Commercial Counsel
Fortive
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Drafting, review and/or negotiation of new contracts, renewals, terminations and amendments for various types of contracts.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to various business units regarding contractual interpretation, rights, and dispute resolution.
- Establishing template contract documents for various types of engagements that ensure a consistent application of company best practices and compliance.
- Working directly with sales and business teams, providing day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handling inquiries.
- Identify legal risks, develop mitigation strategies and counsel internal clients with respect to legal risks and mitigation strategies
Requirements
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and a member in good standing of any U.S. state bar
- Five (5) to ten (10) years of experience with drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience with drafting and negotiating software and/or technology contracts
- The ideal candidate will have extensive data licensing, software-as-a-service and professional services contracting experience. In-house experience is preferred, but not required.
- Experience with data privacy matters, such as data processing agreements, strongly preferred.
- Possess strong written (with attention to detail) and oral communication skills.
- Must be team-oriented and have the ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated with outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts and issues effectively with all levels of management.
- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
- Customer-oriented interpersonal skills, excellent business judgement and a proven ability to excel working with multiple clients.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
contract draftingcontract negotiationcommercial contractssoftware contractstechnology contractsdata licensingsoftware-as-a-service contractingdata processing agreementslegal risk mitigationdispute resolution
Soft skills
written communicationoral communicationattention to detailteam-orientedself-motivatedinterpersonal skillsability to learn quicklycustomer-orientedbusiness judgementcross-functional collaboration
Certifications
Juris DoctorU.S. state bar membership