Corporate Legal Counsel

IFS

Job Location:

Ottawa - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Legal

Job Summary

We are looking for a brilliant legal mind to join our growing global legal team. As a key member of our team you will support legal matters for our Copperleaf business reporting into its Head of Legal who is based in the United Kingdom.
Your primary responsibility is to support our global go to market teams including sales and consulting and additionally partner and supplier matters.
You will thrive in a fast-paced environment in a dynamic fast-growing AI-first enterprise SaaS company working alongside market leaders and sales teams as well as supporting other countries and regions.

Responsibilities:

Structure draft negotiate and close SaaS software support and cloud contracts with customers while collaborating cross functionally with Finance Infosec and Customer Experience.
Champion AI advancement in the legal function including management of CLM platform and agents to drive automation of legl
Lead negotiation of master agreements NDAs statements of work (SOWs) order forms and tender responses primarily on company templates but also on counterparty paper.
Develop and refine playbooks and corporate standards and ensure governance of contractual terms against these playbooks and corporate standards.
Work with legacy contracts including reviewing existing terms and negotiating amendments to align with current terms
Review draft negotiate and help close contracts with partners and suppliers
Provide accurate pragmatic and timely legal advice across a range of commercial and operational matters.
Dive into other ad-hoc tasks and projects as needed including using the Legal AI tools and working with other teams
Work collaboratively with the broader IFS legal team by sharing knowledge helping out team members and sharing areas of expertise
Maintain a deep industry knowledge including new legal and regulatory developments affecting SaaS businesses

Qualifications :

Qualified lawyer with 5-10 years post qualification experience
In-house SaaS experience in a fast paced environment
Proven experience delivering on a wide range of complex commercial contracts and demonstrable ability to independently handle complex negotiations
Experience with Legal technical tools revenue recognition and privacy matters an advantage.
Proactive roll-up your sleeves attitude
An analytical mind able to see the complexities with excellent business judgement intellectual curiosity and the ability to balance legal and business requirements
Flexible on working hours to suit truly global business needs
Highest degree of professional ethics and integrity with demonstrable confidence when providing legal advice
Excellent organizational prioritization and time-management skills this is an extremely fast paced company with same day response expected
Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills
Must be fluent in written and spoken English. Other language skills are an advantage.

What Were Offering

Salary Range $150000 - $175000 CAD plus bonus
Flexible paid time off including sick and holiday
Medical dental & vision insurance
Company contribution in retirement accounts
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance and disability benefits
Tuition assistance
Community involvement and volunteering events

Additional Information :

We believe that coming together as a community in person is important for innovation connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time

We are looking for a brilliant legal mind to join our growing global legal team. As a key member of our team you will support legal matters for our Copperleaf business reporting into its Head of Legal who is based in the United Kingdom.Your primary responsibility is to support our global go to marke...

We are looking for a brilliant legal mind to join our growing global legal team. As a key member of our team you will support legal matters for our Copperleaf business reporting into its Head of Legal who is based in the United Kingdom.
Your primary responsibility is to support our global go to market teams including sales and consulting and additionally partner and supplier matters.
You will thrive in a fast-paced environment in a dynamic fast-growing AI-first enterprise SaaS company working alongside market leaders and sales teams as well as supporting other countries and regions.

Responsibilities:

Structure draft negotiate and close SaaS software support and cloud contracts with customers while collaborating cross functionally with Finance Infosec and Customer Experience.
Champion AI advancement in the legal function including management of CLM platform and agents to drive automation of legl
Lead negotiation of master agreements NDAs statements of work (SOWs) order forms and tender responses primarily on company templates but also on counterparty paper.
Develop and refine playbooks and corporate standards and ensure governance of contractual terms against these playbooks and corporate standards.
Work with legacy contracts including reviewing existing terms and negotiating amendments to align with current terms
Review draft negotiate and help close contracts with partners and suppliers
Provide accurate pragmatic and timely legal advice across a range of commercial and operational matters.
Dive into other ad-hoc tasks and projects as needed including using the Legal AI tools and working with other teams
Work collaboratively with the broader IFS legal team by sharing knowledge helping out team members and sharing areas of expertise
Maintain a deep industry knowledge including new legal and regulatory developments affecting SaaS businesses

Qualifications :

Qualified lawyer with 5-10 years post qualification experience
In-house SaaS experience in a fast paced environment
Proven experience delivering on a wide range of complex commercial contracts and demonstrable ability to independently handle complex negotiations
Experience with Legal technical tools revenue recognition and privacy matters an advantage.
Proactive roll-up your sleeves attitude
An analytical mind able to see the complexities with excellent business judgement intellectual curiosity and the ability to balance legal and business requirements
Flexible on working hours to suit truly global business needs
Highest degree of professional ethics and integrity with demonstrable confidence when providing legal advice
Excellent organizational prioritization and time-management skills this is an extremely fast paced company with same day response expected
Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills
Must be fluent in written and spoken English. Other language skills are an advantage.

What Were Offering

Salary Range $150000 - $175000 CAD plus bonus
Flexible paid time off including sick and holiday
Medical dental & vision insurance
Company contribution in retirement accounts
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance and disability benefits
Tuition assistance
Community involvement and volunteering events

Additional Information :

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time

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IFS

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