Corporate Counsel

Why this role?

Snyk seeks a commercial attorney with some product experience and entrepreneurial mindset to support our sales, business development, procurement and product teams and advise on a broad range of commercial transactions with commercially-driven legal advice, strong drafting skills, data protection experience, experience in a B2B SaaS environment, and a “can-do” work ethic.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional team members from around the globe, including in Finance, Sales, Sales Operations, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Procurement. Your approach will be pragmatic, customer-focused and collaborative – your goal will be to reduce friction and enable the business and its customers. You have contract drafting and business negotiation skills gained in both private practice and in-house. 

You’ll use that knowledge to negotiate and draft agreements with all types of customers, from SMB to enterprise to the US government, as well as with channel partners and vendors. You’ll also be working on the cutting-edge of AI as you support our product and engineering teams who are leading the industry in secure AI-software development. 
As a motivated self-starter, you thrive in fast-paced environments and embrace new challenges with adaptability and enthusiasm. You're committed to excellence regardless of project scope and value being part of a high-performing team that delivers results.

What You’ll Do:

• Drafting, reviewing, structuring, and closing a broad range of commercial agreements, including Snyk SaaS Agreements, vendor agreements, DPAs, NDAs, enterprise customer. agreements, partner agreements and US state and federal agreements.
• Collaborating with the internal legal and sales teams, updating legal playbooks and improving contracting documents and processes.
• Providing commercial legal advice to sales, partnership, and procurement teams.
• Providing support, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts related to data protection regulations as needed, such as data processing agreements and data transfer agreements.
• Collaborating with product attorneys and technical teams to provide legal guidance on AI integration into Snyk products and use of AI by the Snyk team, including reviewing AI-related terms in customer and vendor agreements, advising on IP considerations and conducting risk assessments for the use of AI within our products and by our teams.  
• Assisting with legal department projects, including efforts to develop, implement and enhance processes that improve transaction velocity without material increases in risk.
• Working closely with our Contracts Manager responsible for GTM Operations and Deal Desk on processes and CRM tools for negotiating sales agreements at scale, including playbooks and pre-approved terms.
• Aiding in the development and implementation of processes, procedures and metrics (including efficient contracting processes) to increase the overall effectiveness of the legal service.

What You Bring:

• 4- 6 years commercial legal experience, of which a minimum of two years has been spent in-house at a high-growth software (SaaS) company.
• Experience in drafting and advising clients on technology-related commercial agreements, including software licensing, strategic partnerships, reseller arrangements, and data processing agreements.
• Understanding that success as a commercial lawyer requires deep knowledge of product functionality and business operations, including an understanding of the rapidly evolving AI-landscape.
• Excellent prioritization and time management skills with the ability to maintain composure and effectiveness under pressure.
• Strong communication skills, especially communicating legal concepts in non-legal language to non-lawyers in a clear and concise way.
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive, driven, and adaptable, with strong skills in project prioritization, strategic thinking, and risk calibration in dynamic business environments.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational and project management skills.

It’d Be Awesome If You Also… 

• Have SaaS / Cyber Security industry experience.
• Have experience with AI legal issues, including negotiating AI provisions in commercial agreements, IP considerations, and AI-related regulations.

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