Senior Commercial Counsel

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Overview:

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 4,800 employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide, including 53% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection.

The DNA of Cvent is our people, and our culture has an emphasis on fostering intrapreneurship – a system that encourages Cventers to think and act like individual entrepreneurs and empowers them to take action, embrace risk, and make decisions as if they had founded the company themselves. At Cvent, we value the diverse perspectives that each individual brings. Whether working with a team of colleagues or with clients, we ensure that we foster a culture that celebrates differences and builds on shared connections.

Cvent is expanding its Legal Department to meet the demands of a fast-growing, international technology company. The position will be located in London and will report to the Associate General Counsel, Commercial within the Legal department. This individual will be expected to bring a high degree of contracts expertise to the position, and to rely on that expertise along with sound judgment and professionalism to operate independently. All work will require a “business” as well as a “legal” approach, requiring responsibilities and competencies in negotiation, structuring deals and validation of terms against commercial and industry norms.

In This Role, You Will:

• Draft, review, interpret, revise and negotiate terms of SaaS customer agreements, vendor and service provider contracts, and professional services agreements.
• Lead negotiations, balancing key risks and opportunities to obtain mutually acceptable contracts.
• Anticipate legal issues and resolve sensitive projects independently and diplomatically.
• Collaborate with various business functions in connection with driving deal negotiations.
• Advise sales management on contractual rights and obligations, providing clarification of contract terms.
• Provide legal advice on a wide range of commercial matters, including intellectual property, data protection/privacy, regulatory compliance, and employment law.
• Manage and mitigate legal risks by designing and implementing company policies and procedures.
• Conduct legal research and stay updated on relevant laws and regulations affecting the company’s business.
• Advise on potential legal disputes and manage any litigation or other legal proceedings.

Other Responsibilities:

• Assist with M&A transactions, including diligence, drafting NDAs and other relevant documents as needed.
• Assist with corporate governance and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Engage with Cvent’s Technology team to ensure compliance with data security requirements enforced by various jurisdictions and customers.
• Provide support for other special corporate projects.

Here’s What You Need:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from an accredited, top tier law school.
• Extensive post-qualification experience in commercial law, preferably with some in-house experience supporting a sales team. SaaS contracts experience is required.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, corporate law, intellectual property law, and privacy and data protection regulations.
• Proven analytical and written verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter who executes with urgency, with accuracy and attention to detail as essential requirements.
• Strong multitasking skills to manage multiple projects to completion.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, able to work well independently and with a team.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and professionally with all levels of management regarding complex legal issues.
• High level of integrity and professional ethics.
• Proficient in Salesforce.com.
• Proficiency in Ironclad (CLM) is a plus.

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