Associate Commercial Counsel

What you can expect:

Zoom is looking for an Associate Commercial Counsel to join our award-winning and dynamic-legal team. It is an exciting opportunity for an attorney who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about navigating complex regulatory landscapes, driving strategic deals and supporting cutting-edge innovation. The primary responsibility of the selected candidate will be to review, draft, advise, and negotiate complex customer-facing technology contracts with commercial enterprise customers. In addition, the selected candidate will be called upon to provide a variety of other general commercial legal services to the organization and partner with cross-functional teams. This position reports to the Senior Managing Commercial Counsel.

About the Team:

Zoomies help people stay connected so they can get more done together. We’ve built a best in class AI-first platform that helps people communicate and work more efficiently around the world.

We’re problem-solvers working at a fast pace to design solutions with our customers and users in mind. Here, you’ll work across teams to deliver impactful projects that are changing the way people communicate and enjoy opportunities to advance your career in a dynamic environment.

 

Responsibilities:

• Review, draft, and negotiate enterprise commercial SaaS master subscription agreements, master services agreements, data processing addenda and agreements, partner and channel agreements, business associate agreements, professional services agreements, statements of work, service schedules, support and service level terms, vendor agreements, and other legal documentation.

• Ensure that all contracts are consistent with internal corporate policies, revenue recognition requirements, processes, and risk tolerances.

• Lead assigned strategic and cross-functional projects in support of the Commercial Legal Team to achieve legal and business objectives.

• Work cross-functionally to draft terms for new products and services.

• Assist with the creation of contract templates, playbooks, guides, and policies.

• Be a trusted advisor and business partner across the company by assisting and advising the business and internal constituents on assigned projects and contracts.

 

Requirements:

• 3+ years combined experience (with at least two years of in-house legal department experience with a SaaS company preferred).

• Law Degree from an accredited institution.

• Active license to practice law in one of the 50 U.S. states.

• Experience negotiating and drafting complex commercial enterprise contracts.

• Proven track record of identifying, creating, and implementing contract process improvements.

• Experience supporting SaaS or cloud organizations and related revenue recognition concepts and issues.

• Experience with state, federal, and international data privacy and security laws and related contract provisions.

• Experience with artificial intelligence concepts, contract provisions, and counseling.

• Ability to manage multiple clients’ demands and projects with shifting priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Ability to communicate effectively, empathize with others, and resolve conflicts.

• Highly responsive with a service-oriented attitude with the ability to give succinct, commercially-driven legal advice.

• Works well autonomously and in a multidisciplinary team environment with strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Strong work ethic and ability to multi-task, prioritize, and follow-through on numerous projects.

• Experience with a communications or telecommunications organization is a plus.

 

This position will be based out of Zoom's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California in a hybrid role.

Salary Range or On Target Earnings:

Minimum:

$87,600.00

Maximum:

$186,000.00

In addition to the base salary and/or OTE listed Zoom has a Total Direct Compensation philosophy that takes into consideration; base salary, bonus and equity value.

Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience.

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