Director, Commercial Corporate Counsel

at  Foundever

JOB SUMMARY

Foundever is seeking an in-house attorney to join its transactional legal team in a remote role. As Corporate Counsel, you will work with various Foundever business development and sales professionals to prepare and negotiate complex global sales deals with enterprise customers, consult on day-to-day legal inquiries relating to customer engagements, and carry out other projects and duties as needed. General technology, intellectual property, privacy knowledge and experience working in a global company are a plus for this position.
Effective negotiation, relationship building and management skills, clear communication, and organizational skills are key skills needed in this role. Strong interpersonal skills, and developing positive relationships with internal and external clients, are also critical.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a JD from an accredited US law school and be licensed to practice law in a US jurisdiction.
• Must have a minimum of 5+ years of directly related work experience in a high-quality law firm or corporate legal environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with well-developed interpersonal skills, to communicate effectively with senior management, and internal and external clients.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, including the ability to balance and deal with multiple parties and competing interests, with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and effectively with high levels of client/customer interaction and visibility, including ability to prioritize objectives and handle heavy workload.
• Experience structuring, drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial contracts (BPO experience a plus).
• Great attention to detail.
• Ability to constructively engage business teams and win confidence as a trusted advisor.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Offers of employment are conditional and require that you complete and pass a criminal background check that reviews all criminal activity in every area of residence for the last seven years.
Foundever is committed to selecting, developing, and rewarding the best person for the job based on the requirements of the work to be performed and without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability/handicap, marital status, protected veteran status, uniform status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity and expression, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. The Company forbids discrimination of all kinds, whether directed at Associates, applicants, vendors, customers, or visitors. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline, and termination

• Draft, negotiate, and review sales contracts including large, global customer contracts, software licenses, and partnership arrangements.
• Perform risk assessment and analysis related to commercial terms, identifying and vetting high risk matters.
• Facilitate review, approval, and execution of sales and customer agreements.
• Provide independent advice and counsel to internal business partners on a wide variety of issues that arise in the context of commercial contracts in areas that concern software licensing, data security, privacy and regulatory matters.
• Perform other matters as needed.