Legal Counsel, Procurement

United States Digital Space LLC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 108,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a commercial attorney to join as Legal Counsel – Procurement in a hybrid role based in Toronto.

You will negotiate high-value contracts, advise stakeholders, and help scale procurement processes while staying compliant with privacy and IP considerations.

Candidates should have 5+ years’ experience, a JD with bar membership, and a track record in tech or law-firm environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial contract experience.
• Experience at law firm and/or high-growth tech company.
• JD with active bar membership in your jurisdiction.
• Understanding of data privacy requirements.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Proactive, dynamic and results-driven with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal partner to global Procurement and advise cross-functional stakeholders on third-party contracting matters.
• Draft and negotiate buy-side agreements, including SaaS, software, marketing, facilities, professional services, and real estate agreements.
• Provide practical legal guidance on complex, high-value procurement transactions and escalating issues for business approval.
• Develop and maintain scalable procurement and legal review processes.
• Develop and maintain legal knowledge-management resources, including procurement playbooks and templates.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology and contract lifecycle management tools to scale procurement legal support.
• Develop and deliver training to Procurement and business stakeholders on contracting processes and risk.
• Maintain awareness of developments in data privacy, AI, IP, technology contracting and vendor risk.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) with active bar membership

Job description

We are seeking a driven, experienced commercial attorney who thrives in a fast-paced environment to fill the position of Legal Counsel – Procurement. You will work closely with internal business resources, procurement stakeholders, legal and other stakeholders across the enterprise to lead high value, high visibility and high impact procurement negotiations, while also ensuring all third-party agreements meet the company’s contracting standards. You work both independently and as part of a team that values quality, fun and collaboration.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Toronto, ON for our hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal partner to global Procurement and advise cross-functional stakeholders on third-party contracting matters

• Draft and negotiate buy-side agreements, including SaaS, software, marketing, facilities, professional services, and real estate agreements

• Provide practical legal guidance on complex, high-value, and high-risk procurement transactions, including escalation and resolution of issues requiring cross-functional stakeholder input or business leadership approval

• Develop and maintain scalable procurement and legal review processes

• Develop and maintain legal knowledge-management resources, including procurement playbooks, templates, and other institutional knowledge resources

• Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, contract lifecycle management tools, and emerging legal and AI technology to scale procurement legal support

• Develop and deliver training and practical guidance to Procurement and business stakeholders on contracting processes, legal requirements, negotiation strategy, risk allocation, and common contractual issues

• Maintain awareness of emerging legal and commercial issues affecting procurement, including developments relating to data privacy and security, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, technology contracting, and vendor risk, and incorporate relevant developments into contracting guidance and processes

• Support broader Legal team priorities and initiatives as needed

Our ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years of commercial contract experience, with a proven track record negotiating procurement agreements

• Experience at law firm and/or high-growth tech company

• JD with an active bar membership in your jurisdiction

• Understanding of data privacy requirements

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines

• Proactive, dynamic and results-driven individual with strong attention to detail

• Curious and passionate about technology

• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations

• Leadership and teamwork skills and willingness to take on new responsibility

About the company

the company is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. the company’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, the company Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on the company for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at the company is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us the company.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at the company, and help us make an impact on the world!

the company is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

the company is an equal opportunities employer.

*AI is used to review applications based on job-related criteria and does not replace human decision-making. The hiring team decide who moves forward.*

the company’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of the company’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer match, mental health counseling, backup child and elder care, and health, dental, and vision benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to candidates based in Canada.

the company’s base salary range for this role in Canada is:

$108,000—$150,000 CAD