Counsel

About the Role

The Counsel is a strategic and cross-functional role. The successful candidate will provide commercial legal services to in-house clients, primarily Sales, as well as across multiple functions at Rocket Software.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including direct sales and partner agreements, ancillary documents, incoming and outgoing confidentiality agreements, and complex strategic contracts.
• Serve as legal counsel on business deals and resolve issues in existing commercial relationships.
• Provide legal support to management and business units regarding applicable laws and regulations.
• Participate in new business processes within business and risk areas.
• Develop a thorough understanding of Rocket’s business, products, markets, customers, and partners to identify trends and formulate effective compliance strategies.
• Counsel the business team on legal issues and risks, business strategies, complex deal structures, approval processes, intellectual property, and other issues related to technology transactions.
• Provide day-to-day responses to requests for legal support as needed.
• Work on significant and unique issues requiring analysis of intangibles and legal expertise.
• Exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Counsel and collaborate with other members of the legal department in areas of expertise.
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations such as Data Protection, Anti-bribery, Export Controls, and other legal and regulatory requirements.
• Help maintain and update corporate governance policies and procedures.
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and regulations, prepare summaries of changes, and assist with embedding these within the company.

Requirements

• Strong academic credentials and a law degree.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one US State.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a law firm and in-house legal positions.
• Experience in software and/or other high-technology industries.
• Experience in international transactions.
• Experience with technology sales, licensing, procurement transactions, and related distributor, reseller, cloud computing, and software product and services agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to draft, review, and negotiate complex IT contracts.
• Knowledge of and experience with pertinent laws, including software licensing, data protection, export control, and anti-corruption laws.

Skills

• Ability to clearly articulate and defend risk analysis.
• Critical examination of business practices to ensure alignment with legal requirements.
• Proven team player and consensus builder with a business approach to law.
• Flexible self-starter and proactive problem solver who can work autonomously and handle significant client contact.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Diplomatic, approachable, and possessing good business and personal judgment.
• Ability to manage conflicting demands from multiple business clients in a fast-paced environment.
• High integrity and professionalism.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects, follow through, and meet deadlines.

Pay

Annual salary range for this position is between $88,500.00 - $119,475.00 gross before taxes.

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time.
• Health and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents.
• Life and disability coverage.
• Fidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions.
• Monthly student debt benefit program.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities.
• Leadership and skills training opportunities.