Senior Contracts Counsel

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity for an experienced, strategic, tech-focused commercial lawyer to join Workhuman as a senior member of the Legal team. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in supporting Workhuman’s global commercial business, creatively resolving legal issues in complex negotiations and providing counsel across Workhuman to optimize business results.

**Please note this is a hybrid role based out of our (brand new!) Framingham, MA office**

What we can offer you:

• Use prior SaaS experience to structure, negotiate and close complex commercial transactions

• Collaborate with and provide guidance to internal stakeholders on risks within proposed commercial transactions  

• Use sound judgment to evaluate and draft nonstandard legal positions

• Develop creative solutions to advance negotiations in line with Workhuman’s policies and risk tolerance while maintaining positive relationships with both internal stakeholders and external clients

• Build trusted and collaborative relationships with cross functional teams, including Finance, Sales, Information Security, and Product

• Create, implement and improve standard agreements/templates, contracting guides, and best practices

• Deliver internal trainings to support the commercial legal group where needed

• Exercise strong project management, prioritization and organizational skills to effectively manage multiple work streams

• Support indirect procurement contract review and negotiation, where required

The skills you will bring:

• 7+ years of relevant technology transaction experience as in-house counsel or equivalent experience in a law firm

• SaaS-based commercial negotiation and drafting experience required

• Familiarity with the legal and ethical implications of AI, and foundational knowledge of AI systems (e.g. large language models and machine learning)

• Proficiency in data privacy regulations and standards

• Exceptional negotiation, drafting, and communication skills

• Experience working with a quota-driven sales team

• High energy level and high degree of self-motivation, with a sense of urgency to achieve Workhuman’s business goals

• Bar admission in good standing in Massachusetts, New York or California.

• J.D. from accredited law school

Thank you for considering joining our team. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. If you encounter any difficulties or have specific accessibility requirements while applying for this position, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at globalrecruitment@workhuman.com  for assistance. We are committed to ensuring equal access to opportunities for all individuals.

At  Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals’ differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don’t think you “check every single box” above, please still consider applying. We’re looking for a human who is collaborative, and innovative with a growth mindset. We love what we do because we’re shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world’s leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.  

Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:

• We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large sized workplace category. We were also recognised as a Best Workplace for Women and a Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

• In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium sized workplace category.

•  We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as a Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work and U.S. Best Places to Work.

• There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.

• Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation and Imagination.

Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based on solely on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.