Job Requisition ID #
24WD76515
24WD76515 Corporate Counsel, Procurement
Position Overview
We are seeking a well-rounded attorney to be part of a small commercial legal team responsible for providing legal advice and support to North America Sales and Procurement. You will review, negotiate and draft third-party service provider agreements to support business initiatives while mitigating risk to Autodesk. You will manage technology (SaaS, software, hardware, PaaS), professional services, HR benefits, logistics, and outsourcing agreements. You will summarize legal issues into actionable advice for Procurement, while also participating in template drafting and improvement projects to create efficiencies and repeatable processes. We are looking for extensive knowledge of legal language and practices, and excellent communication skills.
You will report to the Senior Manager, Senior Corporate Counsel – Direct Sales & Procurement, and this role is hybrid, working from our Denver, San Francisco, or Montreal offices.
Responsibilities
- Review, negotiate and advise on multiple legal matters such as intellectual property, liability, indemnification, AI/ML, data privacy and security issues and general risk related to third-party service provider engagements and contracts.
- Draft and keep Procurement contract templates current and take a pro-active approach to streamlining language and assist stakeholders with drafting concise contract language.
- Engage at all levels to support and enable company initiatives leveraging third-party service provider engagements.
- Work collaboratively with other teams who support several aspects of our vendor life-cycle management process.
- Be adept at working with other legal teams and subject matter experts including product, data, privacy, AI, IT, marketing and compliance teams.
- Partner with Legal colleagues in different geographical regions to provide Procurement with advice, method of engagement, contract templates, and processes with the goal of building/maintaining a company-wide approach to managing risk and third-party service provider engagements.
- Balance legal strategy and tactical needs.
- Review, negotiate and support direct sales deals.
- Contribute to department wide initiatives and programs.
Minimum Qualifications - JD from an accredited university and bar membership in good standing.
- 7+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience with a global public company or experience working with Internet or large technology companies.
- Experience as the primary drafter and negotiator on a wide range of supplier and customer technology transactions.
- Experience negotiating contracts involving complex IT agreements with very large industry players, intellectual property ownership concerns, SaaS, professional services, privacy laws, data security, and AI/ML.
- Work independently, manage multiple deals and requests at once, ability to navigate effectively through ambiguity.
- Able to present concise information to senior leaders, including drafting risk memos.
- Practical legal judgment and strong analytical and problem-resolution skills.
- Think strategically and give sound advice appropriately weighing legal and business objectives.
- Ability to work East Coast hours a plus.
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