Remote SaaS Contract Counsel – Commercial Negotiations

Praxis, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Restricted stock units

Benefits package

Job summary

Paylocity is seeking a strategic-thinking commercial counsel to join our legal team. In this role, you will manage commercial contracting, negotiate a wide range of agreements, and support a fast-paced sales organization, helping scale policies and processes as the business grows.

You will collaborate with contract specialists, finance, privacy and security teams, and other stakeholders to deliver best-in-class contract support and drive template and playbook projects.

Qualifications

• JD required and active license to practice law in the US.
• 5+ years’ relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to independently review, draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements of varying complexity in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Experience with sales support in SaaS or technology contracting in a prior client-facing role.
• Familiarity with data privacy and intellectual property as it pertains to contracts a plus.
• Strategic thinker that enjoys tackling new challenges and finding solutions.
• Deep understanding of contract drafting principles and related risk assessment in deal negotiation.
• Detail-oriented with focus on organization, efficiency and time management.
• Great communication skills and desire to build solid relationships with business stakeholders and colleagues.
• Highly motivated and eager to contribute to our talented and collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Independently review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of agreements such as SaaS/subscription agreements, technology licensing, channel partnerships, and other contracts ranging in substance and complexity, flagging positions appropriate for escalation.
• Redline, negotiate, and handle end-to-end contracting on client-facing engagements.
• Manage workflows governing intake, review and approval with high volume of contracting requests, identifying appropriate prioritization based on business needs.
• Work with other stakeholders, such as contract specialists, finance, privacy and security teams, on agreement review and negotiation.
• Drive projects related to template, playbook and other resource creation and updates.
• Contribute to process and policy improvements regarding contract support to help legal team scale and ensure best-in-class support.
• Handle ad-hoc projects across a spectrum of complex business, legal and strategic issues.
• Partner with sales, procurement, product, operations and other internal stakeholders to provide legal advice on issues pertaining to Paylocity’s products and services, contract disputes, and related matters.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Workflow management

Cross-functional collaboration

Template development

Policy improvement

Ad-hoc projects

Stakeholder engagement

Education

J.D. (JD)

Job description

Paylocity is seeking a strategic-thinking commercial counsel to join our legal team. In this role, you will manage commercial contracting, negotiate a wide range of agreements, and support a fast-paced sales organization, helping scale policies and processes as the business grows.

You will collaborate with contract specialists, finance, privacy and security teams, and other stakeholders to deliver best-in-class contract support and drive template and playbook projects.