Commercial Counsel

  

Who We Are  

Oncourse Home Solutions (OHS) is a people-centric, $500M organization that is owned by private equity firm, Apax Partners operating under the brands American Water Resources, Pivotal Home Solutions and American Home Solutions. We do what is right for our people so they can do their best when serving our 1.8+ million customers across the U.S. Our mission is to create lasting value for our customers and our partners by helping homeowners navigate the unexpected, reduce costs, and make homeownership enjoyable for all. Our vision is to make our products and services accessible to our customers and our partners by becoming the most trusted and reliable home solutions organization in the market. We are committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity in all forms, where our employees, customers and partners feel valued, respected, and supported.  

As a US-based warranty provider, we provide expertise in safety and homecare to our customers. Our integrated solutions meet customer needs both inside and outside the home. Inside the home we protect critical aspects of home function such as plumbing, heating and cooling, appliances, power surges, hot water heater, and interior electrical. Outside the home we provide protection for critical lines (water, gas, wells, sewers, electric and septic). We primarily go to market B2B2C, partnering mostly with water/gas/electric utilities and municipalities to offer our product leveraging their brand for marketing and often adding our subscription fee to the water/gas/electric bill itself. When our customers need help with home maintenance, repair, or coverage, OHS is there. This is what it means to be an ‘Oncourse SUPER’—Successful, United, Progressive, Empathetic, Reliable. SUPERs get it done. We sweat homeownership so our customers and partners don’t have to.  

As an equal opportunity employer, our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, parental status, mental or physical disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Oncourse Home Solutions is committed to recruiting and retaining talented applicants and to providing all employees with a workplace free from discrimination and/or harassment. 

This position is based in our office in Naperville IL. Our office environment is a key driver of our company culture and employee experience, so a regular in-office hybrid model (generally T-TH in office and M & F remote) is required. 

Position Summary 

Reporting to the Vice President, Senior Counsel, the Commercial Counsel is responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a wide range of commercial agreements. This role ensures legal compliance, mitigates risk, and supports strategic business initiatives through expert legal counsel. This role is critical to the success of the business in ensuring efficient and strategic review of commercial contracts.  

Oncourse is a home service provider that cares deeply about the nearly 2 million households across the country who have enrolled in our protection plans. The Legal Department at Oncourse Home Solutions is dynamic, rising to meet the evolving demands of internal clients on issues that impact our growing, national customer base. You will advise executives and decision makers who are driven by a desire to protect customers, even when homeownership poses stressful challenges. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with all business departments on strategic review and drafting of commercial agreements
• Draft, review, negotiate and revise a wide range of commercial agreements for the business, including IT, Marketing, and general procurement
• Establish and maintain scalable contracting processes and templates 
• Collaborate with Legal Ops Manager on best practices for contract management system
• Collaborate with compliance function on contract management policies and procedures
• Ensure contracts comply with applicable laws, regulations and company policies
• Support other corporate initiatives, including M&A and corporate governance as needed 

We’re Excited If This Is You!

Experience and Qualifications of the Role: 

• 5-7 years of commercial contracting experience, preferably including (i) IT services and technology contracts, (ii) master service agreements and statements of work,(iii) digital and general marketing contracts, (iv) staffing agency and talent contracts and (v) general vendor and procurement contracts