Associate General Counsel, Head of Commercial Legal - Oakland, United States - LaunchDarkly

LaunchDarkly

Verified Company

Oakland, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

About the Job:

LaunchDarkly is looking for an Associate General Counsel to join our growing company of nearly 500 employees, with operations in the US, UK, Europe and Australia.

In this role you will play a pivotal role in developing our legal strategy under the leadership of our General Counsel.

You will be at the forefront of our legal function, managing all commercial legal matters for the company and offering guidance on other legal matters, including product, privacy, intellectual property, compliance, and risk management strategies.

Responsibilities:

Manage a team of contracts negotiators and outside counsel to ensure effective allocation of resources to support all of the company's inbound and outbound commercial contracts.
Be a key partner to senior management and various departments, including sales, finance, security, and operations.
Assist with building the inhouse legal function for a rapidly growing startup, including establishing policies and procedures, drafting forms, and counseling other teams on legal compliance.
Draft, review and negotiate a variety of complex agreements, including strategic partner agreements and other contracts relating to the operations of our SaaS business globally.
Assist with legal operations, including improving the team's processes and implementing tools for increasing the efficiency of the legal function.
Provide legal advice to the company to establish and maintain a strong culture of integrity and compliance.

Qualifications:

J.D. degree from ABA accredited law school and membership in at least one US state bar.
6+ years of legal experience, with at least 2 years in house working on commercial legal strategy, preferably with a SaaS company.
Deep understanding of legal issues in contracts related to SaaS, cloud computing, enterprise software, intellectual property licensing, data privacy and cybersecurity.
Ability to manage a commercial team and negotiate contracts, including with nonUS entities.
Ability to work effectively with ambiguity and change.
Excellent analytical and written skills, with the ability to identify problems and develop solutions with the ability to manage details while maintaining a strategic view.
Experience working with a geographically diverse team across multiple time zones.
Detailoriented, excellent organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
Understanding of how to partner and collaborate cross functionality to balance risks with business objectives
Experience using Ironclad preferred but not required.
Proximity to our HQ Oakland office preferred but not required.

Pay:

Target pay range for a Level M4 in San Francisco/

Bay Area:
$204,000 - $241,000*_
- _Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary._

LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, degree level, and location._

About LaunchDarkly:

The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:

Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages
Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts
Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize
Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types
Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability

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