Senior Legal Counsel, OpenText
$176.7-265.2k
Information management for enterprises
Posted today
Information management for enterprises
1001+ employees
Posted today
$176.7-265.2k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable intelligent and connected enterprises by managing, leveraging, securing and gaining insight into enterprise information, on-premises or in the cloud.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years’ experience in commercial contracting, preferably in an in-house setting
- Experience with SaaS subscription agreements, software licenses, master and professional services agreements, distribution and reseller agreements, OEM agreements, and data processing agreements
- A track record of good judgment and decision-making in a legal role with meaningful responsibility
- Membership in good standing with at least one state bar
- Ability to work autonomously and independently drive high value projects to completion Communication skills to effectively interface with non-legal colleagues as well as external partners and clients
- Sound business judgment and the ability to appropriately balance business objectives and legal risk
- Flexibility to adapt and thrive in a new business unit within a dynamic, global corporation
What the job involves
- We are seeking a high-performing, self-directed Legal Counsel excited to help achieve the mission and commercial objectives of OpenText’s Cyber Security Division
- This is an exceptional opportunity to learn the business of cyber resilience and meaningfully impact the Division’s growth
- The successful candidate will be energized by working in an evolving organization and capable of connecting business strategy to legal work
- Reporting directly to the Associate General Counsel (Director, Legal Counsel) for the Cyber Security SMBC Division
- You will be joining a close-knit, collaborative SMBC legal team with global exposure and growth opportunities across the broader OpenText commercial legal team
- Our team and our organization work from several locations across the globe and you must be willing and able to work independently and communicate virtually with team members
- Work cross-functionally with different departments to close deals and achieve the Cyber Security SMB/C Division’s commercial objectives
- Draft, review and negotiate a variety of agreements, including license, SaaS subscription, master and professional services, distribution, reseller, OEM and privacy related agreements
- Drive the legal team’s strategic initiatives, including development and implementation of processes that improve time-to-contract without material increases in risk
- Provide practical guidance to the Sales and Procurement organizations that balances business objectives and legal risk
- Keep abreast of changing regulations, laws, and industry standards
Our take
Founded in 1991, OpenText has spent more than three decades quietly becoming one of the world's most important players in enterprise information management, Its software helps some of the largest companies, governments and professional services firms tame the vast volumes of unstructured data that modern organisations generate every day.
Rather than standing still, OpenText has consistently evolved with the market. And in 2023, it pushed into the AI era with the launch of OpenText Aviator, a generative AI platform designed to power business networks and streamline IT operations, signalling that the company very much intends to stay relevant as enterprise technology shifts.
This momentum shows no signs of slowing down either. Alongside steady internal innovation, OpenText continues to grow through strategic acquisitions. And the company's culture seems to be keeping pace as well, having recently been named one of Forbes' World's Best Employers, recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People, and included in TIME's life of the World's BEst Companies, a huge endorsement that its long-term success is being built on more than just software.
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Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Waterloo, ON
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