Senior Director, Legal

This position is open for a remote location ~ USA

What you will be doing: 

• Partner closely with our sales, security, finance and other business teams on commercial and data protection-related matters, emphasizing the importance of high-quality contracts and privacy adherence while delivering practical and business-minded advice. 
• Manage the drafting, negotiating and maintenance of various commercial and technology-related agreements, including sales, vendors, partnerships and data processing agreements. 
• Review commercial contracts and negotiate with customers, vendors and partners on the phone or via video conference. 
• Work with internal clients to advise on negotiation strategy and ensure the contemplated legal terms will meet business needs over the long term. 
• Respond promptly to legal requests. 
• Provide legal guidance regarding contract interpretation matters and general business matters. 
• Manage the commercial legal team. 
• Contribute to other legal and privacy projects as required by the business. 
• Aid in the development and automation of processes to scale efficiencies in the sales support function, which arise from the operation of a large, complex and geographically dispersed sales organization. 
• Provide legal training to team members and business stakeholders. 

What you bring to the team: 

• JD, with admission to at least one bar. 
• 10+ years of substantive commercial legal experience, with a preference for experience in-house at a SaaS company. 
• 2+ years of experience managing a team.  
• Practical experience in SaaS contracting and an advanced knowledge of commercial, contract and privacy law. 
• Experience with regulations that apply to SaaS technologies.
• Experience negotiating contracts with financial services customers is a plus, but it is not required. 
• Expertise in drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements typical to the technology sector. 
• Ability to work with sales, finance, marketing, security and IT teams collaboratively in a growing organization. 
• Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment while remaining analytical and detail-oriented. 
• Ability to own a process from start to finish and implement processes independently. 
• Comfortable with live negotiations across from sophisticated customers, partners and vendors. 
• Excellent communication skills and can summarize complex issues for stakeholders across the business. 
• Strong client service orientation, with high emotional intelligence and the ability to perform well under pressure. 

Our values:

Here at Seismic, we ignite growth for our company, industry, and people. We are enablement innovators seeking the best, brightest teammates who are mission-driven and empowered by our values. 

• We are inclusive. 
• We are vulnerable. 
• We seek to understand. 
• We strive for excellence. 
• We champion the customer. 
• We celebrate success. 

What we have for you: 

• Take time to rest and recharge w/ paid time off, paid company holidays, and end of year company shutdown 
• Medical, dental, vision and 2x life insurance 
• Health Savings Accounts with $1,000 Single/$2,000 Family employer contribution and employer-paid disability plans  
• Fertility & family planning benefits 
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leaves 
• Annual professional development reimbursement 
• Mental health support + Employee Assistance programs w/ free counseling sessions 
• 401k w/ employer match  
• Equity program and performance-based bonuses  
• Bring Your Own Device technology stipend 
• Seismic Cares Program w/ charitable donation matching 
• Nine Communities of Belonging (employee resource/affinity groups) 
• Access to free paid telemedicine 

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