VP, Global Head of Commercial Transactions

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Lead the global commercial transactions team while overseeing attorneys and contract professionals.

• Negotiate intricate and high-value customer and partner transactions, such as SaaS subscriptions, software licenses, professional services, and strategic alliances.

• Foster trust-based relationships with C-level and senior executives.

• Enhance contract processes, templates, playbooks, and deal enablement strategies.

• Utilize metrics to evaluate productivity, expedite sales cycles, and manage legal risk effectively.

• Collaborate with teams in Sales, Finance, Customer Experience, Security, Product, Privacy, Regulatory and AI, and Legal Operations.

• Support alliances, channel, system integrator, reseller programs, and entries into new markets.

• Mentor, coach, and nurture a global hybrid team.

• Provide guidance on global risk allocation, regulatory considerations, and contracting strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school or an equivalent international qualification.

• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

• Over 20 years of legal experience concentrating on complex commercial and technology transactions.

• Significant in-house experience at a company offering both on-prem and SaaS solutions, and/or within a cybersecurity firm is advantageous.

• Profound knowledge of cloud/SaaS contracting, software-to-SaaS agreements, data protection, AI regulatory frameworks, and enterprise sales environments.

• Proven ability to develop, mentor, and lead cross-cultural, global hybrid teams.

• Capability to influence senior stakeholders and operate efficiently in a dynamic global business environment.

• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and drafting abilities.

• Strong attention to detail coupled with business pragmatism.

• Experience in using and implementing GenAI tools at scale.

• Background in training legal team members on GenAI productivity tools.

• Familiarity with contract management tools, playbooks, and/or scalable contracting frameworks.

• A collaborative, low-ego, “one team,” solutions-oriented approach.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible, collaborative work environment.

• Employee Resource Groups.

• Regular company and team bonding events.

• Competitive benefits and perks.

• Global volunteering and community initiatives.

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule.

• Parental Leave.

• Progressive Healthcare Options.

• Retirement Programs.

• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement.

• Commuter Offset (Specific locations).