Contracts Counsel

One Identity, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

One Identity is seeking a Contracts Counsel to join the Legal team, supporting sales and partnerships. The ideal candidate is a details-focused commercial attorney who balances legal risk with business objectives and communicates guidance clearly.

You will draft, negotiate and close SaaS, DPAs, partner and vendor agreements, develop contract templates and playbooks, and optimize workflows with CLM tools. This role offers growth in a fast-paced, high-growth security software company.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar in at least one state.
• 3–5 years of tech transactions experience in a B2B SaaS/tech environment, in-house preferred.
• Experience negotiating SaaS/software agreements, DPAs, partner/reseller and vendor contracts.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and close a wide variety of complex customer, partner and vendor contracts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across functions to achieve favorable outcomes in negotiations.
• Identify and address potential issues to minimize risk and delays.
• Improve templates, playbooks and contracting processes and provide training.
• Support CLM workflows and redline review using modern tools.
• Build strong relationships within the legal team and with senior leadership.
• Contribute to a fast-growing, high-volume environment.

Education

JD from accredited law school

Tools

Ironclad

Job description

Overview

One Identity is an award-winning security software provider offering a broad selection of solutions that solve some of the most common and most challenging IT security problems. Part of the One Identity Software group, One Identity solutions eliminate the complexities and time-consuming processes often required to govern identities, manage privileged accounts and control access. Our solutions enhance business agility while addressing IAM challenges within on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. The combined entity delivers a complete portfolio of market-leading Identity Access Management, Privileged Access Management, and Identity Governance solutions. Now, customers can achieve identity-centric security with trusted, proven technology in each major category.

The Contracts Counsel will be an integral part of the One Identity Legal team, primarily supporting sales and partnerships. The ideal candidate is an exceptional, detail-oriented commercial attorney who thrives in fast-paced, demanding environments with a high volume of complex, enterprise deals. He or she must intuitively understand how to balance legal risk with business objectives and can communicate guidance in a highly practical way.

This role offers the right candidate genuine room to grow. As One Identity expands, so does the scope of this position.

Responsibilities

• Utilize balanced lawyering to efficiently and effectively draft, negotiate and close a wide variety and high volume of complex customer, partner and vendor contracts with limited supervision
• Work pragmatically and effectively with stakeholders across multiple functions and business units to achieve successful outcomes in contract negotiations
• Anticipate potential contractual, legal or operational issues and take proactive steps to address them efficiently and reduce the risk of disputes or delays
• Support the development and continuous improvement of contract templates, negotiation playbooks and contracting processes/workflows, and develop and deliver training and awareness programs to promote best practices and understanding of legal risks, contracting principles and company processes
• Support the implementation and optimization of contract lifecycle management and redline review workflows utilizing tools such as Ironclad and related systems
• Develop and maintain relationships and collaborative partnerships within the legal team as well as with senior leadership and business partners throughout the organizatio
• Anything else that gets thrown your way to support a dynamic, high-growth environment

Qualifications

• You have a JD from an accredited law school and are licensed to practice in at least 1 state

• You have 3-5 years' of tech transactions experience in a B2B SaaS/tech environment. In-house legal experience required
• You are comfortable negotiating a range of commercial contracts including SaaS/software agreements, DPAs, partner/reseller agreements, and vendor agreements

• You have a track record of running commercial deals independently and getting signatures without handholding

• You have strong legal operations instincts. You think about process, templates, and automation, not just the contract in front of you, and you've built or improved a contracting process before
• You are comfortable using tools to accelerate research and drafting, especially in areas outside your primary expertise. Strong business orientation with the ability to build collaborative relationships
• Bonus: you have experience using or implementing Ironclad

Company Description

One Identity enables organizations of all sizes to better secure, manage, monitor, protect, and analyze information and infrastructure to help fuel innovation and drive their businesses forward. With team members around the globe, we intend to continue to grow revenues and add value to customers.

When you join our team, you will have the opportunity to build and develop products at a scale few others can provide. Our product portfolio serves a large base of customers, and we are addressing the strategic imperatives for enterprise businesses. Working with some of the most talented employees the industry has to offer, we provide enhanced career opportunities for team members to learn and grow in a rapidly changing environment.

Why work with us?

• Life at One Identity means collaborating with dedicated professionals with a passion for technology.
• When we see something that could be improved, we get to work inventing the solution.
• Our people demonstrate our winning culture through positive and meaningful relationships.
• We invest in our people and offer a series of programs that enable them to pursue a career that fulfills their potential.
• Our team members' health and wellness are our priority, as well as rewarding them for their hard work.

Come join us. For more information, visit us on the web at One Identity Careers | Explore Opportunities with the OI Team

One Identity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: One Identity is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at One Identity are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. One Identity will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. One Identity encourages applicants of all ages.

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