Corporate Counsel

Ridgeline’s legal team is dedicated to protecting the company’s core values by delivering sound and practical advice to business decision makers.  Our first Corporate Counsel will be a trusted commercial partner to several business leaders and a valued deal advisor.   You will work closely with our sales, product and finance teams to execute world class Go-To-Market and Purchasing motions at an exciting high-growth company.  You will be highly valued for accelerating revenue, managing risk, and helping Ridgeline’s business run smoothly and continuously improve. 

What will you do?

• Accelerate Ridgeline’s revenue growth in partnership with our sales team
• Deliver training, relationship management, and execution of a commercial contracting playbook
• Execute and advise business teams throughout our and our customers’ complex enterprise purchasing cycles, by drafting, positioning and negotiating deal documents 
• Define and influence processes for intake, playbooks, escalation, and contract management
• Assist with deploying a contract lifecycle management system for a complex vertical SaaS business, taking the long view
• Identify additional legal areas of interest and contribute to their growth and success 

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience drafting, negotiating and closing enterprise SaaS or other complex contracts
  • Candidates with corporate transactional law firm experience are encouraged to apply
• 2+ years’ experience advising on data classification and related regulatory requirements, such as GDPR and CCPA
• Trustworthy teammate with outstanding judgment and integrity
• Generalist growth mindset, where no task is too small, and the prospect of your career growth being aligned with the company’s growth excites you
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to collaborate with attorneys, business leaders, and colleagues of varying backgrounds
• JD and bar admission in one state required

About Ridgeline

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. It was founded in 2017 by visionary entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday) to address the unique technology challenges of an industry in need of new thinking. We are building a modern platform in the public cloud, purpose-built for the investment management industry to empower business like never before. 

Headquartered in Lake Tahoe with offices in Reno, Manhattan, and the Bay Area, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by LinkedIn as a “Top U.S. Startup,” and by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

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