The Associate Corporate Counsel provides legal support to the sales team, drafting and negotiating contracts, assessing risks, and enhancing contract processes.
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation. AHEAD is currently seeking an Associate Counsel to provide day-to-day legal support and counseling to AHEAD’s sales team and stakeholders. You will report to AHEAD’s Senior Counsel.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Working closely with internal sales team as well as vendors and customers
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of contracts, including hardware, software, professional services, subcontractors, non-disclosure, and vendor agreements
- Leading contract negotiations with sophisticated counter-parties
- Proposes and assists with developing tools to improve contractual processes and documentation
- Assessing and minimizing sources of risk, with appropriate escalations as necessary
Qualifications
- 1 to 3 years of experience in a contracts group, as in-house counsel, or in corporate law
- Expertise in drafting and reviewing a broad range of commercial contracts, with a focus on technology contracts
- Ability to juggle high volume and multiple projects, which will require timely decisions
- Customer/client-focused orientation
- Strong analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent business judgment, attention to detail, and self-motivation
- Must be a member in good standing of a state Bar
Why AHEAD:
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
USA Employment Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid company holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
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