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Corporate Counsel

7743 · 30+ days ago
Denver, CO, 80202, US
$135-165k
Full-time
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Wage Range: $135,000-$165,000

Application Deadline:9/23/2024

 

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solution are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

The Corporate Counsel is responsible for providing a broad range of legal services to the company, both directly and in conjunction with outside counsel, with a significant focus on intellectual property protection, contract drafting and negotiation, employment law, managing outside counsel, information and risk management, and dispute resolution and settlements. The Corporate Counsel will report directly to, and work closely with, the General Counsel on a wide range of matters and will be a business partner who will collaborate effectively across the company to help the business identify and implement practical business solutions to achieve its goals. 

The Corporate Counsel will be highly organized, solution driven, customer service-oriented, pragmatic and proactive in their approach to contracting and be able to work both collaboratively and autonomously.  You will work closely with the General Counsel to implement new and improved business processes at the company while providing critical advice to internal business partners regarding a wide variety of matters involving intellectual property, IT, sales and marketing, supply and procurement, information and risk management, compliance, corporate governance, employment, litigation/dispute resolution/settlements, licensing (including SaaS, licensing, sublicensing), professional services, and other complex and commercial matters.   

 

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:  

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following: 

 
  • Advise the company and senior leadership on a broad range of federal and state regulatory and compliance matters including identifying areas of risk and making suggestions for improvement; 

  • Business Partner to Human Resources, management of Labor and Employment matters including leaves and wage and commission compliance for the global team;  

  •  Manage and sometimes lead privacy and compliance matters internally and externally in coordination with Compliance team; 

  • Assist General Counsel on litigation related matters;   

  • Manage the intellectual property portfolio including copyrights, trademarks and patents; 

  • Directly support the Orange Partner Program including partner vetting and complex partner negotiations and contracting;  

  • Work with the sales department to review, revise and negotiate complex technology sales agreements in Salesforce and regarding contract workflow;  

  • Work independently as the lead attorney on many matters and collaboratively with other attorneys in the department, as well as outside counsel, on certain matters and General Counsel on more significant matters;  

  • Lead significant projects, both within the legal department and across a variety of functions; and  

  • Continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes, following all applicable best practices, processes and procedures. 

Qualifications:  

 
  • JD from an accredited law school with exceptional academic credentials.  

  • Admitted to practice in at least one state and willingness to submit an application to the Colorado State Bar for admittance if relocating.  

  • At least 4 years of combined top law firm and/or in-house experience – prior in-house and employment experience is required.  

  • Extensive experience representing clients in the software and/or professional services related industries.  

  • Extensive experience with intellectual property, IT, M&A transactions, corporate governance, litigation management, employment law, and commercial contracts:  reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements including but not limited to software licensing, SaaS, vendor/procurement or sales/service agreements, real estate, professional services agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.  

  • Familiarity and experience with laws relevant to the sale and marketing of software including with respect to licensing, data protection/privacy, intellectual property, IT, antitrust, export control and regulatory compliance.  

  • Possess a high level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment.  

  • Experience and comfort working with and advising business internal clients directly.   

  • Extremely detail oriented.  

  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to handle multiple, competing workloads with changing priorities to meet necessary deadlines; has an inherent drive to solve problems collaboratively and mentor team members.  

  • Excellent business acumen, communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to engage personnel across all levels of the company and exercise initiative. 

 

 

Additional Requirements and Details:

  • Travel required up to 10% of the time. 

  • Located and working from an office location. 

  • Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.  

  • Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.  

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.). 

  • Frequent sitting and/or standing.  

 

 

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

·        Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

·        Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

·        Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

·        Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

·        Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

·        We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. 

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you’d like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities. •

Last updated on Sep 9, 2024

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