Corporate Counsel - Validity

• Serve as the legal partner for our sales teams and provide a range of legal advice to internal stakeholders and requesters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements with SaaS customers, business development partners, and other parties.
• Assist with privacy-related developments to documents and respond to privacy concerns from customers, in addition to supporting other privacy efforts internally.
• Direct the efforts of a cross-functional team (including finance, sales operations, product operations, support, and security) to ensure that agreements adequately protect the company’s interests while meeting clients’ needs.
• Partner with other internal stakeholders, manage and triage high-priority escalations with little supervision.
• Develop and implement templates and legal operations designed to handle deal flow in a timely, scalable, and efficient manner, aligning with internal policies and mitigating risks.
• Research and recommend standard terms and negotiation strategies, particularly for heavily negotiated issues, based upon industry practices and evolving legal trends.
• Continue legal skills and education development and stay informed about relevant developments in the legal, privacy, and SaaS industries.

• Admitted to practice law (or have the ability to be admitted as authorized in-house counsel) in Massachusetts, with relevant experience.
• Experience with SaaS agreements - you know what each clause does, what each party cares about most, and how to resolve impasses.
• Familiarity with data processing, data security, and privacy obligations – you are able to spot issues and speak in detail about the most common customer concerns with sophisticated enterprise procurement teams.
• Experience handling a large docket and numerous partners – you work with leadership to prioritize, know when to delegate, and set and manage internal and external expectations.
• Ability to identify and succinctly summarize contractual risk and obligations to internal parties – you are detail focused, have solid legal and business judgment, and communicate nuanced points concisely and aptly, adjusting for your audience.
• Team spirit and well-developed service ethic – you are driven to be an excellent teammate to your legal colleagues, to provide outstanding service to internal and external clients, and to meet deadlines and provide solutions without alienating stakeholders.
• Ability to work in our Boston (Financial District) office 3 days per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays). 

• Legal experience in a similar work environment preferred (i.e. fast-paced and efficient in-house corporate legal department).
• IAPP Certification or other privacy-related experience preferred.

About Validity

For over 20 years, tens of thousands of organizations across the world have relied on Validity solutions to target, contact, engage, and retain customers – using trustworthy data as a key advantage. Validity’s flagship products – Everest, DemandTools, BriteVerify, and GridBuddy Connect – are all highly rated, #1 solutions for sales and marketing professionals. These solutions deliver smarter email campaigns, more qualified leads, more productive sales, and ultimately faster growth.

Validity is a truly unique company - massive revenue growth, top-tier investors, 5-star product ratings, proven ability to acquire and integrate top tech companies and welcome them into the Validity family, a winning culture, and a work environment that fosters hard work, trust, and fun.

Headquartered in Boston, Validity has offices in Tampa, Denver, London, Sao Paulo, and Sydney. For more information, connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Validity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, AIDs/HIV status, genetic information, military and veteran status, sex, parental status (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, childbirth, post childbirth, nursing mother, parent of a young child and parent of a foster child), gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, marital status (including registered domestic partner status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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