Senior Counsel, Americas Commercial

The Role:
The Senior Counsel, Americas Commercial will be part of Celonis' global Legal and Compliance organization and initially report to the Assistant General Counsel, Global Commercial. The Senior Counsel will be part of a close-knit team of commercial legal experts all over the world and will take responsibility for negotiating key commercial transactions throughout the Americas. A successful candidate will be expected to provide pragmatic, creative, collaborative and solution-oriented Legal support throughout the company; will have a strong business sense and have experience working as a self-starter in an environment that is fast-paced, business and results-oriented and team focused.
The work you'll do:

• Draft, review, analyze and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts, including cloud and on-premise subscriptions, license, and professional services agreements.
• Develop and maintain commercial contract templates.

• Consistently anticipate, analyze, communicate, and propose mitigation strategies for potential risks in contractual, regulatory, compliance, financial and legal areas.

• Provide training on a variety of topics to sales and other cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to ongoing process improvement, reduction of friction and problem solving within areas of Legal and Compliance.
• Seamlessly partner with senior stakeholders (including C-Suite and Executive Management) within the Celonis organization, including but not limited to Sales, Deal Desk, Finance and cCompliance.
• Further Celonis' business, financial and risk management objectives through diligent, proactive and creative lawyering.

The qualifications you need:

• Law degree
• Active bar membership in relevant jurisdiction
• Native or bilingual fluency in English, business fluency in a second language would be a significant plus
• 7+ years combined experience in law firm and/or in-house legal department including significant drafting and negotiation experience in relation to software/technology license/cloud and professional services agreements
• Experience in supporting quota-carrying, enterprise-level sales personnel
• Working knowledge of regulatory matters, including international data protection, corporate compliance and export/trade restrictions
• Ability to think "outside the box" and address complex matters with creative solutions
• Excellent interpersonal, written/verbal communication and negotiation skills
• Highly ambitious with a responsive and service-oriented attitude
• Ability to independently organize, prioritize and manage deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding work environment
• Ability to maintain strong working relationships with demanding internal clients and work effectively with remote team and management members
• Sound and practical business judgment

What Celonis can offer you:

• The unique opportunity to work within a new category of technology, Execution Management
• Investment in your personal growth and skill development (clear career paths, internal mobility opportunities, L&D platform, mentorships, and more)
• Great compensation and benefits packages (stock options, 401(k) matching, generous time off, family leave from day one, and more)
• Mental well-being support (mindfulness tools such as Headspace, virtual events, and more)
• A global and growing team of Celonauts from diverse backgrounds to learn from and work with
• An open-minded culture with innovative, autonomous teams
• Business Resource Groups to help you feel connected, valued and seen (Black@Celonis, Women@Celonis, Parents@Celonis, Pride@Celonis, Resilience@Celonis, and more)
• A clear set of company values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future

Compensation information:

• For positions in Colorado State only: We offer a base salary range of $127,890 - $174,870 based on a Full Time Schedule.
  Total compensation package will include base salary + bonus/commission + equity + benefits (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off). Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and that the actual total compensation offer will be determined based on various factors, including, but not limited to, applicant's qualifications, skills, experiences, and location.

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