Associate Commercial Counsel, Cloud Consulting and Forward Deployed Engineers

Google; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 217,000 - 314,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits (401k) with match

Paid time off 20 days per year

Sick time 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 paid days

Job summary

Google is seeking a primary legal counsel for its global Cloud Consulting and Forward Deployed Engineering teams. You will advise leadership on go-to-market strategy and legal compliance for cloud professional services, including providing legal terms, contracts, playbooks, and enablement to scale legal support.

US: $217000 - $314000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits.

Qualifications

• JD, LL.B., or equivalent degree; bar admission in the state of position.
• 3+ years attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or law firm.
• Experience drafting and negotiating cloud professional services agreements.
• Authorized to practice law in the state where position is located.

Responsibilities

• Advise global Cloud Consulting and Forward Deployed Engineering teams on go-to-market strategy and legal compliance; draft templates, terms, playbooks, and enablement materials.
• Scale legal support for Cloud professional services by training and enabling sellers, Sales Legal teams, and other key stakeholders.
• Lead projects to provide programmatic support for general Cloud go-to-market needs.
• Partner with Cloud Sales Legal teams to support complex customer agreements for consulting and Forward Deployed Engineering teams.

Skills

Go-to-market strategy

Legal negotiation

Contract drafting

Stakeholder communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
• 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
• Experience drafting and negotiating professional services or other cloud commercial agreements.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience directly supporting an enterprise business team.
• Knowledge of AI, data privacy, cybersecurity, IP, professional services, and regulatory matters relevant to enterprise cloud transactional legal work.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Excellent problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to explain legal issues clearly and concisely to non-legal stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple agreements and projects simultaneously in a changing environment.

About the job

In this role, you will serve as primary legal counsel for the global Cloud Consulting and Forward Deployed Engineering teams. You will advise leadership on go-to-market strategy and legal compliance for all matters related to Cloud professional services, including providing legal terms, contracts, playbooks, and enablement to scale legal support.

US: $217000 - $314000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Advise global Cloud Consulting and Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) teams on go-to-market strategy and legal compliance. Draft templates, terms, playbooks, and create enablement materials to accelerate consulting and FDE engagements.
• Scale legal support for Cloud professional services by training and enabling sellers, Sales Legal teams, and other key stakeholders to support consulting and Forward Deployed Engineering agreements effectively.
• Lead special projects to provide programmatic support for general Cloud go-to-market needs.
• Partner with Cloud Sales Legal teams to support complex customer agreements for consulting and Forward Deployed Engineering teams.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.