Senior Director, Associate General Counsel
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Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Why Ryan
Hybrid Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
401K with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Fertility Assistance Program
Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service
Duties and responsibilities
- Draft redline and negotiate complex client-facing technology agreements including SaaS agreements MSAs SOWs SLAs Data Processing Addenda Security Addenda Order Forms upsells renewals and related privacy and security terms.
- Structure and negotiate reseller referral white label alliance and design partner agreements.
- Allocate and negotiate risk across liability caps indemnities data breach obligations and regulatory frameworks in both customer and vendor transactions.
- Negotiate and manage true-up provisions ensuring clarity on usage-based pricing reconciliation rights and audit processes.
- Build scalable contracting workflows playbooks and fallback positions to streamline revenue enablement.
- Partner with Deal Desk Sales and RevOps to accelerate deal closure without overexposing the business.
- Implement post-signature discipline including renewal compliance and upsell triggers.
- Leverage CLM tools and data-driven reporting to support contract lifecycle management.
- Provide strategic counsel to product and executive teams on roadmap risks regulatory awareness (including AI export control and tax exposure) and cross-border contracting considerations.
- Support corporate initiatives including M&A diligence warranties integration and board-level reporting on legal risk and revenue enablement.
Skills:
- Deep understanding of SaaS as a business model including its commercial engine.
- Ability to balance legal risk with revenue acceleration in a fast-paced sales cycle.
- Intellectual curiosity about Ryans services and emerging technologies with general knowledge of information security and data governance issues.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills with high ownership and personal responsibility.
- Excellent collaborator and communicator with a strong client-service focus.
Required Experience:
- Juris Doctor US state bar member in good standing
- At least 10 years of related work experience (buy-side and sell-side)
- Technology procurement experience including negotiating MSAs implementation SOWs
- Proven track record in risk allocation revenue enablement and global contracting.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CIPP certification.
- Private-sector law firm and in-house experience.
- Experience with GDPR CCPA HIPAA SOC 2 data governance and security laws.
- Position is based in Plano TX so local candidates are strongly preferred.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None. This role has no direct reports.
Work Environment:
- Standard indoor office hybrid model: 3 days per week in the Plano TX office.
- Regular interaction with employees at all levels external vendors attorneys and clients.
- Long periods of sitting or standing while working at computer.
- Travel requirement: less than 10%.
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- General Counsel
- Legal Case Management
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Counsel
- Legal Research
- Securities Law
- Employment & Labor Law
- Real Estate Law
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
Ryan is a global tax services, software, and technology firm providing an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services to companies across the world.
