Atlassian · 11 hours ago
Senior Director, Commercial Legal - Americas Region
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$295K/yr - $385K/yr
15+ years expAtlassian is a technology company focused on unleashing the potential of every team. They are seeking a Senior Director, Commercial Legal to lead the Americas Legal Team, providing business-oriented legal advice and managing a team of legal professionals to support the company’s commercial operations and growth initiatives.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Serve as business partner for the Americas Region leaders across all sales segments, and contribute as a member of the regional and global extended Sales leadership teams
Lead the Americas-based Enterprise Sales & International Operations Legal team in the provision of practical and business-oriented legal advice for all customer-facing commercial related matters in the region, including management of U.S. public sector operations and programs. You will partner closely with Sales leaders at all levels as well as an array of cross-functional business leaders including those in Finance, Trust & Security, Commerce, Channel & GTM Ecosystems, Product, Engineering, and Marketing
Support compliance in our day-to-day activities in the Americas, including providing training and counseling to sales professionals and driving compliance initiatives
Manage and develop a growing team of 14+ seasoned legal professionals consisting of commercial counsel and contract managers
Budget management, coordination of external counsel, goal setting, metric reporting, and organizational planning for delivering efficient, scalable legal support for Atlassian’s rapidly expanding and evolving business
Set a course and lead key projects on behalf of the Legal team that support our cloud and AI transformation efforts, from initial brainstorming and engagement of stakeholders through building project roadmaps, change management, execution, measuring ROI, and communicating results
Serve on the leadership team for the Commercial & GBO Legal Team, participating in all facets of team planning, including building out long-term growth plans, setting team OKRs, and managing strategic priorities
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, with at least eight years practicing as an in-house lawyer (preferably for a multinational, publicly-listed company)
3+ years of management experience with legal teams
In depth knowledge of commercial and contract law based on working in a law firm and/or in-house on complex technology transactions for a software and/or cloud services provider; expertise in other legal fields like intellectual property, privacy, and data protection law an additional benefit
Experience working in a matrixed environment, with remote, global, and cross-functional teams
JD from an accredited law school and be a member in good standing of at least one state Bar
You are a broad-based business attorney with substantial commercial and contract law experience, strong business acumen, and a pragmatic approach focused on delivering business-oriented results
You are highly curious and a quick learner, who thrives in ambiguous, complex, challenging and/or changing environments
You have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, and are able to work effectively with, and gain the respect of, stakeholders at all levels
You are a strong collaborator, and use your collaboration and communication skills to inspire change across teams
You have demonstrated excellent leadership, along with superior organizational and communication skills, in leading teams and programs to deliver successful outcomes
You thrive in a fast-paced environment, operate with a sense of urgency, and can ruthlessly prioritize when needed
You take ownership, roll up your sleeves, and get things done
You are forward-thinking and creative, not afraid to try new things, and love to innovate ways of working to optimize not only efficiency, but also team happiness and job satisfaction
You are passionate about technology, and stay abreast of what's happening in the industry
You operate with the highest integrity
You have a sense of humor and value building strong relationships with your colleagues
Benefits
Health and wellbeing resources
Paid volunteer days
Company
Atlassian
Atlassian is a software company that offers proprietary software products for teamwork, project management, and software development.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$210MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceAccel
2015-12-10IPO
2014-04-08Secondary Market· $150M
2010-07-14Series A· $60M
Leadership Team
Michael Cannon-Brookes
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Scott Farquhar
Co-Founder and Board Member
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