Job Description:
The Opportunity:
An exciting opportunity for an experienced, strategic, tech-focused commercial lawyer to join Workhuman as a member of the Legal team. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in supporting Workhuman'sglobal commercial operations, resolving complex legal issues, providing strategiccounsel and driving successful outcomes across the business.
Reporting to our SVP, General Counsel in our Framingham office, you'll be part of a global team that is collaborative, forward-thinking and committed to providing strategic, business-focused legal support across the organisation.
What we can offer you:
1. Leverage your prior contracts experience to structure, negotiate and close complex commercial transactions with both vendors and prospective clients
2. Support the review and negotiation of indirect procurement contracts
3. Collaborate with and provide guidance to internal stakeholders on legal and commercial risks in proposed transactions
4. Use sound judgment to evaluate and draft nonstandard legal agreements
5. Develop creative solutions to advance negotiations in line with Workhuman's policies and risk tolerance while maintainingstrong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external partners
6. Build trusted and collaborative relationships with cross functional teams, including Procurement, Finance, Sales, Information Security, and Product
7. Create, implement, and enhancestandard agreements, templates, contracting guides, and best practices
8. Demonstrate strong project management, prioritization and organizational skills to effectively manage multiple workstreams
The skills you will bring:
9. Qualified lawyer with minimum 3+ years PQEin relevant work as in-house counsel or equivalent experience in a law firm
10. SaaS experience a plus
11. Exceptional negotiation, drafting, and communication skills
12. Proven experience in commercial contract negotiation and drafting
13. Experience managing andmaintainingproductive relationships with external vendors and partners
14. High energy, self-motivated, and results-driven, with a strong sense of urgency to achieve Workhuman'sbusiness goals
15. Foundational understanding of data privacy regulations and standards a plus
16. Self-directed and comfortable working independently while staying connected across a global team