Senior Corporate Counsel

Reports to: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

The Senior Corporate Counsel will serve as a key legal leader and advisor in a fast-paced public company environment, providing strategic and practical legal support across several functions, including Information Technology, Technology and Engineering, Commercial Contracts, Compliance, Policy Development, Intellectual Property Oversight, and Marketing. This role partners closely with cross-functional leadership to support business growth while ensuring compliance with public company obligations, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on legal issues related to technology and new product development, IT operations, SaaS, cloud services, data privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and digital transformation initiatives
• Serve as lead counsel to the Technology, New Product Development, IT, and Marketing teams on all legal matters
• Draft, review and negotiate technology agreements, including software licenses, hosting agreements, data processing agreements, and professional services contracts
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including customer, vendor, licensing, reseller, and strategic partnership contracts
• Ensure contract terms align with business strategy, risk appetite, and public company disclosure and control requirements
• Work with other Law Department Team members to develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and approval processes
• Work along-side IT to establish enterprise-wide protocols for all aspects of Information Management
• Manage/Lead the company’s Compliance Program. Including drafting and maintaining corporate policies and codes of conduct
• Support compliance training initiatives across the organization
• Oversee management of the company’s intellectual property portfolio, including trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets
• Coordinate with outside counsel on IP filings, maintenance, enforcement, and disputes
• Advise business teams on IP risks related to product development, branding, and marketing
• Review and advise on marketing, advertising, promotional materials, and public-facing communications
• Ensure compliance with advertising, consumer protection, privacy, and intellectual property laws
• Advise on brand usage, endorsements, and digital and social media initiatives
• Provide clear, business-focused, solution oriented legal guidance to senior leaders
• Manage outside counsel efficiently and in accordance with public company cost control requirements

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
• Active bar membership in good standing
• 10+ years of legal experience, with significant public company and/or in-house experience strongly preferred
• Experience supporting technology functions and transactions, commercial contracts, and compliance in a regulated or public company environment

Skills & Competencies

• Collaborative working style
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills for complex commercial and technology agreements
• Sound judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives in a public company setting
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines, including reporting cycles
• Excellent oral and written skills, with an emphasis on excellent drafting and negotiation skills
• Experience with negotiation and providing strategic guidance for technical and complex commercial transactions
• A strong track record of proactively establishing and leading new initiatives to drive strategic imperatives
• Strong experience with technology law, privacy, data security, the telecom industry and/or wireless spectrum transactions required
• Broad legal skill set, open to new challenges, oriented towards solving problems, and demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic business environment.
• Excellent organizational skills, outstanding analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the desire and ability to take the initiative and collaborate effectively both with the business team and cross-functionally across departments.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and relentless focus on results to achieve internal goals and surpass external goals
• Ability to summarize key legal and business issues and alternatives for business decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Comfort working in a less structured environment
• Eagerness to work as part of a collaborative team and thrive in an atmosphere of rapid change and shifting priorities.

• Desire to increase the scope of work and responsibility as needs arise and experience allows

• Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver on agreed upon commitments with high-quality work, in line with project goals/specifications