Legal Counsel

MongoDB; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading database company is seeking a commercial lawyer in Toronto or remotely within Canada. This role involves drafting and negotiating technology contracts, providing strategic legal advice, and streamlining negotiations to support a high-performing sales team. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills. Join a rapidly growing company where every hire has the opportunity to shape the business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial transaction experience, preferably including technology licensing and cloud agreements.
• Proven record of success at a top law firm, in-house experience is a plus.
• Smart, passionate and driven with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate cloud and licensing agreements.
• Provide strategic legal and business advice to sales organization.
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline negotiations.

Skills

Commercial transaction experience

Technology licensing

Cloud agreements

Intellectual property knowledge

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Leadership skills

Multi-stakeholder project management

Education

Licensed in an appropriate jurisdiction

Job description

MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

We are looking for an exceptional commercial lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and isn't afraid of lofty goals and challenges. To succeed in this position, you must be able to work independently and efficiently. You will handle contract negotiations and advise on a range of commercial issues important to MongoDB's business. We also make sure to have fun while we resolve issues. MongoDB is growing rapidly, and every person we hire has the opportunity to help shape the business and grow with the company.

This role can be based out of our Toronto office or remotely in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate cloud and licensing agreements, professional services agreements, OEM agreements, data processing agreements, and other technology contracts
• Provide strategic legal and business advice to a rapidly-growing and high-performing sales organization and other teams within the sales ecosystem
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline negotiations and scale legal resources
• Develop training resources to enable our sales team to navigate the contracting process effectively
• Tackle other interesting legal projects and assist team members on others as needed

Requirements

5+ years of commercial transaction experience, preferably including technology licensing and cloud agreements

Proven record of success at a top law firm, in-house experience is a plus

Knowledge of intellectual property, data privacy and security, software licensing, cloud computing, and contract issues

Smart, passionate and driven with strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to understand complex contractual issues, assess risk while exercising strong business judgment, and provide clear legal advice

Curious and enthusiastic about technology

Enjoy working hard and overcoming challenges

Great leadership and teamwork skills, and willingness to take on new responsibility

Experience advancing projects in a multi-stakeholder environment and handling and prioritizing multiple projects

Licensed in an appropriate jurisdiction

Spanish and / or Portuguese language skills preferred