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Intro And Job Overview

In your role as Commercial Counsel at Precisely, you will assume a pivotal position in facilitating business closure. This includes developing practical and creative solutions to address Precisely’s requirements concerning commercial transactions in the Americas, advising internal clients on various legal risks, business strategies, and transaction-related issues, utilizing your exceptional business judgment, strategic thinking, and experience in negotiating complex technology contracts, collaborating with other departments within the global legal team such as compliance, acquisitions, IP, and product, and providing assistance with due diligence and integration activities as needed. Additionally, you will be expected to demonstrate initiative and possess the ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Review, interpret, draft, revise, and negotiate various commercial contracts, including software licenses, software-as-a service agreements, product order schedules, other customer-side content and technology licenses, consulting and services agreements, statements of work, managed service agreements, reseller and distributor agreements, OEM and MSP agreements, and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements
• Collaborate with various internal departments, including Sales, Finance, Product Development, and Operations, to ensure accuracy and completeness of contract documents and compliance with company policies, procedures and risk tolerance.
• Respond to legal and contract requests from various internal departments, summarize and communicate legal concepts, and advise on agreement structures, approval processes, company policies, and procedures.
• Assist with the design, development, implementation and monitoring of corporate policies, procedures and related training in collaboration with various internal departments and other members of the Legal team, such as approval guidelines, codes of conduct, privacy and data protection, and anti-bribery and corruption.
• Perform independent reviews, risk assessments, and gap analysis of compliance processes to ensure effectiveness and identify deficiencies.
• Review and maintain standard form agreements and assist other members of the Legal team with the review of nonstandard agreements, for compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with acquisitions, due diligence and integration activities as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements And Qualifications

• JD from an accredited U.S. law school.
• 6 or more years of relevant work experience with some experience in-house, ideally in a technology/software company.
• Experience working in a technology sales-supporting role in the Americas.
• Knowledge and experience in contract management discipline, process, strategy and execution, and drafting and negotiating key provisions in various forms of outbound licensing and partnership agreements as noted above.
• Experience executing compliance oversight responsibilities in sales agreements (including those related to general privacy and data protection laws, rules and regulations) and coordinating with subject matter experts as needed.
• Self-starter, capable of taking on special projects and challenging assignments, and working effectively in an unstructured environment.
• Advanced knowledge of contract law generally, with strong knowledge of relevant areas of substantive law (e.g., liability limitations, indemnity, warranty, and intellectual property).

It is a requirement for all roles at Precisely to adhere to applicable data privacy and security laws, rules, regulations, and company policies. For more information about Precisely’s privacy practices, please see our Privacy Notice: https://www.precisely.com/legal/privacy-notice.