Associate General Counsel

About the role

The Global Legal Services team is seeking a Director & Associate General Counsel to join our Center of Excellence. In this role, you will lead initiatives to transform how our legal department supports the business, streamlining service delivery to support our scale as a global cloud software leader. You will apply your expertise in commercial contracting and legal technology to design efficient, modern processes, directly impacting how our organization manages risk and supports strategic growth.

Responsibilities

• Transform contracting models, workflows, and department processes to achieve optimal efficiency and scale, analyzing complexity, effort and risk
• Implement a modern contracting strategy for streamlined end to end contracting processes for customer, partner, inbound, and professional services
• Develop and maintain transactional infrastructure governance policies and processes and provide direction to the infrastructure transactional councils
• Serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional leaders and advise on a range of complex legal, business and strategic issues
• Act as a champion for organizational change and deliver change management to executives, legal team, and cross-functional audiences

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or in-house/public sector legal department
• 5+ in-house legal experience with a focus on commercial transactions (experience with professional services, partner programs and inbound/vendor contracting would be a plus)
• 5+ years experience in modern contract drafting, legal transformation initiatives and contact lifecycle management (CLM) concepts
• J.D. Degree and membership in at least 1 state bar

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the commercial, vendor, partner, and strategic contracting model needs of a Fortune 500 cloud software provider
• Substantial background in providing legal guidance to global entities on commercial contracting matters
• Excellent contract drafting skills
• Experience negotiating customer/sales contracts with large enterprise organizations
• Proven track record of advising cross-functional leaders within rapidly expanding organizations
• Analytical and methodological approach to problem-solving with keen attention to detail and pragmatic risk management
• Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
• Able to identify and leverage workflow automation tools to streamline operations and improve business efficiency
• Able to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong communication and listening skills to effectively gather requirements and maintain stakeholder relationships
• A strong interest in AI solutions and their application in data analysis, with a willingness to learn and contribute to model development and deployment