Senior Assistant General Counsel, IT & Commercial Contracts

AECOM Corporation; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Assistant General Counsel for IT and Commercial Contracts to lead negotiations and drafting across IT, SaaS, and related vendor agreements. The role emphasizes strategic guidance, risk allocation, and complex global contracting within a fast-paced corporate environment.

The successful attorney will have deep experience in IT and commercial transactions, manage a small legal team, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver practical, business-aligned solutions

Qualifications

• Juris doctorate from an accredited law school plus at least 9 years of commercial and transactional law experience in firm and/or in-house environments
• Experience supporting IT and digital transformation functions including experience with terms and agreements relating to areas such as artificial intelligence, software licensing agreements, and SaaS agreements.
• Experience managing internal team members, including attorneys.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, drafting, negotiation and written/verbal communication skills.
• Excellent judgment with the ability to balance competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills with high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proven ability to lead transactions and projects.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and resolve problems.
• Effectively work in a highly confidential environment with the highest standards of ethics and professional integrity.
• Member in good standing with State Bar of their residence

Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating and interpreting key commercial contracts supporting a variety of corporate functions, including IT, finance, travel and human resources. Scope of responsibilities to include complex global and cross-border contracts, including master services agreements, agreements relating to artificial intelligence, software license agreements, SaaS agreements, and related documentation.
• Directly and independently negotiating contractual language with third party vendors and counsel to develop creative solutions to complex and novel issues.
• Managing internal attorney(s) responsible for negotiating, drafting and interpreting commercial contracts.
• Collaborating with and managing cross-functional teams throughout contract review process, including procurement and other corporate teams, law department colleagues and business operations staff for matters both within and outside of direct subject matter expertise or responsibility.
• Establishing and maintaining ownership of agreement processes, including best practices, guidance materials, controls and standard contract forms.
• Directly working with internal corporate leaders to establish positions on key contractual terms and acceptable allocations of risk.
• Providing rapid, practical, business-oriented contract advice directly to business clients.

Skills

Contract negotiation

IT contracts

SaaS agreements

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

AECOM is seeking an Assistant General Counsel for IT and Commercial Contracts to lead negotiations and drafting across IT, SaaS, and related vendor agreements. The role emphasizes strategic guidance, risk allocation, and complex global contracting within a fast-paced corporate environment.

The successful attorney will have deep experience in IT and commercial transactions, manage a small legal team, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver practical, business-aligned solutions