Sales Manager
Aspire Software
Cloud
Expert Legal Counsel, Product
Vonage
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Provide specialist legal advice to developers, engineers, architects, product managers, product marketing and corporate marketing relating to development of products and solutions from identification to implementation, including preparation of contract templates
- Develop and support customer-friendly, compliant, and risk-appropriate templates for products and solutions that align with internal teams and incorporate supplier flow-down terms
- Serve as the Legal Department’s subject matter expert in relation to Vonage products
- Collaborate with product and legal/compliance to ensure end-to-end support for Vonage products and services
- Provide legal guidance on risk-mitigation and disputes relating to phishing/smishing-related, unsolicited, artificially-inflated or otherwise fraudulent or deceptive traffic
- Report to the Head of Products, Partnerships, & Procurement as part of the Legal team
- Negotiate with major MNOs and MVNOs and other sophisticated suppliers
- Work with internal teams (carrier, sourcing, privacy, product, security, regulatory, compliance) to mitigate risk and develop practical solutions
- Enhance and standardize contract templates, processes, and procedures for a global framework enabling effective management of suppliers, aggregators, and carrier partners
Requirements
- Admitted to at least one state bar in the US (or UK-qualified solicitor or barrister in the UK) with 7+ years post-bar admission/qualification experience
- Strong in-house legal experience with fast-paced, sales-driven tech, telecom, SaaS, or cloud communications companies
- Significant experience in advising product organizations across the product lifecycle
- Proven ability to manage complex, high-pressure transactions, particularly with MNOs and other carrier partners and suppliers
- Skilled in navigating cross-functional reviews and approvals in matrixed organizations
- General knowledge of data privacy laws (including GDPR) with experience integrating compliance into commercial work
- Exceptional attention to detail, verbal/written communication, and diplomacy to drive consensus
- Proactive, self-motivated team player with proven multitasking and stakeholder management skills
- High integrity with a commitment to ethical standards and effective transactional leadership
- Business-oriented mindset with strong acumen, problem-solving and project management skills
