Technology Counsel

About the role

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., is seeking a Technology Counsel for their Legal Department. The right candidate will review and negotiate complex commercial transactions and agreements, including licensing and technology agreements. This role provides legal guidance and support concerning e-commerce, home sale transactions, marketing, financial services, information technology, and other emerging issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice in connection with technology agreements, including software as a service agreements, software licenses, cloud services agreements, software implementation and development agreements, professional services agreements, data licensing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other vendor and commercial technology agreements.
• Work with privacy counsel on e-commerce, customer relationship management (CRM), and digital marketing practices and programs for privacy and other compliance issues; draft documentation as necessary.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial and technology transactions, including customer agreements, vendor contracts, SaaS agreements, data processing and security addenda, MSAs, and licensing agreements.
• Provide practical, business-oriented guidance on risk allocation, limitation of liability, indemnity, security obligations, privacy terms, and other legal and business risks presented by technology transactions.
• Interact daily with personnel across the company, including information technology, compliance, information security, privacy, procurement, financial services, marketing, and other business teams, regarding a broad array of technology, contracting, and compliance issues.
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects; analyze business and legal risks, coordinate with appropriate stakeholders, and bring projects to a successful conclusion.
• Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company.
• Ability to travel overnight as needed.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Maintain continuing education and training requirements.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctoral degree (J.D.) is required.
• 5 years or more of relevant legal experience, including significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex technology transactions and commercial agreements.
• Current license to practice law.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient at working in a fast-paced, high-activity environment.
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and capable of multi-tasking and completing multiple projects within stated timelines.
• Ability to work well within a team and build relationships via MS Teams and other remote communication tools.
• Proficiency with MS Office and email.
• Ability to sit for the majority of an 8-hour workday; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required include close vision and peripheral vision.
• The noise level in the work environment is generally moderate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a leading law firm.
• Experience with software licensing, SaaS, cloud services, vendor agreements, technology services, data privacy and security terms, data licensing, and other technology-related commercial contracts.
• Experience with AI and AI-related contract provisions.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401(K) retirement plan.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Life & Disability Insurance.
• Vacation, Sick, Personal Time, and Company Holidays.
• Multiple Voluntary and Company-provided Benefits.