What you will be doing
- Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS agreements with customers and work closely with our sales and customer success teams to close both new and renewal revenue deals
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of other commercial agreements, including partnership agreements, reseller agreements, vendor agreements, and other agreements that may come up in the day to day operations of a vertical SaaS technology company
- Innovate and simplify internal contracting processes and standards
- Create, review and improve templates, “playbooks,” and policies
- Become a trusted partner to our sales, procurement and business teams and build strong and professional relationships with our employees and customers
- Assist with other legal support tasks that arise
What you will need to know/have
- A juris doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and membership in good standing in at least one state bar or international equivalent
- A minimum of 2 years of experience with commercial contracts or general corporate transactions at either a top-tier law firm or in-house. Specific experience drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements in-house at a technology company is preferred.
- Experience drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia is a plus.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high stakes environment, effectively and efficiently managing high volumes of contracts. Be a problem-solver, with a pro-business approach.
- Passion for partnering with sales and closing revenue deals
- Ability to translate between business and technical risk and communicate clearly to business and technical constituencies
- High attention to detail
- Multi-tasking, organizational, and time/decision management skills
Get in on all the awesome at Instructure!
- Competitive salary, equity and 401k.
- Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance.
- HSA program, vision, voluntary life, and ADD.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and flexible work schedules.
- LifeStyle Spending Account