Commercial Legal Specialist
Commercial Legal Specialist
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Job Description
One platform a whole world of opportunity
Right now the best jobs are limited to people in a handful of the worlds wealthiest cities yet brilliant people are everywhere. Driven to overturn the status quo and distribute opportunities equally around the world Oyster launched its global employment platform to help companies hire pay and care for talent anywhere.
When it comes to global employment we walk the walk. Were proof that companies dont need an office to create a highly-engaged culture. Since the companys inception in January 2020 Oyster has:
Created a fully-distributed vibrant team of 500 employees across 60 countries
Featured in Forbes having ranked #9 in Flexjobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs
Established a diverse leadership team and an employee base thats 60% female
Achieved one of the highest employee engagement scores in its class
Raised $286 million to date with a current valuation of $1.2 billion!
B Corp status achieved in 2023
Our momentum speaks to the power of global employmentand were just getting started! If you want to change the world with Oyster and be empowered to work remotely while doing so wed love for you to apply!
The Role
Location: To create the best experience for this employee and to meet the business needs this role requires you to be based within India with the right-to-work status.
We are looking for a high-performing Commercial Legal Specialist to join Oyster Legal s Growth & Monetization Team to contribute to the overall success of Oysters business. In this role you will be working with members of Oysters Legal Revenue Marketing and Operations teams to ensure commercial operations work as efficiently and effectively as possible.
NOTE - This is not an attorney position.
You will support the Teams contract lifecycle management activities; create sales collateral and playbooks to increase contracting efficiency and improve process discipline within the Team and across the organization; develop and institute processes to comply with vendor management policies; collaborate with other departments to resolve prospective and current customer questions and troubleshoot issues. You will handle administrative tasks to ensure we are timely serving our business partners including but not limited to sending agreements for signature and coordinating with the signatories to ensure they have the proper context on agreements they are being asked to sign.
You will focus on promoting customer satisfaction along with other responsibilities all of which will require critical thinking innovation and integrity. Being a fully distributed company the Contracts Specialist will work synchronously and asynchronously with team members all over the world. We are looking for someone with wonderful attention to detail strong multi-task skills high energy a positive attitude and no camera shyness.
Key Responsibilities
Assisting with legal escalations including responding to inquiries from internal business stakeholders and prospective and current Oyster customers regarding legal guidelines policy inquiries and contract-specific questions.
Working cross-functionally to enable Oysters Revenue teams to close business deals in a timely and efficient manner.
Assisting with various contract lifecycle management activities including coordinating contract signatures using the companys preferred electronic signature software and ensuring fully-executed contracts are properly stored in Oysters contract management system.
Creating artificial intelligence (AI) prompts and iterating on AI applications identified to support Growth and Monetizations operations to increase the self-serve capabilities of business partners.
Assisting with development of policies trainings FAQs playbooks and other internal resources related to the Growth and Monetization Teams activities supporting their business partners.
Compiling and analyzing various metrics around the Growth and Monetization Teams activities to identify trends areas of excellence and opportunities for improvement.
Identifying opportunities to improve processes share best practices and improve efficiency within the Legal departments organizational structure systems and technologies informed by data analysis.
Performing research and various administrative tasks (scheduling meeting management etc.).
Working cross-functionally to fulfill Oysters Mission and Vision.
Building and maintaining strong relationships within the Legal department and with cross-functional departments.
Minimum Requirements
At least 1 year of experience working in a contract management or contract analyst role for a business.
Previous experience working in cross-functional teams to support the review and negotiation of contracts with third parties.
Experience in compiling and analyzing data on various activities
Organized detail-oriented with excellent communication skills proactively identifying problems and communicating for action.
Ability to work in a fast-paced high-output environment.
Resourceful and curious to investigate a problem leveraging internal resources and proposing a solution to the problem informed by your experience and business judgement.
Creative and uses independent judgment.
Demonstrates enthusiasm for solving problems and adding value to the company.
Familiarity with commercial and contractual-related terminology.
BONUS Prior experience in a corporate legal department.
BONUS Proficient in Google Suite of products (Gmail Google Doc Google Sheets).
BONUS Experience with a Contract Lifecycle Management system preferred (e.g. Ironclad SAP CLM Apttus Conga or the like).
BONUS Familiarity with a client relationship management system (such as Zendesk Salesforce ServiceNow).
BONUS Electronic signature software experience preferred (e.g. HelloSign DocuSign).
BONUS Previous experience working in Notion and Asana
Youll also need
A reliable home internet connection (or be able to get one)
Fluent English language skills
How we work together at Oyster
Our values guide the work we do the decisions we make and the culture that makes us special. We elevate talent. We build trust. We thrive together.
Our mission is to create a more equal worldone global hire at a time. Everything we do ladders up to our missionand that doesnt just mean building software. We develop programs participate in workshops and create dedicated teams to ensure we successfully support companies and knowledge workers in this new world of work.
We embrace asynchronous communication and collaborative workand we share how we work in the Oyster Public HQ to help other global teams learn from our experiences.
How YOU work
Different countries have different statutory benefits different cultures have different norms and different people have different needs! In order to best support and encourage our diverse team weve created How YOU Work; a program of policies practices and perks to support your whole human experience as an employee at Oyster.
Work from anywhere: Oyster is a borderless HQ-less company. As long as your work gets done on time your team has the support they need and youre authorized to work where you live the world is truly your Oyster.
Paid time off: Were all about taking breakswe all need it. Oyster provides employees with 40 days off each year which includes public/bank holidays and vacation/holiday leave (unless your country mandates more).
Mental health support: We consider your mental health a top priority. We offer access to Plumm a mental well-being service to support your mental health.
Wellbeing allowance: Each month Oyster will top up your ThanksBen wallet with a wellbeing allowance. You can get pretty much anything that your heart desires! ThanksBen offers a wide array of options for spending your wellbeing allowance. Check out their benefits cataloguehere for inspiration.
Flexible parental leave: Families are created in lots of different ways. Our parental leave policy applies to all employees who are becoming parents regardless of how they become a parent. Oysters are eligible for a minimum of three months of paid parental leave and your job will be held for 12 months (or longer if required by local jurisdiction).
WFH stipend: Stipend to spend on your laptop and any other equipment you need for your home office; well get you up and running in no time!
The best jobs should be available to everyone
At Oyster we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences and weve intentionally built our product and our company with an inclusive global mindset. We know from experience that people from underrepresented groups often dont apply for roles they dont feel they meet all the criteria for. Were committed to elevating talent by creating a trust-based environment where we can all thrive together. So if you think you have what it takes but dont necessarily check every single box please consider applying. Wed love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team.
Oyster is committed to ensuring equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities and actively fosters an inclusive work environment. If you require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process please email with the subject line: Interview Accommodations.
Our available positions are published on our careers page and should you be invited to interview with us our recruitment team will only ever contact you directly from an @ email address. We will never ask you to send us money as part of a job offer. If you receive a suspicious email relating to opportunities at Oyster from any other email domainwhere someone is claiming to be a part of our recruitment team or are directed to anywhere other than to view our available jobswe encourage you to submit a report through ourCompliance and Ethics Helpline.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
