JLL Technologies · 3 days ago

Lead Commercial Counsel

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

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Responsibilities

Structuring, drafting, and discussing complex customer agreements for SaaS and other technology enabled products and services, professional services agreements, data processing agreements, intellectual property agreements, and statements of work

Leading a small but high performing team of counsel and paralegals

Managing agreements that comply with company policies/risk tolerances and support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes

Knowledge of US laws and regulations as they apply to SaaS service providers, including privacy, data managing, security, and compliance requirements, as well as the supervisory bodies that issue such regulations.

Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management on all commercial matters

Keep abreast of legislative changes and proactively making recommendations for policy or product changes required to protect JLL Technologies

Provide training to the business in relation to legal and risk issues

Create best in class templates and playbooks

Qualification

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U.S. state bar membershipSaaS legal experiencePrivacy law knowledgeLegal trainingStrategic legal adviceTemplate creationDigital savvinessOperational experienceCross-functional team leadershipProject managementCollaborative approach

Required

J.D. degree and membership in at least one U.S. state bar

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

Experience collaborating with and leading cross-functional teams to get the job done

Leading a small but high performing team of counsel and paralegals

Managing agreements that comply with company policies/risk tolerances and support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes

Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management on all commercial matters

Keep abreast of legislative changes and proactively making recommendations for policy or product changes required to protect JLL Technologies

Provide training to the business in relation to legal and risk issues

Create best in class templates and playbooks

Exemplary executive presence – has the gravitas and sophistication to appropriately command the room, both internally as a leader and externally to stakeholders

Innovative – inquisitive, challenges status quo, thinks outside the box

Cultural alignment – unwavering ethical standards; drives excellence and innately collaborative

Operational “heft” – comfort and experience with complex, large and heavily matrixed organizations

Strategic and critical thinking – exhibits strong levels of insight and intellectual curiosity

Digital savviness – ability to recognize and act on evolving technology trends impacting the business

Transformational leader – adjusts style to accommodate individuals and the various phases of growth

Collaborative- gets to “yes” in an efficient, risk-based and ethical manner