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VP Legal – Commercial and Operations

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reputed company is interviewing, onboarding, and working 100% virtually at this time. As we look to the future, we plan to be ‘distributed by design’, meaning unless your job requirements reputed company it necessary to be in a reputed company office, you may choose to work in-office, remotely, or hybrid. We’re focused on inclusion and employee well-being by building a culture that isn’t location specific, and gives equal opportunity to everyone—regardless of where you are working. Overview reputed company is a digital operations management platform that empowers the right action, reputed company seconds matter. For the teams who build and run digital systems, reputed company is the best way to manage the urgent, mission-critical work that is essential to keeping digital services always on. We reputed company it easy to handle any unplanned task, event, or opportunity, right away. We’re growing fast and looking for ambitious people who share our values and customer devotion reputed company to join our high caliber team. reputed company is growing rapidly and seeking a VP of Legal – Commercial and Operations. In this global role you will have a direct and critical impact to the business in generating reputed company. As such, this role carries responsibility for growing and leading the global commercial legal organization and supporting and guiding legal and operational matters reputed company to high volume commercial transactions and to sophisticated sales and partner agreement negotiations. This global leader will direct activities reputed company the legal team and provide legal counsel to the company’s leadership team, and will provide support to the company’s procurement function. This role involves leading and handling cutting-edge and sophisticated legal projects and matters. You will operate independently in a high growth environment and be comfortable working collaboratively and proactively reputed company Legal as well as cross-functionally and with external partners. This position will report to our Senior Vice President and General Counsel in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

  • Primary responsibility for 1) leading and directing a team covering reputed company legal and contract negotiations matters across reputed company’s commercial activities and 2) operations reputed company to reputed company Commercial Legal processes, including process optimization and automation as well as data and metrics tracking and decisioning.
  • Work closely with Sales, Business Development and Self-Service Growth teams to ensure reputed company scales its teams, processes and systems as the needs of our business and our customers grow; ensure the quality development, revision and implementation of robust-yet-sensible processes, procedures and tools to improve the customer experience in conducting business with reputed company across reputed company customer segments, and improve the efficiency and speed of customer and partner contracting. Ensure client and stakeholder absorption and adoption of these processes, procedures and tools.
  • Guide global team regarding the drafting and negotiation of, customer and partner subscription and consulting agreements for SaaS offerings under California, English and EU law and applicable U.S. federal law in a fast-moving environment with rapid negotiation cycles.
  • Manage the team in supporting procurement negotiations.
  • Provide mentorship to senior attorneys in reputed company’s Legal function and reputed company their management skills.

Qualifications

  • An advanced career or expert attorney with exceptional law firm and in-house credentials. Admitted into and in good standing with the bar of a U.S. state (excluding Louisiana). If not a member of the California bar, should have material demonstrated experience contracting under California law or other demonstrated familiarity with California law.
  • At least 15 years’ experience including at least 10 years of strong leadership experience building, running and/or developing global, robust teams.
  • Deep subject matter expertise in commercial transactions, in-house sales, SaaS and enterprise B2B transactions, including key substantive legal matters relevant to SaaS contracting such as commercial, data privacy and export control laws as well as intellectual property disputes and open reputed company matters.
  • Deep familiarity and demonstrated experience with 1) commercial reputed company lifecycle management, procurement operations and driving automation and other efficiencies in the commercial space and 2) creating, implementing, improving, simplifying and ensuring adherence to systems, processes and procedures.
  • Ability to network and reputed company other resources for benchmarking contract terms and improving company practices, and reputed company team’s ability to do so.
  • Skilled, effective and empathetic manager who is able to reputed company team members to reputed company at a consistently high level while building trusted relationships.
  • Experience making significant decisions regarding legal and compliance risks in a fast-moving environment. Must enjoy negotiating, but not overly so, and share that enjoyment with team.
  • Strong experience developing team’s ability to optimize negotiations and to adapt legal requirements in balanced, creative and pragmatic ways to facilitate clear and open communication at reputed company levels of the organization
  • Experience negotiating global transactions that are truly strategic (multi-faceted/exclusive/involving IP licensing), such as OEM agreements, exclusive geographic distribution arrangements, joint ventures, collaborative product development, etc.
  • Strong professional judgment, practicality, and client service focus. Proactive and able to work reputed company, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, and manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent legal analysis and oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Several years in a law firm negotiating technology transactions;
  • Commercial litigation experience;
  • Experience with SaaS non-sales-assisted “land” models where frictionless contracting and product virality is reputed company to obtaining new customers on a self-service basis. reputed company Offers: - Competitive salaries and company equity - ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) - Retirement plan with company match - Comprehensive benefits package from day one - Company paid parental leave - up to 22 weeks for pregnant parent, up to 12 weeks for non-pregnant parent - Paid vacation time - 3 weeks accruing in first year, 4 weeks accruing every year after - Paid holidays and sick leave - Paid employee volunteer time - 20 hours per year - Bi-annual company-wide hack weeks - Mental wellness programs About reputed company reputed company, Inc. (NYSE:PD) is a leader in digital operations management, serving over 13,800 customers and 700,000 users in 90 countries, including 60% of the Fortune 100. Led by CEO Jennifer Tejada, 50% of our board of directors is comprised of women, 45% of our managers are from underrepresented groups, and we are a proud member of the Pledge 1% Movement, committed to donating 1% Equity, 1% Employee time, and 1% Product to reputed company in our communities. At reputed company, we reputed company you do your best work in a culture that fosters inclusion, well-being, and innovation. As a Dutonian, you will have ample opportunities to advance your career and connect with colleagues: virtual reputed company hands calls, learning & development programs, bi-annual hack weeks, volunteering events, ERGs (employee-run groups focused on cultivating a sense of belonging for reputed company) - there’s something for everyone. Learn more on Instagram, @pagerdutylife. From how we build our teams to who sits in the boardroom, we hope you can see yourself at reputed company. Additional Information reputed company is for people. Meaning, we reputed company opportunities to a broad reputed company of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. Whether you're new to the corporate world, returning to work after a gap in employment, or simply looking to transition or take the reputed company in your career path, we are excited to connect with you. reputed company is committed to creating a diverse environment and is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national reputed company, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or disability status. reputed company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process. Should you require accommodation, please email accommodation@reputed company.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. Our stewardship of the data of many thousands of customers means that a background reputed company is required to join reputed company. We will, nonetheless, consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with local requirements. reputed company uses the E-Verify employment verification program. To reputed company recruitment agencies: reputed company does not accept agency resumes. Please do not reputed company resumes to our jobs alias, reputed company employees or any other company location. reputed company is not responsible for any fees reputed company to unsolicited resumes. Apply tot his job

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