Corporate Lawyer, EcoVadis
Legal Counsel Expert
$130-150k
Business sustainability ratings provider
Be an early applicant
Business sustainability ratings provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$130-150k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide reliable, globally recognized sustainability rating and insights, enabling all companies to reduce risk, drive improvement and accelerate positive impact on our planet and society.
Role
Who you are
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an American Bar Association accredited law school
- 10 years of experience as a U.S. practicing transactional lawyer, including at least 3 years of SaaS negotiations
- Active license to practice law in the United States
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, negotiation and contract drafting skills, including the ability to correspond professionally and be approachable with legal advice tailored appropriately to the audience, both across EcoVadis and with contracting counterparty legal representatives
- Don't fit all the criteria but still think you’d be a good candidate? Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. We’re interested in hiring capable people, regardless of professional and educational background
What the job involves
- As a key member of the EcoVadis Legal Team, the Legal Counsel Expert reports to the Head of Legal. You will provide legal support for transactional, compliance, and governance matters, acting as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders across the organization
- Provide legal advice, serving as lead lawyer on legal requests
- Provide legal guidance on contract risks and commercial solutions, helping Sales team identify appropriate approaches while balancing business objectives and legal requirements
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, contract addenda, NDAs, termination letters and other customer - facing document
- Maintain contract templates, oversee internal approval workflows, and collaborate with insurance brokers on contractual endorsements
- Provide ongoing training and training sessions to the Americas Sales Team on legal matters
- Monitor regulatory developments impacting EcoVadis business, assess potential implications and risks, and provide timely updates and recommendations on actions needed to address upcoming requirements
- Collaborate on the adoption and integration of AI-powered legal technology tools to streamline contract review processes and improve workflow efficiency
- Coordinate external legal counsel support
- Perform other duties as reasonably needed and directed by Senior Management
Application process
- Beginning: ASAP
Our take
With an increasing drive for businesses to be more transparent with their global carbon impact, companies need to find a way to collate their data. This data can then be used to inform business decisions and aid companies in their mission to decrease their carbon emissions. EcoVadis provides business sustainability ratings with the aim of creating a global marketplace where sustainability intelligence influences every business decision.
EcoVadis has devised a criteria based on international sustainable development standards. The criteria considers specific challenges, geographical location and company size to create its rating, ensuring its ratings reflect the company as fairly as possible. The main objective of the rating is to measure the quality of a company’s CSR management system through its policies, actions, and results.
This concept is increasingly pertinent given the emphasis placed on sustainability by consumers, and so EcoVadis is smartly targeting this key area. It currently operates with 130,000 companies of all sizes across more than 180 industries in 220 countries, highlighting the importance of the ratings it provides.
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Insights
47% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2022
$500m
SERIES C
Jan 2020
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $736.6m
Company benefits
- Flexible hybrid working model
- Learning and development
- Wellness programs
- Sustainability events and community involvement
- Budget to furnish your home office
- Peer recognition program
- Employee-led resource groups
- Referral bonus
Company HQ
Chaillot, Paris, France
Leadership
Pierre-François Thaler
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously CEO of B2Build SA, the first B2B marketplace for the European construction industry. They also have experience as a Director for the Ariba Procurement BPO business.
Frédéric Trinel
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Holds a degree in International Business from ICAD Business School. Previously founded Mr. Ted Ltd as COO.
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