Legal Counsel in Technology

Summary:

RavenPack, a leading big data technology company in financial services, is looking for a Legal Counsel to provide legal services in support of the company’s global operations. The role covers a wide variety of commercial matters, including IT, employment, and outsourcing. The successful candidate must provide practical, commercial solution-driven advice and would need to have a strong commercial background with broad-ranging technology experience. The candidate should be enthusiastic and proactive and be able to work with minimal supervision. The candidate should be comfortable supporting senior executives and working on projects with cross-functional business teams.

Reporting:

This position will report directly to the Legal Counsel.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Drafting and advising on a variety of technology contracts, such as software as a service agreements, software development agreements, IT services agreements and software licenses.




• Drafting and advising on business process outsourcing contracts, including data processing activities, cloud vendors, etc.




• Drafting and advising on a variety of commercial agreements, such as supply/purchase contracts, services agreements and non-disclosure agreements.




• Handle and respond to Due Diligence Questionnaires, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.




• Partner closely with and advise the company’s Business Team, HR, IT, and Information Security on general legal, privacy and data protection-related matters




• Manage the Company’s regulatory compliance programs, including development and maintenance of policies and procedures.




• Advise on the global data protection regulatory framework, including the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and other emerging privacy laws and initiatives around the globe




• Provide day-to-day advice to the business on all intellectual property matters, including adoption and use of trademarks, copyrights and patents




• Assist with other global compliance initiatives as needed

Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills




• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and internal client and time management skills




• Ability to effectively engage with leaders at all levels and collaborate across functions




• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills




• Fluent in English and Spanish

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree & Law degree




• At least (3) three years of related work experience; legal and corporate counsel experience for a technology company or in the IT domain




• Experience with DocuSign as a heavy end-user, technical owner, implementer, administrator is strongly preferred




• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and SharePoint - and Google G suite.

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, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.