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Vanta · 6 hours ago

Senior Director, Commercial Legal

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Vanta is dedicated to helping businesses earn and prove trust through continuous security monitoring. As the Senior Director, Commercial Legal, you will oversee the commercial legal function, manage contract negotiations, and lead a team of commercial lawyers while supporting the company’s growth.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComplianceCyber SecurityInternetSoftware

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Manage our incredibly efficient, productive team of commercial lawyers

Negotiate customer and partner deals in collaboration with the global sales organization

Negotiate vendor contracts and ensure that Vanta and its customers are protected

Manage escalations, collaborate across other teams, and develop solutions to enable team and business partners to close deals

Provide counsel to the business regarding the business environment, challenges, and objectives

Oversee the management and maintenance of all company legal templates, including our MSA, Privacy Policy, DPA, etc

Ensure our contracts are delivering the right objectives for the company & mitigate risk

Stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations impacting the business and communicate to appropriate parties any changes to controls, policies and procedures

Evaluate risk factors impacting business decisions and anticipate unique legal issues that could affect the company

Communicate and negotiate with external parties, creating relationships based on trust

Willingness to roll up his/her sleeves and take on tasks both big and small. A collaborative approach with a low ego in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Strategic sense to build a team, but tactical enough to execute on a day-to-day basis

Strong sense of ownership, desire to make a cross-functional impact, eagerness to learn, and customer orientation

Address other ad-hoc or specialized legal issues

Qualification

JD degreeNegotiating SaaS agreementsManaging commercial legal teamContract & corporate lawStrategic business agreementsInformation security compliancePrivacy lawIntellectual property rightsInternational expansionNegotiating skillsInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsCollaborative approachSense of ownership

Required

10+ years of experience and JD degree from an accredited school with experience negotiating SaaS agreements

5+ years of experience managing a commercial legal team at a hyper-growth technology company

Commitment to spend three days per week in our beautiful new San Francisco office

Direct experience with a variety of legal matters, including strategic business agreements, information security and compliance, privacy, intellectual property rights, international expansion, and management of affiliates

Strong negotiating skills with both legal and financial/commercial issues

Excellent knowledge and understanding of contract & corporate law and procedures

Willingness to support teammates across a range of time zones

Demonstrated ability to create legal, defensive, or proactive strategies

A champion of change & proven ability to build operationally excellent processes and practices

Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, develop a strong rapport and working relationship with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services