Counsel, Commercial Contracts

What we're looking for

Momentive is looking for an enthusiastic lawyer to join our legal team. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in helping to scale a growing internet business This role will require you to focus on commercial transactions and will involve collaboration with members of Momentive's sales, finance, operations, and executive teams across the globe. You will report to a senior lawyer in Momentive's international legal team.

You will

• Have responsibility for negotiating, drafting, and advising on a broad range of customer-facing agreements, principally SaaS Enterprise Agreements and ancillary documentation related to sales deals, such as NDAs, order forms, data processing agreements and other related agreements.
• Work with internal clients and important partners (including the sales, sales operations, information security, privacy and finance teams) by providing legal advice on relevant legal topics.
• Provide training and ongoing support on sales and contractual matters, including developing internal guides and training materials.
• Support the Procurement team to navigate complex contractual negotiations, including security and privacy related matters.
• Recommend and implement improvements to commercial policies and standard form contracts.
• Build relationships with and support other members of the legal team.

You have

• 3 or more years of post qualification experience specializing in commercial and privacy law (in a respected law firm or in-house in a technology company)
• Qualification to practice law in the jurisdiction where you reside
• Strong general commercial contracting background with experience of IT and SaaS contracts.
• Experience with and an ability to negotiate privacy related agreements
• Awareness of revenue recognition rules and associated risks and an ability to manage and avoid those risks
• Experience of giving succinct, commercially motivated legal advice
• Experience working both independently and in versatile teams
• Experience working across jurisdictions and time zones

Who we are and what we do

Momentive (NASDAQ: MNTV), maker of SurveyMonkey, is a leader in agile experience management, delivering powerful, purpose-built solutions that bring together the best parts of humanity and technology to redefine AI. Momentive products, including GetFeedback, SurveyMonkey, and its brand and market insights solutions, empower decision-makers at 345,000 organizations worldwide to shape exceptional experiences. More than 20 million active users rely on Momentive to fuel market insights, brand insights, employee experience, customer experience, and product experience. Our vision is to improve human experiences by amplifying individual voices. Learn more at Momentive.ai.

What we offer our employees

Momentive is a place where the curious come to grow and shape what's next. By embedding inclusion into our processes, policies, benefits, and culture for our 1,600+ employees across North America, Europe, and APAC, we're building a workplace where people of every background can excel.

We've won multiple Culture and Employee awards, including Comparably's Best Workplace for Women and Diversity, and received recognition for our forward-looking benefits policies, including best workplace for parents, vendor benefits standards, our annual holiday refresh, retirement benefits, and Take 4 sabbaticals.

Our commitment to an inclusive workplace

Momentive is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We celebrate the unique differences of our employees because that is what drives curiosity, innovation, and the success of our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

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