Location: All cities,NY, USA
Senior Corporate Counsel
Smarsh is seeking a Sr. Corporate Counsel with 7+ years of experience to join our dynamic and growing legal team. The Sr. Corporate Counsel will serve as the lead negotiator of sales opportunities for Smarsh s Enterprise Business Unit, and will have a pragmatic, collaborative, business-minded approach to legal practice.
The Sr. Corporate Counsel will be expected to support the business in the following ways:
Negotiate complex SaaS and software agreements, including ancillary agreements (such as data protection and information security agreements);
Negotiate licensing and other agreements required to support the business;
Collaborate cross-functionally in the negotiating process to ensure internal alignment, understanding when and how to escalate to secure optimal results;
Develop and execute negotiation strategies to support business goals;
Work efficiently and effectively with internal and external stakeholders to drive transactions to closure;
Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to enhance the provision of legal services;
Interact daily with legal team; maintain open communication; collaborate to achieve common and cross-functional goals; and
Other duties as assigned
Education and Experience
A Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA accredited institution
Active bar member in any state
7+ years experience in the practice of law or similar advisory position
3+ years experience negotiating SaaS agreements
Experience at a growth technology company
Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Additional Eligibility Considerations
Friendly and approachable demeanor with a desire to serve internal business customers efficiently and effectively
Attention to detail, exceptional organizational skills, and enjoys process-oriented work
Quick thinker, quick learner, hard worker, and a team player
Excellent communication skills; comfortable in various modes of communication phone, chat, email
Comfortable with technology
Ability to handle multiple projects and stay focused in a very fast-paced and constantly changing environment
Ability to understand internal clients needs and goals and prioritize requests appropriately
What do we offer? Base salary range: $165,000 $180,000, depending on experience, plus an incentive bonus program and a sizable grant of stock options.
Healthcare insurance- We provide medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a flexible spending account that allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible out-of-pocket expenses. Personal time off - A healthy work-life balance is critical to your success at the office. Smarsh offers a take-what-you-need time off policy as well as flexible work arrangements 401K Match- Smarsh provides a 4% 401K match for which employees are fully vested on day one. Sabbatical -The Smarsh sabbatical program provides a time to recharge, to study or simply a time to do something you are passionate about away from the workplace. Employees are eligible after six years of service. Recognition - We re big on kudos for a job well done. Our employee-recognition program enables co-workers to nominate their peers who best embody our core values for recognition.
About our culture Smarsh hires lifelong learners with a passion for innovating with purpose, humility, and humor. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We work closely with the most popular communications platforms and the world s leading cloud infrastructure platforms. We use the latest in AI/ML technology to help our customers break new ground at scale. We are a global organization that values diversity, and we believe that providing opportunities for everyone to be their authentic self is key to our success. Smarsh leadership, culture, and commitment to developing our people have all garnered Comparably.com Best Places to Work Awards. Come join us and find out what the best work of your career looks like
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