Product Counsel, Zoom

• The successful candidate will be a mature self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to function independently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• This person needs to be able to resolve issues within a short period of time for multiple stakeholders
• This person will be intellectually curious, intuitive, trustworthy, and have the highest ethical standards
• In addition, this person will be effective addressing internal and external audiences in a professional manner
• This person will add value by working on simultaneous tasks with minimal supervision and exemplary follow-through
• 6+ years of relevant combined legal experience at innovative technology companies and technology-focused law firms, focused on complex enterprise vendor contract drafting and negotiation involving data centers, connectivity, technology infrastructure and/or telecommunications
• 3+ years in B2B / B2C Communications, Collaboration, UCaaS, or CCaaS Industries
• Experience in telecom law and/or working with telecommunication carriers
• A strong sense of ownership, inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and demonstrated sound judgment in ambiguous situations
• Ability to understand the larger picture and environment while operating in a focused manner (the antithesis of ‘over-lawyering’)
• Outstanding time management skills
• Broad understanding of technology products and business operations
• Excellent communication skills, including strong listening skills and an ability to speak as well as write clearly, concisely, and compellingly
• Data driven, system savvy (you have experience working with Jira, Airtable, Confluence, Excel, etc.)
• Always focused on doing what's right for the business
• Willing to take on the tough projects and challenges to support growth of the business
• Ability to be highly productive with minimal oversight from management
• Takes responsibility and accountability for actions and outcomes
• Highly organized, both in thought, approach, and in written work product
• Highly adaptable and flexible – you are not stuck in your ways, but rather are comfortable with jumping into undefined programs and you are able to bring structure and results
• Ability to multi-task & prioritize
• A business-oriented mindset
• A “team first”, ego-free attitude
• A “roll-up-your-sleeves, get-it-done” orientation
• A working style of velocity, efficiency and minimalism; and
• A detailed oriented fast learner, able to move quickly while keeping focused workflows

Desirable

• We seek a Product Counsel to work closely with our infrastructure operations and procurement teams to manage, negotiate and close our infrastructure vendor contracts
• This work is dynamic, fast-moving, highly cross-functional, and critical to the foundation of our products and services
• In addition, this role may also support the negotiation of contracts in our partner ecosystem
• You'll report to the Senior Managing Counsel, Product Legal, and work closely with our Procurement, Commercial Legal and Infrastructure Operations teams
• Draft and negotiate complex cross-border contracts involving data centers, connectivity, and telecommunications
• Contribute to developing and managing process workflows and work product best practices (version controls, repositories, etc.) for infrastructure vendor contracts, all to ensure successful day-to-day execution
• Create and support the organizational calendar, meetings and check-points, partnering with the product manager, addressing action items and driving to closure both for internal stakeholders and external counter-parties
• Create processes and workflows around contract status reporting and upward reporting
• Collaborate across multiple internal business partners to ensure the quality of deliverables