Associate General Counsel

Associate General Counsel

Alarm.com seeks an Associate General Counsel to join its team.  Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, this position will work with departments across the company to provide advice on a wide range of legal matters, including commercial contracts and transactions, compliance, securities, privacy, IP, and regulatory issues as well as general corporate matters.  The legal team supports all aspects of the company’s business operations, including commercial relationships, intellectual property, employment, litigation, securities, financial reporting, and strategic activities.  The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about learning new things and contributing to the growth of the department and the company as a whole. 

This position will support Alarm.com’s core business and its subsidiaries, in particular, EnergyHub, a company that empowers utilities and their customers to create a clean, distributed energy future by helping consumers turn their smart thermostats, EVs, batteries, and other products into virtual power plants that keep the grid stable and enable higher penetration of solar and wind power. The Associate General Counsel will work hand-in-hand with EnergyHub’s Corporate Counsel, business and technical teams to help the company continue its high growth rate and achieve its goal of a carbon-free, distributed energy future.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Associate General Counsel will be responsible for and involved in a wide range of legal and corporate matters.   Key responsibilities include:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements for Alarm.com and its subsidiaries, including software, technology, services, vendor, reseller, manufacturer, licensing, marketing and other commercial contracts.  A significant portion of time in this position will be spent in support of EnergyHub working with leading companies in the demand response, climate tech, Internet of Things, renewable energy, and utility sectors, and partnering with EnergyHub’s Corporate Counsel and internal teams to define a broad legal and risk management strategy and develop creative solutions to legal issues involved with deploying its industry-leading software platform.
• Advise and provide guidance on a broad scope of legal issues relating to commercial terms, compliance, privacy, security, and regulatory matters
• Work closely with executive, sales, IT, product, and other business teams to provide general legal advice and support and assist in scaling legal and business processes
• Develop and drive compliance policies and procedures designed to enhance regulatory and business standards compliance and support the company’s business and strategic objectives
• Supervise and coordinate with outside counsel as necessary

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years relevant experience in an in-house or large law firm environment, with software or technology industry experience and SEC/public company experience a plus
• Significant experience negotiating, drafting and reviewing broad range of commercial contracts and familiarity with a wide range of legal matters including corporate, commercial, privacy, litigation, IP, regulatory, and compliance issues; demonstrated ability/interest in becoming a corporate generalist
• Team player with a high level of professionalism and commitment to developing strong relationships with colleagues, internal clients, and business teams across the enterprise.  As such, this is a hybrid position that requires working from Alarm.com's Tysons, VA headquarters a minimum number of days per week and traveling to EnergyHub's Brooklyn, NY offices on a regular basis.
• Ability to work under pressure, juggle multiple projects with competing priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to change within a growing company
• Experience with, and enthusiasm for, process improvement, and problem solving
• Superior interpersonal and written and oral communication skills
• Proven organizational, analytical, and negotiation skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Highly skilled in standard office software and ability to adapt quickly to new technologies
• J.D. from a leading law school
• Membership in or eligibility for admission to the Virginia Bar (including Corporate Counsel admission)

COMPANY INFO

Alarm.com is the leading cloud-based platform for smart security and the Internet of Things. More than 7.6 million home and business owners depend on our solutions every day to make their properties safer, smarter, and more efficient. And every day, we’re innovating new technologies in rapidly evolving spaces including AI, video analytics, facial recognition, machine learning, energy analytics, and more.  We’re seeking those who are passionate about creating change thro