Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology

Iron Mountain; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 159,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in information management is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology to provide legal advice on technology and intellectual property issues. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience and a strong background in IP law, capable of collaborating with global teams to support transformative business growth. This role offers a remote work option based in the United States and a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of related law firm or corporate in-house experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge in IP, partner and technology transactions.
• Ability to work collaboratively and remotely with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and advise on IP and technology legal issues.
• Assist in various intellectual property matters.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Experience drafting and negotiating software and related technology agreements

Strong knowledge in US IP law

Strong analytical skills

Problem-solving ability

Experience working with external counsel

Self-motivated and intellectually curious

Ability to manage numerous matters

Experience counseling on IP issues

Education

Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school

Job description

Overview

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Are you curious about being part of our growth story while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let’s start the conversation.

The Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology (Remote - Global Role based in the United States) is responsible for providing legal advice and support to Iron Mountain’s fast-paced, global organization on a variety of product, technology, and intellectual property issues. You will work with our product incubator, product development, marketing, strategic growth, and other global teams to balance risk while optimizing transformative business growth through legal analysis, guidance to our Commercial Sellers, and negotiation of technology-related agreements. You will also advise on existing and new product development, including product pilots and launch. The ideal candidate will have a global mindset with the ability to work internationally, collaborating with internal business partners and possessing advanced negotiation experience in digital product and service deals.

Responsibilities

• Effectively draft, negotiate and advise the business on a variety of IP and technology legal issues with a focus on technology-related agreements from early stage development to product launch, as well as customer, vendor and strategic partner arrangements/commercialization.
• Draft, negotiate and advise on technology-specific contract templates, including provisions covering data use, data licensing, AI/ML, enterprise platforms, IP ownership/licensing, EULAs or online terms, OSS, and SaaS (and other cloud architecture).
• Assist in drafting, maintaining and training others on technology-specific contract templates and ancillary legal strategic materials for new and updated product and service offerings.
• Assist in various intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, trade-secrets, and copyright issues, including prosecution work with external and regional counsel, IP claims, licensing, and IP portfolio management.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders across the digital business, incubator, commercial lawyers, global contract support, engineering, sales, procurement, information security, risk, privacy & compliance, and other teams.
• Manage multiple deadlines effectively.

Skills

• Experience drafting and negotiating software and related technology agreements, including complex client and vendor deals, with strong knowledge of contract and intellectual property law.
• Experience drafting and negotiating partnership agreements (reseller, referral, co-marketing, co-sell, API, OEMs, integration/ISVs, joint development, channel partnerships) including GTM, VARs, SIs/GSIs, MSPs and other service partners.
• Experience counseling on IP issues, particularly software, cloud, AI/ML and other digital technology, including SaaS, software development, data processing and privacy, plus trademarks, patents, tradesecrets, and copyrights.
• Strong knowledge in US IP law and globally recognized IP concepts.
• Strong analytical skills to identify issues from legal and business perspectives and to articulate pragmatic, business-oriented solutions.
• Strong problem-solving ability and capacity to handle ambiguity in evolving technology and regulatory landscapes.
• Ability to manage numerous matters on tight timelines and adapt to shifting priorities with flexibility.
• Ability to work collaboratively and remotely with global teams, and also work autonomously when needed.
• Experience working with and managing external counsel.
• Self-motivated, intellectually curious and willing to take on new challenges and projects.
• Willingness to work across regions and time zones as needed.

Requirements

• A juris doctor degree (or international equivalent) from an accredited law school.
• Qualified and admitted to practice law in local jurisdiction.
• 7-10 years of related law firm or corporate in-house experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in IP, commercial, partner and technology transactions; IP prosecution, maintenance and licensing; commercialization of SaaS and other software solutions; negotiation and drafting of technology transactions; AI, privacy, data use and data security issues.

Reasonably expected salary range: $159,400.00 - $212,500.00

Category: Legal

Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. We safeguard billions of our customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts. Take a look at our history here.

Iron Mountain helps lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable digital and sustainable solutions, whether in information management, digital transformation, secure storage and destruction, data center operations, cloud services, or art storage and logistics. Please see our Values and Code of Ethics for a look at our principles and aspirations in elevating the power of our work together.

If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to [e-mail]. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity.

Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. To view the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law posters and the supplement, as well as the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, here.

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