Senior Counsel Commercial
Senior Counsel Commercial
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Job Description
At SmartBear we believe building great software starts with qualityand were helping our customers make that happen every day. Our solution hubsSmartBear API Hub SmartBear Insight Hub and SmartBear Test Hub featuring HaloAI bring visibility and automation to software development making it easier for teams to deliver highquality software faster. SmartBear is trusted by over 16 million developers testers and software engineers at 32000 organizations including innovators like Adobe JetBlue FedEx and Microsoft.
Job Summary:
The Senior Counsel Commercial drive SmartBears revenue contracts function including complex contract negotiations with customers and channel partners and developing a highperforming contracts team. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel this strategic role will shape contract management processes and legal policies to drive consistency mitigate risk and support business growth while serving as a trusted advisor to the sales leadership team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead all aspects of revenuegenerating contracts with a primary focus on structuring negotiating and drafting of a high volume of complex strategic agreements with global customers to drive topline growth. Contract types include Master Service Agreements Enterprise License Agreements and Data Privacy and Security Agreements among others.
- Collaborate closely with Sales leadership and management across core business enterprise sales and renewals to close revenuegenerating deals effectively managing multiple highpriority transactions on tight timelines.
- Work with Channel Partnerships team to develop review and negotiate complex global Reseller Distribution and Marketplace agreements.
- Establish and refine contract management policies procedures and tools including standard form templates and negotiation playbooks to improve contracting efficiency.
- Advise on emerging global privacy laws and regulations that impact data privacy and data security including identifying trends and potential impacts on business activities.
- Collaborate with the security and compliance teams to incorporate security documentation into customer agreements safeguarding the companys interests.
- Partner closely with crossfunctional teams including finance operations sales customer care and security to align contract terms with business needs and strategic goals.
- Foster collaboration and operational consistency across the contracts function ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and best practices.
Requirements:
- JD degree and active membership in good standing of a U.S. state bar.
- 7 years of relevant commercial experience with at least 3 years in a managerial role inhouse within a highgrowth technology company. PE portfolio company experience also preferred.
- Deep expertise in structuring drafting and negotiating a wide variety of strategic and complex agreements with a technology company.
- Proven experience scaling legal teams.
- Strong strategic and interpersonal skills.
- Collaborative approach with handson leadership style.
Why you should join the SmartBear crew:
- You can grow your career at every level.
- We invest in your success as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work collaborate and have fun.
- We love celebrating our SmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.
- We are guided by a People and Culture organization an important distinction for us. We think about our team holistically the whole person.
- We celebrate our differences in experiences viewpoints and identities because we know it leads to better outcomes.
Did you know
- Our main goal at SmartBear is to make our technologydriven world a better place.
- SmartBear is committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility promoting good in all the communities we serve.
- SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville MA with offices across the world including Galway Ireland Bath UK Wroclaw Poland and Bangalore India.
- Weve won major industry(product and company) awards including B2B Innovators Award Content Marketing Association IntellyX Digital Innovator and BuiltIn Best Places to Work.
SmartBear is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for employees where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions based on merit qualifications and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex national origin age gender disability veteran status sexual orientation or any other protected status under applicable laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that reflects a diversity of thought and experience as well as our values of being smart open driven accountable and curious.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
