Senior Commercial Counsel

Why You’ll Love This Role

Cribl is expanding its Legal team to meet Cribl’s rapidly growing needs! In this role, you’ll be part of a high-performing, collegial and prominent Commercial team that partners with our global GTM team and directly contributes to driving Cribl’s growth.  

As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will…

• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, including SaaS subscription agreements for cloud and on-premise software deployments, partnership, reseller and MSP contracts, distribution agreements, non-disclosure agreements, data processing agreements, information security agreements, business associate agreements, and vendor contracts;

• Collaborate with and support the partner channel teams in facilitating and negotiating deals with partners;

• Provide expert legal advice and support to sales and other cross-functional teams on legal issues, including problem-solving with a focus on providing available options, discussing risks for options, and executing on options the client selects;

• Use standardized contract review and risk-assessment processes, including documenting contracts and obligations, and use contract and matter management tools and software;

• Develop and improve form agreements and negotiation playbooks to drive consistency, reduce cycle time, and enable the Legal team to scale effectively;

• Create and deliver training to business teams on legal best practices, effective engagement with the Legal team, and relevant legal and regulatory developments; and

• Coordinate with other internal team members on cross-functional issues, including privacy, security, compliance, and product, as needed.

We are a remote-first company and work happens across many time-zones – you may be required to occasionally perform duties outside your standard working hours

If You’ve Got It - We Want It

• At least 6 - 8 years of experience in a commercial in-house role at a technology company in the SaaS industry;

• Passion for the law, technology, and eagerness to learn;

• Experience supporting and collaborating with sales, partner channel, and procurement teams to achieve business objectives within the risk parameters established by the Legal team;

• Ability to build consensus and drive alignment across many internal and external stakeholders and teams;

• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with a demonstrated ability to identify problems, propose solutions and execute;

• Conversant with business and legal operations systems such as Ironclad, Salesforce, Spellbook, and Guru;

• Comfort in a remote environment, self-motivated to work asynchronously and independently as the manager and team members sit in different time zones throughout the US, EMEA and APAC;

• Ability to work with a sense of urgency, collaboratively in a team-focused environment;

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write concisely and to communicate clearly and cross-functionally at all levels of the organization to support business-led decisions;

• Excellent attention to detail;

• A great sense of humor and a customer service mindset; and

• Juris Doctorate and a relevant license to practice law in good standing.

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