Corporate Counsel Software

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue SS&C is headquartered in Windsor Connecticut and has 27000 employees in 35 countries. Some 20000 financial services and healthcare organizations from the worlds largest companies to small and mid-market firms rely on SS&C for expertise scale and technology.

Job Description

Legal Counsel - Software and Technology

Location: New York NY Hybrid

Get To Know Us:

This Legal Counsel role partners closely with Sales leadership and cross-functional teams across the region providing strategic legal support throughout the full sales cycle including drafting reviewing and negotiating software SaaS professional services and partner agreements. You will advise on commercial public sector compliance and corporate matters contribute to process and template improvements and build strong relationships across the organization.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model and Business Casual Dress Code including jeans
• Your Future: 401k Matching Program Professional Development Reimbursement
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off Sick Leave Paid Holidays
• Your Wellbeing: Medical Dental Vision Employee Assistance Program Parental Leave
• Wide Ranging Perspectives:Committed to Celebrating the Variety of Backgrounds Talents and Experiences of Our Employees
• Training: Hands-On Team-Customized including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

• High-profile role supporting Sales leadership and the wider Sales team across the region with frequent exposure to enterprise customers and partners.
• Drafting reviewing and negotiating documentation to support the full sales cycle: including:
  • NDAs; evaluation agreements; software license and support agreements; SaaS subscription agreements; data privacy and information security agreements; professional services agreements/SOWs; and sales order documentation.
  • Agreements with alliance/channel partners and technology partners.

• Drafting reviewing and negotiating contracts with vendors including marketing suppliers and other general commercial contracts.
• Advising as required on any other legal matters affecting the regional and wider business including disputes and litigation regional aspects of compliance programs finance matters (e.g. debt collection/enforcement) and corporate reorganization activities.
• Preparing and contributing to the improvement of templates playbooks and departmental processes.
• Advising on the application of SS&C group policies and internal approval processes.
• Training Sales teams on legal topics policies and processes.
• Potential involvement in new go-to-market contracting models new product initiatives and the activities of other SS&C group business units as required.
• Participating in and promoting the initiatives and objectives of the SS&C group legal function.
• Supporting deals for other SS&C software business units as required.
• Building strong working relationships with Sales leaders and with regional and global corporate functions.
• Standard-bearer for ethics and compliance.
• Instructing and supervising external counsel where required.

What You Will Bring:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state Bar (New York preferred).
• 3 years of in-house legal experience preferably in software or technology.
• Experience supporting sales teams Professional Services Product or indirect/reseller business models.
• 3 years drafting and negotiating B2B SaaS and software licensing agreements.
• Knowledge of laws regulations and policies relevant to contracting with U.S. federal state and local government clients.
• Experience advising and influencing senior executives with confidence.
• Public sector experience in the U.S. and/or Canada is a plus; commercial contracting experience required.
• Experience transacting in Latin American markets and/or Spanish or Portuguese language skills a plus.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong interest in technology intelligent automation and AI.
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to high-quality timely support.
• Self-starter able to work independently and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Ownership mindset: drives deals and projects to completion.
• Clear communicator and pragmatic commercial negotiator.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities with limited supervision.
• Interest in process improvement and iterative workflows.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced international environment.
• Collaborative approach with proven ability to build relationships across a dispersed organization.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable to further explore this opportunity please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies Inc. or any of its affiliated companies the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race color religious creed gender age marital status sexual orientation national origin disability veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.