Managing Legal Counsel, Wolters Kluwer
$132.4-236.6k
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AI-powered solutions for professionals
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AI-powered solutions for professionals
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$132.4-236.6k
This role is eligible for Bonus
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions tha to combine deep domain knowledge with technology.
Role
Who you are
- Candidates should be experienced in a broad range of legal areas such as commercial contracts (e.g. , SaaS, licensing contracts, customer services contracts and vendor contracts), privacy and data protection and advising on product development
- Ideal candidates should also have experience in M&A, anti-trust, and litigation matters
- May be a specialist of superior skill in a specific area of the law or a highly qualified senior generalist
- Candidates must have a J.D. or equivalent law degree from an internationally recognized educational institution
- The successful candidate will have a minimum of 8-10 years of progressively responsible corporate/commercial legal experience, preferably including experience with both a multinational law firm and an established corporate law department
- The successful candidate will have substantial legal experience focused on the drafting and negotiation of sophisticated commercial contracts. A strong working knowledge of, and experience and comfort with, SaaS arrangements and software and e-commerce transactions is a prerequisite. In addition, experience with financial products and data privacy/protection are strongly preferred
- Stellar academic and work credentials are essential, and outstanding communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills are critical to success, including the demonstrated ability to translate into clear business terms and otherwise “demystify” complex legal concepts for less legally sophisticated client groups
- The ideal candidate will have a proven history of working well with and influencing members of the senior management teams of entrepreneurial organizations, and will possess the intellect, confidence, and maturity to work with talented, dedicated, demanding client groups
- Experience conducting negotiations in a global, matrixed environment managing urgent priorities from multiple stakeholders is preferred
- The ability to lead and manage direct report(s)
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines juggle multiple projects with contending priorities, and adapt to change in a dynamic environment
- Unquestioned integrity and ethics in business and personal conduct, including scrupulous respect for confidentiality in dealing with non-public, sensitive information
- The experience and confidence to push for change and, when appropriate, to challenge the status quo, in a way that will be heard and respected
What the job involves
- Candidates, under general direction, would be expected to resolve complex business or technical issues by identifying legal solutions and recommending a course of action and represent the organization to customers, suppliers, competitors, and government agencies
- The position will be part of the Wolters Kluwer Global Law and Compliance Department (“GLCD”) and will be based in the United States
- The Managing Counsel position will report to the Assistant General Counsel for Tagetik and TeamMate
- This position will also have a dotted line reporting relationship to the GM of the TeamMate business unit and the GM of the Tagetik NA business
- The Managing Counsel will manage an attorney who supports the TeamMate and Tagetik NA business lines and will be responsible for overseeing and strategically guiding the legal support for such business lines
- Providing hands-on legal assistance in structuring and drafting, negotiating, interpreting, managing and enforcing complex and high value commercial transactions, including licensing and software arrangements (including SaaS services and related implementation agreements), master services agreements and related statements of work, partnering, reseller and strategic alliance arrangements, and (vi) vendor and consulting agreements
- Working closely with and providing comprehensive legal counseling to the management team and sales leaders of the businesses regarding a broad spectrum of corporate, commercial, and intellectual property matters impacting the businesses, including legal issues related to SaaS, on premise software license and professional service offerings and strategic relationships as well as on regulatory, compliance and dispute matters
- Working closely with CP & ESG management on contractual and regulatory exposures and risks relating to development of new customer offerings or services and related customer agreement terms, promotional and marketing activities, data protection and cybersecurity risks across different offerings and in diverse media and premise-based or mobile IT devices, and international market expansion
- Developing a strong rapport and working relationship with the local sales teams to help drive the delivery of effective and high-quality legal services which are appropriately linked to relevant business needs of the business units, while at the same time helping drive greater consistency of approach and standards across Wolters Kluwer businesses
- Developing an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the businesses, the underlying technology, their people, organization, markets, products, customers, competitors, and regulatory environment to identify trends and provide important level legal/commercial advice to the businesses
- Effectively managing outside counsel in a cost-effective manner who may support certain legal needs, whether transactional, litigation or compliance in nature, and appropriately collaborate with other attorneys within the GLCD who may also be involved in supporting certain matters and managing outside counsel
Our take
For over 185 years, Wolters Kluwer has been innovating the way professionals and businesses work. The company has expanded to offer a substantial range of services across the Health, Tax & Accounting, Finance, Compliance, and Legal sectors.
While operating across so many sectors comes with an extensive range of competition, Wolters Kluwer serves customers in over 180 countries, which has been managed, in part, due to its 70+ acquisitions. For example, the company has recently acquired leading artificial intelligence technology company Della AI, which will become part of its legal software unit, to further advance its natural language processing capabilities.
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Company HQ
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Leadership
Nancy McKinstry
(CEO & Chairman of the Executive Board, not founder)Held various roles at the company before being named CEO in 2003. Current Member of the Board of Directors at various companies including Accenture, Abbot, Russel Reynolds Associates, and Columbia Business School.
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