Senior Counsel

Confluent; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 236,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to enhance its Legal Team. The successful candidate will manage professional services contracts, engage in negotiations, and contribute to growth in a dynamic startup environment. Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills will be essential, alongside substantial experience in technology transactions. The role promotes a culture of teamwork, innovation, and equal opportunity.

Benefits

Equity Options

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Work-Life Balance Initiatives

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in technology transactions.
• Specific experience with professional services agreements and SOWs.
• License to practice in one or more states.

Responsibilities

• Support Professional Services and Education organizations.
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements.
• Work cross-functionally with teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Judgment

Education

Undergraduate degree

Law degree

Job description

Location:
Remote, United States
Employment Type:
FullTime
Location Type:
Remote
Department
Legal
Compensation:
$236.1K - $277.4K - Offers Equity
At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click here (https://confluentbenefits.com) _._
Overview
We're not just building better tech. We're rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn't sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.
It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.
One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join the Confluent Legal Team! In this role you will be primarily supporting the Professional Services and Education Organizations. The ideal candidate for this role will have significant experience with professional services and education contracts, subcontracting agreements, SOWs, e-commerce terms, marketplace agreements, as well as cloud agreements and software licenses.
What You Will Do:
- Primary support of Confluent's Professional Services and Education organizations
- Structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial agreements and SOWs
- Negotiating various privacy agreements and security terms for professional services
- Work on a variety of cutting-edge projects to help our department scale, grow and be more efficient
- Training and interacting with Engagement Managers, sales executives, third party partners and customers
- Create templates, playbooks and fall back provisions.
- Partner with cross-functional teams
- Solve issues related to complex commercial transactions
- Be an independent worker and thought leader
What You Will Bring:
- 12+ years of experience in technology transactions
- Specific experience negotiating professional services agreements, SOWs, subcontractor agreements, master consulting agreements, SaaS subscription agreements, license and support agreements
- Experience with open source licensing and business models
- Experience negotiating privacy terms
- Experience working cross-functionally with internal organizations to resolve questions and concerns
- Excellent written/verbal communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to use sound judgment to address complex issues while maintaining an appropriate balance between legal and business requirements
- Ability to maintain strong working relationships with demanding requests, work independently with minimal supervision, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup environment
- True team player
- Familiarity technical concepts in Web applications and a willingness to learn new technical applications
- License to practice in one or more states
- Undergraduate degree and law degree
What Gives You an Edge:
- Standing up professional services processes
- Drafting professional services templates
- Ironclad experience
- Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude
- Growth Mindset
Ready to build what's next? Let's get in motion.
Come As You Are
Belonging isn't a perk here. It's the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what's possible.
We're proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.