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Commercial Counsel

🔥 26 minutes ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $150k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

Where this job comes from

Posted on Paylocity's careers page, not through a job board

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Paylocity

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1997

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

💰 $10M Venture Round - Paylocity on 2008-05

HR Tech • SaaS • B2B

Paylocity is a provider of cloud-based payroll and human capital management software for businesses of all sizes. Its platform includes payroll, HR, time & labor, benefits administration, talent management (recruiting, onboarding, performance, learning), employee experience tools and AI-driven features, and it serves small businesses through enterprises as well as partners such as accountants, brokers, and tech partners.

📋 Description

• Independently review, draft, and negotiate SaaS/subscription agreements, technology licensing agreements, channel partnerships, and other commercial contracts • Redline, negotiate, and handle end-to-end contracting for client-facing engagements • Manage high-volume contracting intake, review, and approval workflows • Prioritize contracting requests based on business needs • Collaborate with contract specialists, finance, privacy, and security teams on agreement review and negotiation • Drive creation and updates of templates, playbooks, and other legal resources • Improve contract-support processes and policies to help the legal team scale • Handle ad-hoc projects involving complex business, legal, and strategic issues • Partner with sales, procurement, product, operations, and other internal stakeholders • Provide legal advice on Paylocity’s products and services, contract disputes, and related matters • Flag positions appropriate for escalation

🎯 Requirements

• JD required • Active license in good standing to practice law in the US • 5+ years’ relevant experience • Ability to independently review, draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements of varying complexity in a fast-paced and evolving environment • Experience with sales support in SaaS or technology contracting in a prior client-facing role • Familiarity with data privacy and intellectual property as it pertains to contracts a plus • Deep understanding of contract drafting principles and related risk assessment in deal negotiation • Detail-oriented with focus on organization, efficiency and time management • Great communication skills and desire to build solid relationships with business stakeholders and colleagues • Highly motivated and eager to contribute to a talented and collaborative team • Must be available five days per week during designated work hours • Ability to sit for extended periods, typically 7–8 hours a day • Ability to operate a computer, use phone systems, type, and use multiple software programs simultaneously

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Disability insurance • 401(k) match • Career development • Annual bonus • Restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance • Fully remote work from home or location of record within the U.S. • No in-office requirements

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