Senior Tech Transactions Counsel for AI/Autonomy

Applied Intuition; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in total compensation

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking an experienced tech transactions attorney to join our legal team in a high-growth startup environment. You will support Sales, Product, and Engineering, leading on important deals and crafting scalable legal processes.

You should be self-sufficient, yet enjoy teamwork and delivering top legal service to internal clients. You will draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements, manage IP-related contracts in financings, and collaborate with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Experience structuring, drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including software licenses, strategic partnerships, and joint development agreements.
• Experience negotiating and drafting IP and material contracts representations in stock purchase, merger, and asset purchase agreements in financings.
• Demeanor to thrive in a fast-paced sales focused environment, requiring exceptional organizational skills, juggling priorities, and adhering to strict deadlines.
• J.D. degree from an accredited law school and active membership in one state bar.
• 5+ years' of experience with the activities described above.
• Ability to travel (up to 20%)
• Experience with some combination of law firm and in-house work.
• Computer science or engineering degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead the drafting, structuring, and negotiating of complex commercial contracts with a diverse range of customers and partners from automotive OEMs, Autonomous Vehicle (AV) startups, and other players in the AV ecosystem
• Be a trusted advisor to the leadership team on legal matters critical to the growth of the business
• Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders (e.g., Sales,Finance, Product, Engineering, etc.) to lead key initiatives
• Support or activities related to IP, Product, and Compliance as needed
• Create forms, playbooks, and training to improve consistency, execution speed, risk mitigation, and scalability
• Develop and implement scalable and sustainable legal operations processes, programs and tools to support the legal team’s efficient delivery of services to the broader company
• Proactively manage other duties that may arise as part of a small legal team in a high growth start-up

Skills

Commercial contracts

Software licenses

IP agreements

Negotiation

Financing contracts

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

J.D. degree from an accredited law school

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking an experienced tech transactions attorney to join our legal team in a high-growth startup environment. You will support Sales, Product, and Engineering, leading on important deals and crafting scalable legal processes.

You should be self-sufficient, yet enjoy teamwork and delivering top legal service to internal clients. You will draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements, manage IP-related contracts in financings, and collaborate with cross-functional