About the Role

We’re looking for a Corporate Counsel who is a pragmatic and effective technology lawyer. Do you like to work in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment? Are you a problem solver that can explain complicated concepts in a simple way? Do you want to practice law at a high growth successful start-up? Do you have broad experience with SaaS contracts? If so, joining ActionIQ’s growing Legal team might be the perfect fit for you!

In this role you will report to ActionIQ Head of Legal and provide support to our sales and customer success teams and handle the legal pieces of our procurement function. You will also assist the rest of the legal team with employment, privacy, marketing counseling, product counseling and strategic initiatives. We’re looking for someone who is highly motivated, wants to grow with the company and make a significant impact.

Responsibilities

• Work with the sales team on drafting, negotiation and execution of agreements with our enterprise customers.
• Review and negotiate a wide variety of partner and vendor agreements, including SaaS Agreements, recruiting agreements, sponsorship agreements, NDAs and other commercial agreements.
• Collaborate closely with teams across the organization including sales, finance, accounting, marketing, product, people and others.
• Support other legal team members on privacy related matters such as GDPR and CCPA compliance.
• Assist with developing best practice processes, templates, playbooks, and contract automation.
• Develop scalable training materials and regularly train the sales and customer teams in all things related to contracts.
• Assist with the maintenance of a contract management software.

Requirements

• JD or LL.M from a leading Law School.
• Member of the New York Bar (in good standing).
• 3 - 5 years of relevant experience (e.g., tech/privacy department of law firm, in-house legal department in a technology company).
• Knowledge of GDPR, CCPA and other data privacy laws preferred.
• Outstanding contract drafting and negotiating skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Pragmatic mindset towards protecting the company from risk while enabling fast paced growth and innovation.
• Ability to excel in working with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
• Ability to work independently while having good judgment to escalate significant matters.
• Ability to effectively create and implement new and scalable processes.

Benefits

• Work with a fun, inclusive, and smart team of people as we build a NYC-based enterprise software company!
• Competitive compensation package, including significant equity component
• Backed by top-tier VCs (Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, FirstMark Capital)
• Top notch health insurance benefits, including 12 weeks paid parental leave for both parents.
• We are currently working remotely due to COVID, but we will be opening a beautiful new office right on Madison Square Park! All NYC-based employees will be expected to return to the office 3 days per week beginning after Labor Day.
• Check out our latest blog about our return to work here.
• Work from Home stipend to optimize your set up.

ActionIQ is committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and diverse organization. We embrace equal opportunity for all applicants and seek to foster a culture of belonging for our employees. We recognize and appreciate that the more inclusive we are, the better we will function as a team. AIQ welcomes qualified applicants of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or family status, disability, military veteran status, and any other status or background. Join us on our journey to build a product that will help our customers deliver memorable experiences that will drive loyalty and growth.