Contract Paralegal, Cloudflare
+ Equity Plan + ESPP
Web performance and security platform
Posted today
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
+ Equity Plan + ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- This is an entry level position, ideal for those who are interested in becoming an attorney or professional contract manager
- B.A. or B.S. degree
- 1+ years relevant business, extra curricular or legal experience
- Ability to meet the needs of a high-growth, fast-paced Internet company
- Possess excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, negotiation, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Customer service oriented while maintaining acute attention to detail
- Great organizational skills and ability to prioritize workloads
- Proven ability to manage high-volume workloads, multiple stakeholder demands and ever-shifting priorities all while instilling confidence
- Quick thinker who is mission driven and responsive
- Ability to work well with others with a personable, approachable and courteous demeanor
Desirable
- Experience in a legal setting (law firm or in-house)
- Experience using administrative management systems such Salesforce, AdobeSign, Ironclad and/or JIRA
What the job involves
- In this role, you’ll be a valued member of Cloudflare’s commercial legal team
- You will also collaborate and work cross-functionally with other internal groups, across the sales, customer success, finance, and partnerships teams
- The position is based in either Austin, TX or San Francisco, CA and frequent communication with our other offices will be required
- Assist with the intake management of all contracts via internal systems and conduct correspondence with all stakeholders regarding the status of contract requests
- Manage busy contract queue and prioritize urgent requests as necessary prior to legal counsel review
- Conduct initial review of contracts in relation to risks stemming from contract language, internal legal thresholds, and other criteria
- Assist with commercial negotiations, including NDAs, and MSAs, and any other general commercial terms and conditions
- Serve as first point of contact to internal business units to answer contract-related inquiries and escalate as appropriate to senior legal colleagues
- Manage contract lifecycles from providing forms through contract execution and maintenance
- Assist with legal department analytics by pulling key performance indicators from various tools including SFDC and Ironclad
- Adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as the business grows and changes
Our take
Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with around 25 million global internet properties on its network.
Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.
This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.
The cloud infrastructure market reached $53 billion in 2022. While the Big 3 (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) own 65% of the market, that still leaves billions of dollars left for companies such as Cloudflare. Its ambitious and successful work is likely to continue being a crucial feature of the web, but in 2023, placed it in the crosshairs of hackers looking to exploit its infrastructure. The beginning of 2024 saw Cloudflare vow to bolster its security and patch vulnerabilities.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Equal opportunity employer
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plans
- Family planning and fertility program
- Gym discounts
- Commuter Benefits Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Lead Engineer)Lee started their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.
Michelle Zatlyn
(President & COO)Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.
Matthew Prince
(CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare as CEO in March 2009.
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