Senior Corporate Counsel

Elastic is an open source search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, Elastic is a distributed company with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at elastic.co

We are hiring a proven Senior Corporate Counsel, with approximately 5 – 7+ years’ experience, to join our evolving Americas Commercial Legal team within the Global Legal department in this fast growing, truly globally distributed company!

Reporting to the Senior Director, Americas Commercial Legal, this position will be ideal for a self-sufficient and resourceful mid-level attorney located in the United States.

What you will be doing:

• Primarily responsible for negotiating and structuring a wide variety of commercial contracts (including channel agreements, cloud/ SaaS and software subscription contracts, and related professional services contracts), in support of our Sales and Partner organizations.
• Engage closely with the wider Legal Department spread across the globe Elastic’s go-to-market, finance and compliance organization.
• Supporting Global Legal team members on ad hoc projects – as directed and/or needed.
• Demonstrate initiative to help build and strengthen workflow processes between the Legal Department and other departments within Elastic to enable with velocity of good dealmaking.
• Partner with similarly motivated and innovative co-workers within a company culture that is open and inclusive to drive positive change that is aligned to our Source Code and team mission.

What You Bring Along:

• You are qualified and legally permitted to practice law in your state of residence and have 5 – 7+ years’ experience in the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts (including cloud/SaaS and software subscription contracts and related professional services supply contracts).
• Experience & knowledge of relevant federal and state laws and legal systems in the United States.
• You will have the ability to balance legal risks with business strategy. Candidates who have experience both in-house and at a major national or international law firm are preferred.
• Do you thrive while independently running your own time in a demanding, fast-paced environment? Are you are able to handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and humor? Then Elastic is the ideal place for you!

Moreover, you have/are:

A self-starter by nature - you have a proven track record of balancing multiple projects and recalibrating advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance. You have experience with, or have at least a good working knowledge of, complex software licensing and cloud business models and related legal issues, and a demonstrated ability to consistently deliver outstanding results. Familiarity with data protection and privacy issues and concerns in the context of technology transactions is a significant plus. Prior experience representing high-growth companies is strongly preferred.

At Elastic, we embrace collaboration and learn to be a high functioning team in a distributed environment. There is some limited travel to participate in key business and team meetings. Written and spoken English is essential. Proficiency or fluency in Spanish or Portuguese is a plus and may lead to opportunities supporting our business in Latin America. We highly value excellent written and oral communication skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary.  This role does not have a variable compensation component.  

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.  In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below. 

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