Senior Counsel, Commercial Contracts & Transactions

As our Senior Counsel, you will:

• Structure, draft, and negotiate a high volume of contracts with a focus on enterprise level technology transactions (e.g. SaaS)
• Partner with business and technical teams to lead, negotiate, and finalize commercial agreements. Concisely explain legal terms, identify related risks, and set and execute tactics to achieve the most favorable, risk-mitigated results
• Triage a heavy workflow, setting appropriate priorities with internal clients and delivering results efficiently
• Lead and support the continual effort to streamline the contracting process by improving existing contract templates, playbooks and processes, with an emphasis on efficiency and scalability.  Monitor and update contracts required to comply with state and federal law as well as regulatory requirements
• Be a utility player. Take on opportunities and add value as needed in practice areas beyond commercial transactions
• Stay current on industry, commercial, intellectual property, open source, privacy and other laws, regulations, and developments to be able to give the most effective advice.

What we're looking for:

• A JD with 8+ years of experience. Must be admitted and in good standing in any US jurisdiction
• Hands-on experience as an in-house attorney at a tech/SaaS company, or experience working for tech clients
• Significant transaction experience, negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts with a focus on technology or software related agreements.  Experience negotiating enterprise contracts is a plus
• Comfort drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts, such as MSAs, NDAs, SOWs and other agreements; experience negotiating channel/partner agreements is a plus!
• Experience with IP issues is a plus. This role might handle some work in the IP arena
• Ability to translate between business and technical risk and communicate clearly to business and technical partners within the organization
• Demonstrated startup initiative - ability to self-manage, find creative ways to work through barriers, actively learn necessary skills, and manage projects to completion with minimal supervision
• Proven communication and presentation skills - ability to collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders (internal teams, customers, regulators, partners, etc.) on legal and regulatory compliance issues

Our Proof Pillars:

• Pave the Way: When obstacles arise, we break through barriers with passion and perseverance. We lead with creativity and forward-thinking. We aim to set new standards and shape the future in a repeatable, scalable way so the path to success is easier for our team to follow.
• Own It: We embrace the responsibility that comes with supporting life's most important transactions. When a problem arises we relentlessly pursue the solution with a 'Yes before no' attitude. Because every problem and every transaction is treated like it's our own.
• Act with Integrity: We are in the business of building trust and it is at the core of everything we do. We are honest and transparent with our customers, each other and ourselves. If we make a mistake, we own up to it right away and do what it takes to make it right. Our dedication to security and compliance is key to earning trust, fighting fraud and ultimately, our success.
• Play to Win: We believe excellence is about always striving to be better so when we get it wrong, we iterate, we learn and we grow. We know we can only go so far alone, we're better together and collectively, we win!

Here are some of our great benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
• 401k Plan with a 4% match, beginning on your hire date
• Unlimited Sick and Vacation time
• 14 paid company holidays
• 2 company Chillax weeks (Summer & Winter)
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 4 week sabbatical after 5 years of continuous full time employment
• Health Reimbursement Arrangements for fertility and gender affirmation
• Lunch on Proof through Grubhub credit
• Monthly work from home stipend
• Professional development credit
• Monthly reimbursement for Wellness
• And more!