Director of Legal & Business Affairs, Platform Science
$161.1-240k
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Telematics and trucking fleet management platform
Open for applications
Telematics and trucking fleet management platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$161.1-240k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To modernize enterprise trucking fleets to meet changing regulatory and consumer demands.
Role
Who you are
- Experience and even expertise in substantive areas such as commercial law, software licensing, service arrangements, intellectual property, hardware development and supply, and various business development, distribution and marketing arrangements is necessary, as well as a solid understanding of privacy law
- In addition, the successful candidate will have solid experience with some combination of: (i) contract and related business processes for a larger company, (ii) international operations, (iii) employment law, (iv) litigation management, (v) intellectual property, (vi) procurement, (vii) patents and (viii) corporate finance and governance
- This position will require the successful candidate to have a demonstrated successful track record gained at both law firms and in-house at technology companies (hopefully including some SaaS) supporting business development, sales, marketing, go-to-market and similar functions on important commercial contracts, preferably on a global basis
- Demonstrated experience negotiating and documenting professional services, technology outsourcing, SaaS enterprise sales, and various distribution and marketing relationships is required. Good business acumen, excellent legal drafting skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and good and mature judgement is also required in this important role
- Experience with formal contract processes from quote to signed definitive agreement is also important, as is the ability to work closely not only with sales and business development, but also with the advanced technology group, product operations, engineering, finance and other members of the legal team
- A willingness to work on and even be responsible for large matters where the candidate will grow through significant real-world experience, as well as executing on a high volume of relatively smaller matters, is key
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and admission to the Bar in the relevant jurisdiction. 7-10+ years of overall legal experience in-house preferably at a SaaS business or technology business with global operations and high growth
- Demonstrated experience in enterprise sales contracts, professional service contracts, marketing and distribution arrangements, software licensing, intellectual property licensing and data privacy is necessary. Experience with other relevant areas is desired
- Successful communication skills and collaboration with senior management, internal teams, and external partners
- As travel to the office (in San Diego, CA (UTC area) is required at times including at times on relatively short notice, the successful candidate should reside in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside or San Diego counties. Local candidates are preferred (San Diego). The Company is global and there may be some international travel required at some times
What the job involves
- The Director of Legal and Business Affairs is a heavy transactional-related role, mostly supporting the Company’s revenue-related activities, including global enterprise sales, marketplace of third party products, commercial arrangements with truck OEMs and similar and other matters as directed by or on behalf of the General Counsel
- The position is intended to be initially an individual contributor role and as such the successful person needs to be committed to being a “doer” and not an “overseer"
Our take
The American commercial fleet industry is experiencing some innovative changes, with tech startups aiming to resolve historic inefficiencies in route setting and capacity loading. Trucks of the future will require additional solutions for software management, driver displays, and network connectivity. Despite this, an integrated solution for all of these features is currently missing from the market.
Platform Science develops trucking connectivity solutions that unify many modern improvements into a single platform. While the company develops its own tools, its unique selling point is its customisable dashboard, which unifies existing software stacks to bring everything together as an all-in-one logistics freight control centre.
Platform Science's product is highly regarded for improving the driving experience and is in use by major fleets including Schneider, Western Express and Velocity. Its upward trajectory is set to continue after being awarded $125 million in Growth Capital in 2024, which will accelerate its innovations in the trucking software sector.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2024
$125m
LATE VC
Feb 2022
$115m
SERIES C
Total funding: $359.9m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits (some plans for employees are 100% covered by Platform Science)
- Generous paid time off and company holidays
- 401k matching
- Investment in your professional growth in the company
- Wellness programs
- Life and disability insurance
- Six weeks of paid parental leave
Company values
- One Team - We proudly welcome people of various backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives to join us in creating a better road for the future
- Resiliency - Work with a team that thinks outside the box to come up with innovative solutions
- Empathy - Know your feelings are valid and valued by the people on your team and within the company
- Thinking - Feel confident sharing your ideas with others and encourage your teammates to openly express their thoughts
- Transparency - Strive for open, honest communication with your fellow team members to establish a mutual sense of trust
Company HQ
University City, San Diego, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jack Kennedy
(CEO & Co-Founder)Jack served in the US Navy for 5 years before working at the Department of Defense and working in Management Consulting for HighPoint Associates. After roles at Fox Networks, News Corp, and Qualcomm, they founded Platform Science as CEO in January 2016.
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