Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial @ Sorenson Communications

Job Summary

Sorenson is seeking a high-integrity, intellectual athlete with technology transactions experience to support its sales and commercial contracting efforts. This position will report into the Head of Commercial Legal and will work closely with key internal business stakeholders to provide high-quality legal advice to support Sorenson’s current and expanding product and services. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of independently managing multiple priorities, efficiently negotiating and closing commercial agreements and skillfully advising internal business colleagues. Experience with privacy matters or product counseling is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, negotiate, structure and review a broad range of customer-facing technology and commercial transactions, including SaaS subscription agreements, strategic partnerships, inbound and outbound license agreements, NDAs, consulting agreements, service agreements, OEM and reseller agreements, data use agreements, MSAs, SOWs, etc.

• Draft, review and negotiate a range of vendor agreements in support of business initiatives, such as service agreements, development agreements, purchase agreements, subscription agreements, consulting agreements, etc.

• Drive significant transaction volume from inception to completion in a fast-paced environment.

• Draft, develop and update agreement templates and form agreements.

• Identify, anticipate, provide timely evaluation of, and communicate legal and business risks and issues with internal stakeholders.

• Analyze and advise on complex issues related to technology development, content and data licensing, software integrations, and partnerships covering multiple services and product offerings.

• Assist with mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.

• Participate in special projects and additional duties, as required.
  
  

About You/ Required Experience:

• JD from a top tier law school.

• Licensed and in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. state.

• 6+ years of experience at a top tier or Am Law 100 law firm or in-house in a sophisticated commercial environment. The ideal candidate will have a combination of both law firm and in-house experience with a minimum of 3+ years spent at a top tier or Am Law 100 law firm.

• Substantial experience in counseling companies on technology services arrangements and core contractual terms, and the ability to assess impact of those terms to the company’s business arrangements.

• Ability to clearly and concisely draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements, with minimal supervision.

• Solid ability to balance risks and opportunities, analyze and resolve challenging legal issues including thinking creatively to enable the business to accomplish its goals, and communicate sound, clear, practical and concise advice in a fast-paced business setting.

• Proactive with deadlines with ability to prioritize conflicting demands.

• Team player with outstanding professionalism, poise, judgment and ability to reliably multi-task and manage numerous projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, with a positive attitude.

• Experience with product counseling, intellectual property and/or navigating privacy and regulatory issues is particularly desirable.
  
  

Employment Details:

Full Time

Location: Remote

Benefits:

• Paid Vacation Time and Paid Sick Time and Paid Holidays

• 401k 6% match with immediate vesting

• Nationwide Medical Insurance plans and coverage (Medical, Dental/Orthodontia, Vision)

• TeleDoc

• HSA company match

• 3 Medical plan options including a Low Deductible PPO Medical Plan Offering

• Employee Assistance Program

• Engaged Employee Resource Groups

• Outstanding Learning and Career Development Opportunities
  
  
  

No sponsorship is available for this position.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Travel Requirements

Travel Requirements: Less than 25%

Working Conditions And Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit and/or stand at a desk and work with a computer for extended periods of time.

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, tools, and to handle other computer components

• Regular and predictable attendance required.
  
  

Company Summary

Our Mission…Harnessing the power of language, we connect diverse people and enrich the human experience.

Our Vision…To provide global language services that expand opportunities, nurture belonging, and empower the world to connect beyond words.

As one of the world’s leading language services providers, Sorenson combines patented technology with human-centric solutions. We strive to increase accessibility and inclusion through communication solutions for all: call captioning and video relay services, over-video and in-person sign language and spoken language interpreting, translation, real-time captioning, and post-production language services.

Sorenson’s impact vision and plan extends to enhancing generational wealth and inclusive workplaces for our employees and the communities we serve.

We achieve great things together working “The Sorenson Way” with our employee values: Customer First, Can-Do Attitude, Collective Action, Growth Mindset, Ownership, and Connect Direct.