Legal Counsel at Law

Megaport; Yuma (AZ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Coworking options

Learning allowance & paid study leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Megaport is seeking an in-house Legal Counsel to provide general legal advice and support the group’s daily business activities, including reviewing master agreements and negotiating technology contracts. You will train the global sales team, review advertising material, monitor regulatory changes, and help draft policies, with a remote-first culture and flexible working arrangements.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years experience in technology contracts, strong negotiation and communication skills,

Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience in contract review and negotiation of technology agreements and business-related legal assistance.
• Prior in-house experience/ exposure to the technology industry (especially data centers and/or in a sales-based organization) preferred (but not essential).
• English language fluency.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills with a strong bias for practical and commercial advice - ‘plain english’ drafting is essential.
• Privacy, information security, and regulatory experience/exposure are highly regarded.
• Employment law experience or exposure is good to have, but not necessary.
• Strong commercial acumen and demonstrated ability to deliver practical and commercial advice while managing risk.
• A natural relationship builder, with the ability to engage with all kinds of individuals, building trust and respect with ease.
• Ability to manage competing priorities - different matters, jurisdictions and timezones, set clear expectations and shift to meet deadlines.
• Flexible working environment – a remote-first culture with coworking options available
• Comprehensive learning support – generous study and training allowance plus paid study leave
• Creative, modern workspaces – designed to inspire when you're not working remotely
• S. employees – access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus a 401(k) plan

Responsibilities

• Provide general legal advice on a variety of areas to support the Group’s daily business activities, including but not limited to sales and supplier agreement review and negotiation, corporate obligations, employee related matters, and regulatory and legal compliance matters.
• Review and negotiate master agreements, provide training and support to the global sales team, review commercial contracts, PR announcements, drafting policies and other documentation, supporting legal operations initiatives and supporting the Chief Legal Officer and broader legal team on specific projects and tasks.
• Support team legal operations initiatives, including by identifying and developing solutions for efficiency and cohesion between teams.
• Support special projects as directed by the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Legal Counsel.
• Assist with the review of advertising and promotional material including Megaport’s websites, online publications, new service information and campaign materials.
• Review new legislation and regulatory changes and communicate potential impact to the business.
• Provide advice on regulatory and compliance issues.
• Be a strong ambassador for the legal team across the business.

Skills

Contract review & negotiation

In-house experience (tech)

English fluency

Negotiation & communication

Privacy & regulatory experience

Employment law exposure

Commercial acumen

Relationship building

Prioritization & time management

Job description

About Megaport We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun.

We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do.

We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, and working closely with the other members of the team, will provide general legal advice and support to the Megaport group of companies (Group) and assist the Group’s daily business activities. This includes, but is not limited to, reviewing and negotiating master agreements, providing training and support to the global sales team, reviewing commercial contracts, PR announcements, drafting policies and other documentation, supporting legal operations initiatives and supporting the Chief Legal Officer and broader legal team on specific projects and tasks.

Provide general legal advice on a variety of areas to support the Group’s daily business activities, including but not limited to sales and supplier agreement review and negotiation, corporate obligations, employee related matters, and regulatory and legal compliance matters.

Supporting team legal operations initiatives, including by identifying and developing solutions for efficiency and cohesion between teams.

Support special projects as directed by the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Legal Counsel.

Assist with the review of advertising and promotional material including, Megaport’s websites, online publications, new service information and campaign materials.

Review new legislation and regulatory changes and communicate potential impact to the business.

Provide advice on regulatory and compliance issues.

Be a strong ambassador for the legal team across the business.

• 2 - 4 years experience in contract review and negotiation of technology agreements and business-related legal assistance.
• Prior in-house experience/ exposure to the technology industry (especially data centers and/or in a sales-based organization) preferred (but not essential).
• English language fluency.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills with a strong bias for practical and commercial advice - ‘plain english’ drafting is essential.
• Privacy, information security, and regulatory experience/exposure are highly regarded.
• Employment law experience or exposure is good to have, but not necessary.
• Strong commercial acumen and demonstrated ability to deliver practical and commercial advice while managing risk.
• A natural relationship builder, with the ability to engage with all kinds of individuals, building trust and respect with ease.
• Ability to manage competing priorities - different matters, jurisdictions and timezones, set clear expectations and shift to meet deadlines.
• Flexible working environment – a remote-first culture with coworking options available
• Comprehensive learning support – generous study and training allowance plus paid study leave
• Creative, modern workspaces – designed to inspire when you're not working remotely
• S. employees – access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus a 401(k) plan

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