Legal Counsel
Experienced commercial transactions attorney to draft, structure, and negotiate complex contracts (software licenses, partnerships, JDA) supporting Sales, Product, and Engineering at a high-growth autonomy tech company. Requires JD, 5+ years relevant experience, and ability to advise leadership in a fast-paced environment.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead the drafting, structuring, and negotiating of complex commercial contracts with a diverse range of customers and partners from automotive OEMs, Autonomous Vehicle (AV) startups, and other players in the AV ecosystem.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the leadership team on legal matters critical to the growth of the business.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders (e.g., Sales, Finance, Product, Engineering) to lead key initiatives.
- Support activities related to IP, Product, and Compliance as needed.
- Create forms, playbooks, and training to improve consistency, execution speed, risk mitigation, and scalability.
- Develop and implement scalable and sustainable legal operations processes, programs and tools to support the legal team’s efficient delivery of services to the broader company.
- Proactively manage other duties that may arise as part of a small legal team in a high growth start-up.
Requirements
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school and active membership in one state bar.
- 5+ years of experience structuring, drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including software licenses, strategic partnerships, and joint development agreements.
- Experience negotiating and drafting IP and material contracts representations in stock purchase, merger, and asset purchase agreements in financings.
- Demeanor to thrive in a fast-paced sales focused environment, requiring exceptional organizational skills, juggling priorities, and adhering to strict deadlines.
- Ability to travel (up to 20%).
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with some combination of law firm and in-house work.
- Computer science or engineering degree.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range for this full-time position: $180,000 - $250,000 USD annually. Total compensation for eligible roles includes base salary, equity (options and/or restricted stock units), comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.
Skills
Contract Negotiation, Ip Law, Commercial Agreements, Software Licensing, Strategic Partnerships, Joint Development Agreements, M&A Contracts, Legal Operations
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