OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

Together Carbonite and Webroot formthe SMB and Consumer Division of OpenText. The mission of our joint offering is to make cyber resilience simple, reliable and accessible in the connected world.We foster a thriving, dynamic environment rich with inventive minds and entrepreneurial spirit and our employees are empowered and encouraged to build their careers at OpenText.

The Opportunity:

OpenText is seeking a commercial Legal Counsel to join OpenText's in-house legal team based in our Gaithersburg, Maryland, San Mateo, California or Alpharetta, Georgia offices. This is a diverse role that will include drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial technology agreements in support of Americas region sales activity for OpenText's Enterprise business, including software licenses, professional services and cloud services agreements, resolving commercial disputes, providing legal guidance on company transactions and new go-to-market products, and monitoring changes in laws and regulations. The role is one of trusted Legal advisor. Working with cross-functional groups, diverse internal clients, and handling escalations are also key components of this position.

You Are Great At:

* Working effectively and pragmatically in a fast-paced environment
* Managing multiple responsibilities
* Understanding the complexities of a multi-faceted business
* Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements
* Communicating complex matters clearly and solving problems
* Building positive working relationships with teammates, subject matter experts, internal clients and customers
* Providing high quality, practical legal support

What It Takes:

* Strong academic record and experience working in a law firm and/or in-house within a corporate environment
* 3+ years previous experience conducting contract negotiations preferred
* Juris Doctor degree from an accredited institution
* Admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. state
* Enthusiastic, hard-working, enjoy working in a team environment and confident working at a senior level with lawyers and other professional colleagues.
* Interest in learning new technologies and business models; and willing to make recommendations and participate in the decision-making process.
* Experience doing business with governmental organizations (Federal, state and local) and regulated industries a plus.
* Solid \\"hands on\\" experience drafting, negotiating and providing guidance on a wide variety of agreements, particularly in software licensing, hosted/ cloud based product agreements, professional services contracts, maintenance and support agreements.
* Knowledge of working within the IT sector and assisting sales executives on commercial and sales transactions.
* Background in contract support for a variety of business functions including sales, marketing, engineering and other internal clients.
* Ability to advise management on risks across the business and strategies for mitigation.
* Good judgment, integrity and attention to detail
* Think creatively; act professionally.

At OpenText we understand and value diversity in our employees and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer..