Senior Legal Counsel

at  Affinityco

We are looking for a creative and pragmatic problem solver to serve as our Senior Legal Counsel. You will partner with various departments across the company to provide legal guidance and support. This includes collaborating to ensure all business activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We believe in continuous improvement and you will have the opportunity to build and implement changes to processes, documents, and more!

QUALIFICATIONS

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are likely to only apply for jobs if they meet every qualification. At Affinity, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

• A JD with 5-7 years of experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts (e.g., NDAs, subscription agreements, SOWs) and related agreements
• Must have a strong understanding of intellectual property and data privacy
• Experience preparing and negotiating software license agreements and other technology related agreements.
• SaaS licensing experience is preferred.
• Strong contracting and legal negotiation skills with experience working with customers and supporting sales teams (global experience a plus!).
• Ability to understand complex contractual issues, assess risk and provide concise business-focused legal advice.
• Possess a practical, collaborative approach to problem solving in the context of commercial sales, with the ability to make sound decisions and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to interact and communicate with senior leadership, and remain adaptable in a changing, and sometimes ambiguous, business environment.
• In-house counsel experience strongly preferred.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Establish strong relationships with leaders from across the business
• Review, interpret, draft, revise, and negotiate contract terms for outbound customer contracts in an expeditious manner while also protecting the business’ interests
• Review, interpret, draft, revise, and negotiate contract terms for inbound vendor contracts in an expeditious manner while also protecting the business’ interests.
• Review and negotiate various other legal documents, and provide strategic legal advice, in support of other company initiatives (e.g., partner program, product releases and integrations, marketing agreements, etc.).
• Provide creative, flexible and proactive advice on a broad range of compliance areas for multiple jurisdictions, such as consumer protection and privacy
• Ensure compliance with legal, contractual, and risk management policies in order to minimize and limit corporate liability, manage risk, and optimize value of contracts.
• Identify contractual risks and issues and suggest alternatives that lead to optimal solutions.
• You’ll also work closely with the sales team to ensure transactions help achieve business goals within acceptable risk tolerances and follow corporate guidelines.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are likely to only apply for jobs if they meet every qualification. At Affinity, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

• A JD with 5-7 years of experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts (e.g., NDAs, subscription agreements, SOWs) and related agreements
• Must have a strong understanding of intellectual property and data privacy
• Experience preparing and negotiating software license agreements and other technology related agreements.
• SaaS licensing experience is preferred.
• Strong contracting and legal negotiation skills with experience working with customers and supporting sales teams (global experience a plus!).
• Ability to understand complex contractual issues, assess risk and provide concise business-focused legal advice.
• Possess a practical, collaborative approach to problem solving in the context of commercial sales, with the ability to make sound decisions and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to interact and communicate with senior leadership, and remain adaptable in a changing, and sometimes ambiguous, business environment.
• In-house counsel experience strongly preferred