Salesforce

Corporate Counsel – Commercial Legal

Salesforce

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: AtlantaIllinoisMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $172,500 - $260,100 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Lead on deals, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders across the business (revenue recognition, sales operations, and pricing) to support processes for contracting and order processing.
  • Lead, negotiate, and close customer contracts with all industries and sectors other than Public Sector.
  • Provide rapid, business-savvy legal advice while effectively managing legal risk and ensuring compliance across private sector transactions.
  • Review, negotiate, draft, and drive fast turnaround times on high-value agreements, including, cloud, SaaS agreements, professional services agreements, NDAs, and data processing addenda and AI transactions.
  • Work closely with sales, privacy, and security teams to ensure smooth and efficient deal execution, and that agreements are consistent with internal corporate policies and processes.
  • Identify and implement legal process improvements to support rapid deal closure.
  • Assist in developing training materials and provide training to the business on relevant legal topics and best practices.
  • Work hard, move fast, and bring a positive, solutions-driven approach to challenging situations. Look after yourself, your colleagues, and the company’s interests. Act with kindness and good humor.

Requirements

  • LL.B. or J.D. from an accredited law school/university; licensed to practice law in the United States or Canada.
  • Minimum 5 years of legal experience , with strong focus on commercial contracting
  • Strong negotiation and drafting skills, particularly in technology transactions, including SaaS, cloud, AI, and professional services.
  • Excellent verbal and written English language communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to coordinate, prioritize, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving, and demanding industry.
  • Team-oriented and collaborative mindset.
  • Proven track record ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with demanding internal clients.
  • Familiar with and interested in technical concepts (Web applications, cloud computing, digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence).
  • Highly adaptable and service-oriented attitude.
  • Ability to handle pressure and provide thoughtful recommendations.
  • A can-do attitude—proactive, autonomous, resilient, adaptable, eager to continually learn and develop professionally, and a team-first mindset.
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • 401k
  • ESPP
  • generous parental leave
  • adoption assistance
  • fertility benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
commercial contractingnegotiationdraftingSaaS agreementscloud agreementsAI transactionsprofessional services agreementsNDAsdata processing addendalegal risk management
Soft Skills
verbal communicationwritten communicationteam-orientedcollaborative mindsetadaptabilityservice-orientedpressure managementproactive attituderesiliencerelationship building
Certifications
LL.B.J.D.licensed to practice law in the United Stateslicensed to practice law in Canada