Associate Corporate Counsel

SoftwareOne; United States; Hybride; USD 100 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Bonus structure

Medical coverage

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Résumé du poste

SoftwareOne is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join our Legal team. This role focuses on commercial transactions, including software licensing and SaaS contracts, and requires experience supporting technology companies.

You will partner with Sales, Finance, and other teams to provide practical legal guidance and help drive business objectives. The role emphasizes collaboration across functions, template maintenance, and compliance, with travel approximately 10% and a remote-friendly

Qualifications

• 3+ years of post-licensure legal experience.
• Active license to practice law in your jurisdiction.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience with a CLM system.
• Experience supporting technology companies or technology transactions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• JD from an accredited law school.

Responsabilités

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements (MSAs, SaaS, licenses, NDAs, SOWs).
• Serve as trusted legal advisor to Sales and business stakeholders.
• Lead customer contract negotiations and participate in calls.
• Identify legal risks and provide practical recommendations.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, HR on legal matters.
• Maintain contract templates and processes for efficiency.
• Support compliance with policies and laws.
• Travel 10% as required.

Connaissances

AI in practice

Contract negotiation

Legal advising

Communication

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Formation

Juris Doctor (JD)

Outils

CLM system

AI in legal workflows

Description du poste

Why SoftwareOne?

SoftwareOne is a global software and cloud solutions provider and distributor, powered by around 12,000 people across more than 70 countries. But what really makes us SoftwareOne is our people: curious minds, different perspectives, and talented teams working together to solve real challenges and create meaningful impact. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, explore new possibilities, and build a career that’s uniquely yours, while helping shape what’s next in technology.

The role

Job Summary

SoftwareOne is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join our Legal team. This role is ideal for an attorney with experience supporting technology companies through contract review, drafting, and negotiation. The successful candidate will partner closely with Sales, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to provide practical legal guidance while helping drive business objectives.

This position is primarily focused on commercial transactions and requires experience with technology-related agreements, including software licensing and Software as a Service (SaaS) contracts.

SoftwareOne is an AI-forward company. We actively use AI across our business to improve productivity, decision‑making, and outcomes - and we are intentional about hiring people who are curious, hands‑on, actively apply AI, and lead by example as technology continues to evolve.

Role & Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial agreements, including:
  • Master Services Agreements (MSAs)
  • Software licensing agreements
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
  • Statements of Work (SOWs)
  • SaaS agreements
  • Vendor and partner agreements
• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to Sales and business stakeholders throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Lead and support customer contract negotiations, including participation in customer calls and discussions.
• Identify legal and business risks and provide practical, solution-oriented recommendations.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Human Resources, and other internal teams on legal matters that arise in the normal course of business.
• Maintain and update contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Assist with other corporate legal matters as assigned.
• Travel 10% required

What we need to see from you

What you offer

• Demonstrated experience using AI in a practical, applied way — such as improving workflows, automating tasks, enabling better decision‑making, or increasing impact in prior roles. This does not require deep technical or engineering expertise in AI; we value applied use, experimenting, and a mindset of curiosity and continuous learning
• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in the jurisdiction in which you reside.
• Minimum of 3 years of post-licensure legal experience.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience with a clm system and using artificial intelligence
• Experience supporting technology companies or technology transactions.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Software licensing agreements
  • SaaS contracts
  • Commercial contracting best practices
  • Contract risk assessment and negotiation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and sound business judgment.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and adapt to change

The preceding job profile has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required. Additional duties may be assigned and may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Success Criteria

• KPIs; contract turn around time, internal stakeholder satisfaction, customer satisfaction, risk assessment, ability to respond timely to internal stakeholders and customers, support of internal departments

Organizational Alignment

• This role report to Regional General Counsel
• Collaboration with legal team, sales, operations, finance and global departments

What we offer

• Generous pay with bonus structure (quarterly or bi-annual depending on the role)
• Independent environment without a lot of red tape where you are empowered to make decisions
• Substantial benefits package that includes:

• Full suite of medical coverage with A+ carriers, Dental, and Vision with strong employer contributions plus additional voluntary coverage available for Pets, Identity Theft Protection, Accident & Critical Illness
• 401k program with employer matching 50% up to the first 10% of employee’s contributions
• Wellness plan that includes credits to premiums and employer contributions towards the savings plan of your choice
• Access to EAP and concierge services plus pre-paid legal at no cost
• Abundant time off that includes paid holidays, floating holidays, your birthday off, a volunteer day, and discretionary time off (DTO)
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Learning and development opportunities galore, tuition reimbursement, and much more!
• Specific to Nashville and Milwaukee-based office employees: company-paid parking

• Winning culture, inclusive environment, and friendly people all over the world
• A remote-friendly organization, with colleagues working remotely either part or full-time

Target compensation for this role will be $100-115K USD(mix of base salary and bonus). Actual offers may be higher or lower than this range and will be determined based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) candidates’ qualifications, experience, education, and work location.

We are not able to consider candidates residing in the state of Hawaii currently.

Job Function

Legal & Compliance

Accommodations

SoftwareOne welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and abilities to apply. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process, email us at [e-mail]. Please include the role for which you are applying and your country’s location. Someone from our organization that is not part of the decision-making process will be in touch to discuss your specific needs, and we will make every effort to accommodate you. Any information shared will be stored securely and treated in the strictest of confidence in line with GDPR.

At SoftwareOne, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Additionally, we encourage experienced individuals that have taken an intentional career break and are now prepared to return to work to explore our SOAR program.