Corporate Counsel, Procurement

Full-time

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Corporate Counsel, Procurement - Legal Support for North America Sales and Procurement

Position Overview:

- Seeking an experienced attorney to join a small commercial legal team providing legal advice and support to North America Sales and Procurement.
- Responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and drafting third-party service provider agreements to support business initiatives while mitigating risk to Autodesk.
- Manage a variety of agreements, including technology, professional services, HR benefits, logistics, and outsourcing.
- Responsible for summarizing legal issues and providing actionable advice to Procurement, as well as participating in template drafting and improvement projects.
- Must have extensive knowledge of legal language and practices, and excellent communication skills.
- This role reports to the Senior Manager, Senior Corporate Counsel – Direct Sales & Procurement and is a hybrid position, allowing for work from Denver, San Francisco, or Montreal offices.

Responsibilities:

- Review, negotiate and advise on various legal matters such as intellectual property, liability, indemnification, AI/ML, data privacy and security, and general risk related to third-party service provider engagements and contracts.
- Draft and maintain current Procurement contract templates, streamlining language and assisting stakeholders with concise contract language.
- Work with various teams to support company initiatives that involve third-party service provider engagements.
- Collaborate with other legal teams and subject matter experts, including product, data, privacy, AI, IT, marketing, and compliance teams.
- Partner with Legal colleagues in different regions to provide Procurement with advice, methods of engagement, contract templates, and processes to maintain 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 large industry players, intellectual property ownership concerns, SaaS, professional services, privacy laws, data security, and AI/ML.
- Must be able to work independently, manage multiple deals and requests, and navigate ambiguity effectively.
- Able to present concise information to senior leaders and draft risk memos.
- Strong analytical and problem-resolution skills, with practical legal judgment.
- Ability to think strategically and provide sound advice, weighing legal and business objectives appropriately.
- Availability to work East Coast hours is a plus.

About Autodesk:

- Autodesk is a leading software company, helping innovators turn their ideas into reality.
- Our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do, promoting diversity, inclusion, and personal growth.
- We offer a competitive compensation package, including base salary, annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
- We are an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
- We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive.
- If you are an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk, please search for open jobs and apply internally.

Salary Information:

- Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package.
- For roles, we expect a starting base salary between $147,500 and $238,590.
- Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location and may exceed this range.
- In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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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