Corporate Counsel | Hybrid, Kansas City

The Corporate Counsel is responsible for a variety of legal business matters that range from developing legal terms, managing claims and litigation, overseeing contract guidelines/review of corporate counsel, negotiating vendor terms, managing and administering equity programs and advising the organization on appropriate legal action to be taken.

How you'll make an impact:

• Working with corporate in-house counsel, draft, review and negotiate legal and commercial documents and contracts, including master services agreements, RFPs, non-disclosure agreements, purchase agreements, reseller agreements, leases, and employment agreements.
• Negotiate SLED Government contracts and vehicles, and advising on applicability and usage of same for sales, proposal management, and government contracting teams.
• Coordinate results of such documentation reviews with sales representatives, department directors and help negotiate satisfactory outcomes with client and partners.
• Works closely with the company’s other in-house lawyers, sales, operations and finance staff, as well as service delivery teams.
• Represent the organization on legal matters as assigned.
• Perform factual and legal research and analysis, draft and review contracts, data privacy and protection, employment agreements, and other legal correspondence.
• Advise executives on potential legal ramifications of proposed organizational policies and procedures. Protect the organization's rights in its interactions with external parties.
• Responsible for a broad array of legal matters, which may include: regulatory, employment, insurance claims, business development, contracts, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, data privacy and protection, environmental, litigation, and commercial issues.

What we're looking for:

• Law degree and license to practice law.
• At least 5-10 years of experience practicing law, including in the area of contract review and negotiation, preferably in both private practice and corporate settings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation and persuasion skills, including the ability to weigh and articulate the risk and benefit of various scenarios and propose effective resolutions.
• Exceptional leadership, organizational and administrative skills.
• Training and experience in US State, Canada, GDPR and other privacy laws.
• Ability to work closely with Counsel and paralegals and in a team environment.
• Effective communication skills with non-legal staff, such as our sales, consulting, and management teams as well as with client representatives.
• Willingness to take on additional duties in a growing company.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment with very tight deadlines.
• Experience with SLED government contracting would be a plus.

What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
• Work/life balance.
• Professional training resources.
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects.
• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable).