Senior Corporate Counsel 1

Snowflake; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the AI Data Cloud is seeking a Corporate Counsel in Toronto. This role involves working closely with sales teams on SaaS transactions, negotiating complex agreements, and providing legal guidance. The ideal candidate will possess a strong legal background, excellent negotiation skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. A commitment to integrity and exceptional interpersonal skills are key to success in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant in-house legal experience.
• Licensed to practice law in Canada, fluent in English and French.
• Strong background with SaaS issues (tax, privacy, security).

Responsibilities

• Structure, negotiate, and close complex sales transactional agreements.
• Provide legal advice on SaaS transactions to business leaders.
• Manage risk and ensure compliance in agreements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Project management skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Law degree from an accredited law school

Job description

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.

We are looking for an experienced and pragmatic problem solver to serve on our world-class transactional legal team, reporting to a Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel supporting our go to market teams in Canada. This is an in-person role based in our Toronto office.

What you’ll do :

Work closely and partner with Sales teams on SaaS transactions that drive company revenue

Structure, negotiate, and close complex sales transactional agreements

Provide sound advice and guidance on legal and business-related issues to senior business leaders

Manage risk and ensure business and compliance needs are accurately reflected in agreements

Work well in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment

Respond promptly to the demands of an active technology sales team and their management

Develop and deliver training on legal issues and contract processes

Support continuous improvements of forms, policies and processes to help streamline, simplify and automate our contracting processes

Keep abreast of the rapidly evolving legal landscape affecting our expanding portfolio of service features

A successful candidate will be able to forge strong relationships with Snowflake customers, as well internal clients and cross-functional groups within Snowflake, including sales, professional services and alliances. The right candidate will be flexible, fun, hard-working and have the desire to be impactful, as a key driver to Snowflake’s continued growth and success.

What we’re looking for :

At least 8 years of relevant in-house commercial legal experience, preferably with a successful, high-growth enterprise SaaS company

Law degree from an accredited law school, with license to practice law in Canada and must be fluent with English and French (read, write and verbal)

Outstanding analytical, drafting, negotiation, collaboration, written and communication skills

Strong background with SaaS-centric issues revenue recognition, tax, privacy, security, data privacy, intellectual property), professional services and various go-to-market programs

Exceptional and pragmatic organizational, project management, problem-solving and prioritization skills

Flexibility and eagerness to work hard in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines (especially at quarter end).

The ability to think and execute both strategically and tactically

Highly effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a wide variety of people at all levels inside and outside the organization

Service-oriented, responsive, professional and strong integrity

Experience working with highly regulated cloud customers FinServ, healthcare, public sector, etc.) and / or a working knowledge of emerging developments in the legal landscape for artificial intelligence, are a plus.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

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Corporate Counsel • Toronto, Ontario, Canada