Vice President of Legal and Procurement

Principal Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end legal process, ensuring timely, accurate, and risk-aware contract drafting, negotiation, and execution across all segments (Strategic, Federal, Enterprise, Commercial, Channel, etc.).
• Provide executives with visibility into major legal risks, contract concessions, compliance gaps, and anticipated impact on business operations.
• Standardize and operationalize legal review cadence (weekly contract reviews, quarterly compliance checkpoints) while highlighting data hygiene in contract management systems.
• Develop and maintain legal risk assessment models, supporting business functions with insights into regulatory changes, competitive pressures, and contract exposures.
• Manage outside counsel relationships, including engagement terms, budgets, performance expectations, and coordination across matters.
• Oversee the company’s intellectual property portfolio and strategy (trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets), including protection, enforcement, and alignment with business objectives.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across applicable employment and benefits laws and standards, including EEOC, ADA, and ERISA requirements, in partnership with HR and other stakeholders.
• Own the design, execution, and maintenance of global procurement strategies, ensuring equitable supplier distribution and optimal sourcing based on spend analysis and regional coverage.
• Use data-driven analysis to assess market opportunity, supplier performance, and cost-saving initiatives to optimize procurement coverage and efficiency.
• Track and report on procurement productivity and supplier effectiveness, proactively surfacing imbalances or risks to leadership.
• Design, model, and deploy contract frameworks that align with company risk appetite, compliance requirements, and business strategy.
• Develop scalable frameworks for contract negotiation across segments, regions, and roles (vendor agreements, customer contracts, channel/partner deals).
• Own the design and administration of contract policies, ensuring alignment with corporate governance and clear documentation of terms and conditions.
• Partner with HR and other departments to ensure procurement structures are compliant and documented, with clear policies and rules of engagement.
• Engage with Compliance teams to ensure accuracy and transparency in contract terms and procurement processes.
• Continuously refine contract management and procurement processes to scale with growth and new product offerings.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on legal and procurement strategy, balancing business needs with company policy and risk mitigation goals.
• Partner with business leaders, Finance, and Sales to ensure proposals align with compliance, pricing strategy, and contract standards.
• Review and approve large or strategic contracts (e.g., above a defined risk/spend threshold) to ensure alignment with corporate policy and risk tolerance.
• Act as escalation point for complex negotiations, providing clear guidance on acceptable terms, exceptions, and tradeoffs.
• Coordinate with Finance on contract impacts, billing structures, and long-term commitments.

  Qualifications

  • Proficient with contract management systems and legal processes.
  • Prior experience working as a Legal and Procurement leader for an international company.
  • Bachelor's degree in Law is required.
  • Six to eight years of progressive experience in Legal roles in a multinational company is required.
  • Previous experience working in Procurement is preferred.
  • Experience in a private equity-backed technology business.
  • Superior analytical and risk assessment capabilities.