Lucid - Sr. Corporate Counsel, Commercial
Lucid is seeking a talented and energetic lawyer to support negotiations with customers, vendors, partners and resellers. The role involves drafting, negotiating, and advising on a range of commercial arrangements and being the primary legal support for Lucid’s procurement process.
The role reports to the Director of Legal, Commercial and is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About The Team
Lucid’s legal team is a diverse group of lawyers and legal professionals with a shared passion for providing collaborative, creative and best-in-class service to our business partners. We go above and beyond to help accelerate and protect the business. We’re looking for a builder who can successfully work across the legal team, as well as the broader company.
Our mission is to help teams see and build the future. And we hold true to our core values of: (1) Innovation in everything we do; (2) Passion & excellence in every area; (3) Providing individual empowerment, initiative and ownership; and (4) Teamwork over ego.
Requirements:
Undergraduate and Juris Doctor from highly regarded schools and member of a state bar
7+ years combined legal experience in a software company, procurement or commercial function, and/or in a law firm counseling rapid-growth technology companies
Experience creating and scaling processes, policies, and systems to help streamline, simplify, and automate procurement for a rapidly growing company
Strong transactional experience negotiating customer, vendor and partnership agreements
Demonstrated experience providing practical, actionable advice that balances legal risk and business impact in a dynamic environment, and an ability to communicate risks and impact to business partners in plain English
Excellent written/verbal communication and negotiation skills
Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude
Curious and motivated to elevate Lucid’s legal department to the next level
Responsibilities:
Support business teams in structuring transactions, drafting, and negotiating agreements with vendors, including all forms of procurement, service, and technology agreements and provide advice on managing associated risks and strengthening relationships with suppliers
Proactively manage supplier relationships, software renewals and reduce the time that the business must spend on procurement negotiation and approvals
Work closely with Finance, Legal and cross-functional teams to shape and improve Lucid’s procurement policies and procedures to enable both legal and business functions to scale
Assist in updating procurement templates, drafting corporate policies and processes, ensuring contractual requirements are adhered to, and developing training materials on relevant topics related to company procurement processes
Provide legal advice to business teams regarding partnership, channel, and marketplace relationships
Support the needs of our global sales teams to manage the contracting process and drive deals to closure.
Advise stakeholders regarding relevant issues and risks in our commercial contracts, and ensure our agreements reflect our internal corporate policies and processes.
Be able to negotiate contracts and answer questions related to relevant data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA.
Contribute to the formulation of playbook positions and the continuous improvement of department processes and templates.
Preferred Qualifications:
Expertise with subscription and/or SaaS technology industry
Experience with Coupa or other procurement technologies
Lucid Software (View all jobs) Salt Lake City, UT