Description
About StarCompliance
Star provides the leading financial compliance platform. We have a ~99% client retention rate, have doubled revenues in the past few years and count many of the top global financial businesses as customers. Our goal is to build a $100M+ business in the next several years and we need you to help us get there. Star has 300+ employees worldwide, promotes a flexible office/remote policy and provides world class benefits.
Position Description
Accelerate your career with a leadership position in a rapidly growing and dynamic reg-tech business. There are no boundaries on where this position can grow, and we routinely promote employees who show strong leadership and the ability to innovate. You will be the 3rd member of the legal team and report into our Head of Legal. The position starts with an intense focus on our commercial contracts and business development support and can expand into a wide variety of legal and operational areas, depending upon a candidate’s abilities and interests. Are you talented, driven, creative, ambitious with a good sense of humor? Do you like working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment? Then we should talk.
What is most important
● Supporting the Sales Function
● Business Judgement
● Effective communication
● Client Facing skills with the ability to understand complex environments and focus on creating win-win outcomes
● A mindset and approach that demonstrates BOTH a strong process oriented approach and the ability to innovate and creatively adapt to rapidly evolving situations
● Awesome sense of urgency
● Self-aware and humble
● High EQ
Things that the right person can and will learn to do
● Draft, review, analyze and negotiate complex commercial agreements (SaaS/cloud-based licensing services, vendor contracts, NDAs, RFPs, )
● Develop and implement standards and policies surrounding privacy and data protection practices
● Advise business stakeholders
● Work with senior executives to help mitigate corporate risk
● Collaborate with HR to develop and implement company policies
● Employee support - hiring contracts/severance/etc.
● Develop and maintain a contract playbook
● Participate in diligence analyses
● Support M&A activity
● Manage external legal resources
● Create and implement cross-functional training processes
Requirements
● Thorough understanding of the principles of commercial contracts in a software business
● In-house experience in a high volume, dynamic environment
● Outstanding interpersonal communication skills and self-awareness are essential
● Excellent business judgement, know when to hold firm and when to agree to changes
● 5-8 years of progressive responsibility in a contracts or broader legal environment
About StarCompliance
Star provides the leading financial compliance platform. We have a ~99% client retention rate, have doubled revenues in the past few years and count many of the top global financial businesses as customers. Our goal is to build a $100M+ business in the next several years and we need you to help us get there. Star has 300+ employees worldwide, promotes a flexible office/remote policy and provides world class benefits.
Position Description
Accelerate your career with a leadership position in a rapidly growing and dynamic reg-tech business. There are no boundaries on where this position can grow, and we routinely promote employees who show strong leadership and the ability to innovate. You will be the 3rd member of the legal team and report into our Head of Legal. The position starts with an intense focus on our commercial contracts and business development support and can expand into a wide variety of legal and operational areas, depending upon a candidate’s abilities and interests. Are you talented, driven, creative, ambitious with a good sense of humor? Do you like working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment? Then we should talk.
What is most important
● Supporting the Sales Function
● Business Judgement
● Effective communication
● Client Facing skills with the ability to understand complex environments and focus on creating win-win outcomes
● A mindset and approach that demonstrates BOTH a strong process oriented approach and the ability to innovate and creatively adapt to rapidly evolving situations
● Awesome sense of urgency
● Self-aware and humble
● High EQ
Things that the right person can and will learn to do
● Draft, review, analyze and negotiate complex commercial agreements (SaaS/cloud-based licensing services, vendor contracts, NDAs, RFPs, )
● Develop and implement standards and policies surrounding privacy and data protection practices
● Advise business stakeholders
● Work with senior executives to help mitigate corporate risk
● Collaborate with HR to develop and implement company policies
● Employee support - hiring contracts/severance/etc.
● Develop and maintain a contract playbook
● Participate in diligence analyses
● Support M&A activity
● Manage external legal resources
● Create and implement cross-functional training processes
Requirements
● Thorough understanding of the principles of commercial contracts in a software business
● In-house experience in a high volume, dynamic environment
● Outstanding interpersonal communication skills and self-awareness are essential
● Excellent business judgement, know when to hold firm and when to agree to changes
● 5-8 years of progressive responsibility in a contracts or broader legal environment
