Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial Transactions (JR-0096034)

Workday, Inc • Chicago, IL • 1w ago

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12674080

About the Role

This Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial Transactions will be one of the GTM Customer Base attorneys supporting a highly valued and rapidly growing business function focused on renewal and expansion transactions for Workdays largest and most strategic customers, as well as customer lifecycle management from a GTM legal perspective. This lawyers primary responsibility will be to support multiple sales teams while partnering effectively with deals management, sales operations, services, product, finance and contract operations.

Responsibilities

Drive valuable technology transactions, which will include

negotiation with customers and drafting of subscription, data processing and professional services agreements, assignments, amendments, and add on transactions

Provide proactive strategic advice and guidance to internal teams

regarding business and legal issues and risks and support our sales team with bringing deals to a timely close

Assist in implementing legal efficiencies to support the customer

base business unit and improve our contract processes and operations in that segment

Help build and improve contract templates and negotiation playbooks

and assist with providing internal training to sales, sales operations, contract operations, and the broader GTM legal team on how we build a frictionless customer contract experience

About You

Basic Qualifications

J.D. Degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least 1

state bar

7+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or

in-house/public sector legal department

CIPP/E Certification and/or deep understanding of sophisticated

global data privacy laws and principles

Other Qualifications

Excellent contract negotiation and drafting skills, comfortable and

adept at teaming with leadership in fast paced customer facing transactions, preferably with enterprise software/SaaS experience

Experience negotiating contracts in the public sector, specifically

with state and local government and higher education entities

Ability to influence, advise, and advocate for the business

interests

Exceptional written and oral communication skills, enabling

effective communication with legal and non-legal audiences

Exercises outstanding judgment and in tune with sophisticated needs

of the business to advise clients in an effective and creative manner

Nurtures internal and external relationships and leads project

collaboration with cross-functional networks

Uses strategic focus, critical thinking and a problem solving

approach

Proactively identifies and analyzes legal risks and exercises good

judgment and effective techniques to reach solutions with little guidance

Manages legal projects using strong organizational and project

management skills; uses lean principles for process improvements

Willingness and aptitude to learn and utilize new technologies,

including artificial intelligence tools, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in legal tasks such as contract review, legal research, and process improvement.

Great teammate with a sense of humor!

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits, pleaseclick here{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}.

Primary Location: USA.IL.Chicago

Primary Location Base Pay Range: \$176,400 USD \$264,600 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: \$159,600 USD \$283,600 USD

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is \$168,000 \$25

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