Job Description

Black Duck Software is looking for a Contracts Specialist or Legal Counsel to join our legal team to help lead a special project. This role will work closely with finance and will involve providing practical, thoughtful and quick answers and problem solving to ensure we are facilitating set up of Black Duck as a new vendor for our customers. Seeking experience with SaaS and/or enterprise software agreements

About the Role

The Contracts Specialist / Legal Counsel will be required to draft and manage various agreements, including assignment agreements for revenue generating contracts. The successful candidate will assist with efficient development of the customer onboarding function and its processes.

Responsibilities

• Write, review, draft, and manage final execution of customer assignment agreements
• Drive efficient and swift process to ensure Black Duck is onboarded as a vendor for all customers
• Provide effective guidance on process to management
• Act as a liaison between internal and external customers to efficiently drive the process to conclusion
• Develop processes and analytics to track outstanding assignments
• Prepare and administer routine and/or specialized correspondence
• Collaborate with finance to ensure successful completion of project
• Assist in other contracts management duties that may arise from time to time

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in the creation, negotiation, preparation, administration of technology-related agreements
• 2+ years of experience with SaaS and/or enterprise software agreements is preferred
• Intellectual curiosity about Company customers, products/technology, and contract provisions
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent is a plus

Required Skills

• Excellent drafting skills; excellent verbal communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to interface with all levels
• Ability to handle and resolve conflicts in a professional and tactful manner
• Strong analytical skills and interpersonal skills with ability to effectively work in a team environment and under general supervision
• Strong understanding of contract provisions
• Successfully accomplish work with a high degree of independence
• Balance competing priorities with short lead times
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Word and Excel, is required
• Experience with SalesForce.com is preferred
• Experience with DocuSign is preferred

Preferred Skills

• Experience with SalesForce.com is preferred
• Experience with DocuSign is preferred

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