Senior Legal Counsel – Software Licensing and Commercial Contracts
Job Summary
Job Description
Varonis Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced attorney with expertise in SaaS and software licensing and commercial contracts to join their legal department. The Senior Legal Counsel will review and negotiate contracts, ensure operational compliance, and provide general legal support. The role involves working closely with various departments and global legal and commercial colleagues in a supportive environment. The attorney will be encouraged to take initiative and own projects, focusing on drafting, reviewing, and closing a variety of commercial agreements, including licensing, channel, and procurement contracts. Responsibilities also include reviewing marketing materials, advising on software licensing, privacy, and security issues, supporting product teams, identifying legal risks, improving processes, and providing legal training.
Must have:
- J.D. from accredited law school and active bar membership
- Minimum 6 years of legal experience in firm/in-house
- Developing and negotiating SaaS and software licensing agreements
- Significant experience with SaaS agreements
- Prioritize and balance competing issues in fast-paced environment
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Detail-oriented, organized, efficient, and resourceful
- Practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving
- Counsel internal clients with clear, concise advice
- Operate autonomously while being a team player
- Positive, "can-do" attitude and collaborative
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn
- Integrity and reliability recognized by colleagues
Good to have:
- Experience in the cybersecurity field or for a cybersecurity company
6 skills required
Job Details
Title: Senior Legal Counsel – Software Licensing and Commercial Contracts
The Location: We prioritize candidates located near one of our office locations: New York City, Raleigh, NC, or Miami, FL.
The Location: We prioritize candidates located near one of our office locations: New York City, Raleigh, NC, or Miami, FL.
Varonis Systems, Inc. seeks an experienced attorney with SaaS and software licensing and commercial contract experience. You will be a key member of our legal department. You will work closely with various departments to review/draft and negotiate contracts, ensure operational compliance, and provide general legal support to the Company. You will work closely with talented attorneys and commercial colleagues around the globe in a collegial environment that rewards, recognizes, and respects achievement. You will be encouraged and empowered to take initiative and have hands-on ownership of projects.
Qualifications:
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership required
- Minimum 6 years of relevant legal experience acquired in a law firm and/or in-house environments, developing and negotiating SaaS, software, technology, and data licensing agreements.
- Significant experience with SaaS agreements is required.
- Experience in the cybersecurity field or having worked for a cybersecurity company is preferred.
- Ability to prioritize and balance competing issues within a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills; ability to understand complex topics and identify critical issues promptly.
- Be detail-oriented, organized, efficient, and resourceful with strong follow-through skills
- Have a practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving and be able to effectively counsel internal clients by providing them with clear, concise, and commercial advice on established timelines to meet their business needs
- Be able to operate autonomously while being a team player who brings a positive, “can-do” attitude to the workplace and works collaboratively with other members of the Legal team and with internal clients
- Have excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Driven by intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to learn and recognized by colleagues for integrity and reliability
Responsibilities:
- Draft, supervise, and close, a wide variety of commercial agreements, including licensing (SaaS contracts), channel (distribution agreements, reseller agreements, sale agent agreements, etc.), procurement, confidentiality, business development, and other commercial agreements
- Review advertising and marketing materials and agreements to ensure that they are in compliance with legal requirements
- Provide specialized legal expertise in the area of software licensing, including specifically privacy and security issues, and advise on customer license compliance issues and disputes
- Advise on contract status and the legal liabilities associated with different transactions
- Support product teams as they develop and bring to market new technologies and product offerings by helping to identify and resolve go-to-market and license compliance issues
- Identify and assess legal and business risks of current commercial operations and processes
- Collaborate with various business owners and legal colleagues to develop process improvements, templates, and operational policies. At Varonis, we encourage new approaches and ideas and thinking creatively to constantly improve.
- Provide legal support for other legal compliance matters and special projects at the Company
- Provide training to the employees on legal topics, as needed
We invite you to check out our Instagram Page to gain further insight into the Varonis culture!
@VaronisLife
Varonis is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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