Senior Corporate Counsel

Edmentum; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Time away program and winter office‑cl

Job summary

Edmentum is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to own commercial contracting and risk management. You will negotiate multi-year SaaS and licensing agreements, advise on privacy, AI governance, and employment matters, and partner with Product, Technology, and Security.

You will report to the General Counsel, balancing dealmaking with practical guidance while supporting a largely remote, multistate workforce. Travel is occasional (less than 10%).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of post-admission experience in law firm and in-house roles with focus on commercial and tech transactions.
• First-chair negotiating experience on SaaS, licensing, services, and data-protection agreements with enterprise counterparties.
• Strong U.S. data privacy and security law knowledge, with practical contracting guidance.
• Ability to counsel People & Culture and business leaders on employment matters and engage outside counsel when needed.
• Ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-lawyers and drive deal-ready contracting.
• Commercial mindset with negotiation ownership and sound judgment.
• Experience in education technology or data-intensive regulated industries is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with education sector privacy landscape and student data requirements a plus.
• Hands-on experience with responsible AI governance and AI contracting issues a strong plus.
• Juris Doctor and active status in at least one U.S. state bar; travel occasionally (<10%).
• Based in or near Minneapolis–St. Paul area preferred; willingness to be in-person as needed while remote day-to-day.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate SaaS, licensing, customer, vendor, and services agreements from first draft through signature.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and approval standards to speed contracting across the company.
• Counsel teams on federal, state, and international privacy requirements, including student data protections.
• Partner with Product, Technology, and Security to evaluate AI use cases and governance.
• Serve as the day-to-day employment law advisor to People and Culture and business leaders.
• Identify material legal risks early and present options to General Counsel.
• Manage outside counsel and support strategic transactions from due diligence through integration.

Skills

SaaS contracts

Licensing agreements

Data protection

Privacy law

Contract negotiations

Commercial transactions

In-house experience

Education technology experience

AI governance contracting

Employment law guidance

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Legal research tools

Job description

Senior Corporate Counsel

United States

WHO WE ARE

Edmentum is a dynamic educator and student-focused company dedicated to tech-enabled learning solutions. Our goal is to ensure that all students have access to flexible learning environments and educators have the tools they need to support their students. We are on a mission to create innovative, proven learning technology, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. We are a Remote First organization with a strong commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

What You'll Do

Edmentum is looking for its next Senior Corporate Counsel: the attorney our General Counsel trusts with the company's most complex commercial deals, and the partner business leaders call before a problem becomes one. You'll own commercial contracting at a company serving millions of students, and you'll shape how Edmentum manages risk, protects student data, and adopts AI responsibly. This is not a review-and-route role; you will own the deal table. Day to day, that might mean negotiating a multi-year SaaS agreement with a large school district in the morning, advising Product on the privacy posture of a new AI feature after lunch, and helping People and Culture work through a thorny employment question before you log off. The breadth is real (we’ll be honest: four practice areas keep the weeks full, and the rhythm follows the sales calendar), but so is the trust, the autonomy, and the direct line to decision-makers. You'll be part dealmaker, part counselor, fully essential to how Edmentum grows.

In this role you will:

• Negotiate SaaS, software licensing, customer, vendor, and services agreements from first draft through signature.
• Build and sharpen the templates, playbooks, and approval standards that make contracting faster and more consistent across the company.
• Counsel teams on federal, state, and international privacy requirements, including the student data protections unique to education.
• Partner with Product, Technology, and Security to evaluate AI use cases and shape Edmentum's responsible AI governance.
• Serve as the day-to-day employment law advisor to People and Culture and business leaders across a multistate remote workforce.
• Spot material legal risks early and bring the General Counsel clear options, not just problems.
• Manage outside counsel and support strategic transactions, from contract due diligence through integration.

Who You Are

• You bring 10 or more years of post-admission experience across law firm and in-house settings, with deep responsibility for commercial and technology transactions.
• You have first-chair experience negotiating sophisticated SaaS, licensing, services, and data protection agreements with enterprise counterparties.
• You know U.S. data privacy and security law well and can turn it into practical, deal-ready contracting guidance.
• You are comfortable counseling People and Culture and business leaders on employment matters, and you know when to bring in outside counsel.
• You make complex legal issues understandable and actionable for non-lawyers.
• You are commercially minded and solutions oriented, with the confidence to own negotiations and the judgment to elevate.
• You have worked in education technology, software, digital learning, or another data-intensive regulated industry, a strong plus.
• You understand the education sector’s privacy landscape, including student data requirements, a strong plus.
• You have hands-on experience with responsible AI governance and AI contracting issues, a strong plus.
• You hold a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• You can travel occasionally, generally less than 10 percent of the time.
• You are willing to take on evolving responsibilities based on business needs.
• You are based in or near the Minneapolis–St. Paul area (preferred), to join the General Counsel and other leaders in person from time to time while working remote day to day.

Job Application Deadline: November 30, 2026

Pay range for this role:

$160,000 - $175,000 USD

At Edmentum, we are committed to pay transparency. The salary range provided reflects market research, the responsibilities of the role, and alignment with our compensation principles. Actual compensation will be determined based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill sets. All compensation decisions are individualized and based on the specific circumstances of each candidate.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your overall well-being and work-life balance. This includes medical, dental, and vision insurance with various plan options, a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching, and a time away program, volunteer time away, and a winter office closure at the end of December. Additionally, we provide resources to promote wellness, ensuring you have the support you need both professionally and personally. Our goal is to provide a benefits package that helps you thrive in all aspects of life.

Edmentum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, status as a disabled, recently separated, Armed Forces service medal or other protected veteran ("covered veteran"), marital status, status regarding public assistance, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

We are dedicated to meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities and to creating an environment that supports our employees' physical and mental health. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a covered veteran and need a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact [e-mail].