions-oriented focus.
- Self-motivated and self-directed, capable of working with minimal direction.
- Ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve legal issues quickly and effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and drive sophisticated commercial and technology transactions.
- Value the importance of teamwork and work collaboration.
- Able to see the big picture.
- Think strategically about how to scale the department and implement operational efficiencies to improve workflows.
- Possess and demonstrate shared leadership values and competencies – courageous, driven, inventive, team player, coach, and communicator.
- Adept at balancing conflicts between legal and business risks.
- Comfortable engaging in both written and verbal communication with a variety of teams—be it legal, business, or compliance—and across all levels of the organization, from admin staff to VPs and executive leadership.
- Some travel required.