Senior Counsel, Data Licensing & AI Contracting

ICE Clear Europe Limited; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 135.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ICE Clear Europe Limited is seeking a qualified attorney to support ICE’s global data licensing initiatives. The role handles day-to-day contract work under the direction of the Associate General Counsel, drafting and negotiating commercial data license agreements, including SaaS, API, and hosted terms.

You will partner with the License Manager, manage contract operations, and help implement AI-assisted workflows to move transactions efficiently while addressing regulatory considerations.

Qualifikationen

• Law degree and active license to practice in New York, England and Wales, or another relevant jurisdiction.
• 4+ years of experience in commercial contracting at manager level; 2+ years for more junior level.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and issue spotting skills.
• Hands-on experience drafting software licenses including SaaS, API, and hosted/on-premise terms.
• Knowledge of IP, data, and technology licensing concepts.
• Ability to manage high volumes of transactions with attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication with business and legal stakeholders.
• Judgment on when to resolve or escalate.
• Collaborative with License Manager and commercial teams.
• Curiosity about new tech and regulatory developments.

Aufgaben

• Draft, review, and negotiate standard and moderately complex commercial data license agreements using approved templates and playbooks.
• Prepare first drafts and redlines for exchange traded product licenses and data feed agreements.
• Draft and negotiate software license agreements for delivery of exchange data products (SaaS, API, hosted/on-premise).
• Address license grants, IP ownership, warranties, indemnities, liability limits, and OSS/third party components.
• Provide legal support for audits, reviews, and compliance by interpreting and enforcing contractual rights and obligations.
• Escalate non-standard terms, risk positions, and regulatory questions to the Associate General Counsel.
• Maintain templates, clause libraries, and fallback positions.
• Track open transactions, approvals, and signature status through execution.
• Act as day-to-day legal contact for License Manager on requests and scope questions.
• Perform contract operations: intake, workflow management, repository accuracy, renewals, reporting.
• Support usage reviews, audits, and compliance with license terms.
• Identify regulatory considerations (CFTC, FCA, ESMA, SEC) and elevate as appropriate.
• Conduct legal research and prepare summaries for the Associate General Counsel.
• Support digital asset product licensing work as directed.
• Use and help refine AI tools for contract review, drafting, and intake.
• Recommend process improvements and track metrics like turnaround time and transaction volume.

Kenntnisse

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Issue spotting

SaaS licenses

API licenses

Regulatory awareness

Attention to detail

Communication

Collaboration

Adaptability

Ausbildung

Law degree

Tools

Contract lifecycle management systems

AI contract tools

Jobbeschreibung

ICE Clear Europe Limited is seeking a qualified attorney to support ICE’s global data licensing initiatives. The role handles day-to-day contract work under the direction of the Associate General Counsel, drafting and negotiating commercial data license agreements, including SaaS, API, and hosted terms.

You will partner with the License Manager, manage contract operations, and help implement AI-assisted workflows to move transactions efficiently while addressing regulatory considerations.