In house counsel Jobs in Ottawa, ON

Job Description

• We are looking for a brilliant legal mind to join our growing global legal team. As a key member of our team, you will support legal matters for our Copperleaf business, reporting into its Head of Legal who is based in the United Kingdom.
• Your primary responsibility is to support our global go to market teams including sales and consulting, and additionally, partner and supplier matters.
• You will thrive in a fast-paced environment in a dynamic, fast-growing, AI-first, enterprise SaaS company, working alongside market leaders and sales teams as well as supporting other countries and regions.

Responsibilities:

• Structure, draft, negotiate, and close SaaS, software, support and cloud contracts with customers, while collaborating cross functionally with Finance, Infosec and Customer Experience.
• Champion AI advancement in the legal function, including management of CLM platform and agents, to drive automation of legl
• Lead negotiation of master agreements, NDAs, statements of work (SOWs), order forms, and tender responses, primarily on company templates, but also on counterparty paper.
• Develop and refine playbooks and corporate standards and ensure governance of contractual terms against these playbooks and corporate standards.
• Work with legacy contracts, including reviewing existing terms and negotiating amendments to align with current terms
• Review, draft, negotiate and help close contracts with partners and suppliers
• Provide accurate, pragmatic, and timely legal advice across a range of commercial and operational matters.
• Dive into other ad-hoc tasks and projects as needed, including using the Legal AI tools and working with other teams
• Work collaboratively with the broader IFS legal team by sharing knowledge, helping out team members and sharing areas of expertise
• Maintain a deep industry knowledge including new legal and regulatory developments affecting SaaS businesses

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 5-10 years post qualification experience
• In-house SaaS experience in a fast paced environment
• Proven experience delivering on a wide range of complex commercial contracts and demonstrable ability to independently handle complex negotiations
• Experience with Legal technical tools, revenue recognition and privacy matters an advantage.
• Proactive, “roll-up your sleeves” attitude
• An analytical mind able to “see” the complexities, with excellent business judgement, intellectual curiosity and the ability to balance legal and business requirements
• Flexible on working hours to suit truly global business needs
• Highest degree of professional ethics and integrity, with demonstrable confidence when providing legal advice
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and time-management skills – this is an extremely fast paced company with same day response expected
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Must be fluent in written and spoken English. Other language skills are an advantage.

What We’re Offering

• Salary Range $150,000 - $175,000 CAD, plus bonus
• Flexible paid time off, including sick and holiday
• Medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Company contribution in retirement accounts
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Community involvement and volunteering events

Additional Information

We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.