Corporate Counsel, Procurement

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 a 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 geological 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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Prsentation du poste

Nous recherchons un(e) avocat(e) polyvalent(e) pour faire partie d'une petite quipe juridique commerciale charge de fournir des conseils juridiques et un soutien aux ventes et aux achats en Amrique du Nord. Vous examinerez, ngocierez et rdigerez des contrats de fournisseurs de services tiers afin de soutenir les initiatives commerciales tout en rduisant les risques pour Autodesk. Vous grerez les contrats relatifs la technologie (logiciels services, logiciels, matriel informatique, plateformes services), aux services professionnels, aux avantages sociaux, la logistique et l'externalisation.Vous rsumerez les problmes juridiques en conseils pratiques pour l'approvisionnement, tout en participant la rdaction de modles et aux projets d'amlioration pour crer des processus efficaces et reproductibles. Vous devez possder une connaissance approfondie du langage et des pratiques juridiques, ainsi que d'excellentes comptences en communication.

Vous relverez du ou de la directeur(trice) principal(e), conseiller(re) d'entreprise principal(e) Ventes directes et approvisionnement. Ce rle est hybride et vous travaillerez depuis nos bureaux Denver, San Francisco ou Montral.

Responsabilits

• Rviser, ngocier et conseiller sur de multiples questions juridiques telles que la proprit intellectuelle, la responsabilit, l'indemnisation, l'intelligence artificielle et lapprentissage automatique, la protection des donnes et la scurit, ainsi que les risques gnraux lis aux contrats et aux engagements de fournisseurs de services tiers

• Rdiger et maintenir jour les modles de contrat d'approvisionnement, adopter une approche proactive pour simplifier le langage et aider les parties prenantes rdiger dans un langage concis pour les contrats;

• S'engager tous les niveaux pour soutenir et rendre possible les initiatives de l'entreprise qui tirent parti des engagements de fournisseurs de services tiers;

• Travailler en collaboration avec d'autres quipes qui prennent en charge plusieurs aspects du processus de gestion du cycle de vie des fournisseurs;

• Savoir travailler avec d'autres quipes juridiques et des experts en la matire, notamment des quipes charges des produits, des donnes, de la confidentialit, de lintelligence artificielle, de linformatique, du marketing et de la conformit

• tablir des partenariats avec des collgues juridiques de diffrentes rgions gographiques pour fournir des conseils, des mthodes d'engagement, des modles de contrat et des processus d'approvisionnement, dans le but de mettre en place/maintenir une approche globale de gestion des risques et des engagements de fournisseurs de services tiers

• quilibrer la stratgie juridique et les besoins tactiques

• Rviser, ngocier et soutenir les accords de vente directe

• Contribuer aux initiatives et aux programmes l'chelle du service

Exigences minimales

• J.D. obtenu d'une universit et d'un barreau accrdits en bonne et due forme;

• Au moins 7 ans d'exprience combine en cabinet d'avocats et en interne dans un entreprise publique mondiale ou dexprience de travail avec des entreprises en ligne ou de grandes socits technologiques

• Exprience en tant que principal(e) rdacteur(trice) et ngociateur(trice) dans un large ventail de transactions technologiques avec les fournisseurs et les clients

• Exprience de la ngociation de contrats impliquant des accords informatiques complexes avec de trs grands acteurs du secteur, des proccupations en matire de proprit intellectuelle, des contrats de logiciels services, des services professionnels, des lois sur la protection de la vie prive, la scurit des donnes et l'intelligence artificielle/lapprentissage automatique

• Travailler de manire indpendante, grer plusieurs transactions et demandes la fois, naviguer efficacement dans des situations ambigus

• Capacit prsenter des informations concises aux dirigeants, notamment en rdigeant des notes de risque

• Un jugement juridique pratique et de solides comptences en matire d'analyse et de rsolution des problmes

• Rflchir de manire stratgique et donner des conseils judicieux en tenant compte des objectifs juridiques et commerciaux

• La possibilit de travailler selon un horaire dtermin par les heures de la cte Est est un plus

About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When youre an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

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