Algolia Boston , MA 02298
Posted 2 weeks ago
Please note this is a full remote position. We are looking at candidates who are based on the East Coast and able to support East Coast time zone. We have a NYC office, for those who want to be hybrid remote.
Algolia is looking to add a Senior Corporate Counsel with a focus on commercial transactions and privacy to our growing Legal and Compliance Team! The ideal candidate will be a key partner to our Sales, Marketing, Security, Product and Engineering teams and support our growing revenue team, products development, documentation and vendor procurement agreements. This is a great opportunity for a dynamic, tech savvy lawyer with a passion for helping a business to scale. This role will contribute to shaping commercial contracting processes and policies, training team members to accomplish the same, impact the development and lifecycle of products and learn and take on new areas of the law. This person will report into our Associate General Counsel.
YOUR ROLE WILL CONSIST OF:
Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including enterprise SaaS, software license, data processing agreements, partnership and alliance, consulting, reseller, referral, non-disclosure and other commercial agreements
Partner cross-functionally with global teams on a variety of commercial matters and vendor agreement review
Provide internal privacy guidance and to our revenue teams (e.g. data processing agreements, data transfers)
Provide guidance to Product, Engineering, Marketing and Security on issues related to new and existing products and documentation
Partner with the extended support team (including sales operations and security) to support and develop processes for contract and knowledge base management
Develop training materials and conduct training sessions for business teams
Manage outside counsel for quality and expenses as needed
YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE:
Professional level fluency and drafting in English
JD and member of the Bar in good standing or Registered In-House Counsel
At least 4 years of experience in the IT or corporate team of a global law firm with training in corporate law; and a big plus for in-house relevant work experience in a growing technology company
Strong transactional experience with drafting and negotiating complex enterprise SaaS agreements, including in regulated sectors (e.g. public, banking)
Expertise in privacy compliance
Excellent legal and business judgment
Passion for partnering with Sales and closing deals
Strong communication and analytical skills and attention to detail
Track record of initiative, collaboration and problem-solving skills
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES:
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