Commercial Counsel

About the Job:

The LaunchDarkly legal team is expanding to support our rapidly growing company. You'll be reporting to the VP Legal, Commercial and joining a small (but mighty) Legal team. You will be asked to leverage your contract negotiation and drafting skills and to collaborate cross-functionally with other teams at LaunchDarkly, all while working in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. You will support the Sales organization by drafting, negotiating, and closing commercial transactions for the purchase of LaunchDarkly’s SaaS products. You will also manage a variety of vendor, channel, and partnership contracts. We are building a best-in-class Legal team that is focused on a culture of collective success, excellent customer service, and partnership with the business. The right candidate will be comfortable with the technology required to stay connected to the team and our internal customers across multiple timezones.

Responsibilities:

• Independently negotiate a variety of customer-related agreements including SaaS agreements, data processing agreements (DPAs), distribution/partner agreements, NDAs, and other transactions relating to the distribution and sale of LaunchDarkly’s products and services.

• Independently negotiate and manage vendor contracts.

• Provide clear and pragmatic legal advice to non-lawyers on contract terms, including security and data privacy requirements.

• Actively participate in creation and maintenance of contracting resources such as contract templates, playbooks and handbooks.

• Participate in projects to improve internal processes and scale the department, including the development of associated training materials.

• Develop a close working relationship with business stakeholders to facilitate efficient and effective review of agreements and deliver solutions-oriented legal advice across internal functions.

• Educate, counsel, and train business owners and senior management on identified legal, regulatory and compliance risks.

• Assist with implementation and maintenance of a contracts manage