Senior Commercial Contracting Attorney

🕒 March 31

🏢🏡 Chicago – Hybrid

💵 $112.5k - $187.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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TransUnion

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1968

💸 Finance

🔐 Security

👥 B2C

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2018-04

Finance • Security • B2C

TransUnion is a global credit information and insights company based in the United States. It offers a range of products and services related to credit monitoring, identity theft protection, and credit report management, including free annual credit reports, fraud alerts, and credit freezing services. TransUnion uses the VantageScore® 3. 0 model to provide credit scores, although lenders may use different models to assess creditworthiness. It provides powerful tools for consumers to manage and understand their credit health, such as credit monitoring with alerts and ID theft insurance. TransUnion serves various industries, including financial services, automotive, and media, and is committed to financial inclusion, data security, and consumer privacy. It also provides business solutions for credit portfolio management, customer acquisition, debt recovery, and fraud prevention.

📋 Description

• Manage a portfolio of existing commercial agreements • Draft and negotiate new agreements with our government customers • Anticipate and protect the company against risk exposure • Advise stakeholders on the status of agreement negotiations • Exhibit a willingness to learn • Make impactful legal decisions and business recommendations for an innovative, dynamic, public company that is a leader in the global marketplace • Advise internal clients on legal and business issues and the implications of alternative positions to enable informed business decisions • Maintain primary responsibility for reviewing, negotiating, and drafting complex contracts and related documents, including, but not limited to: master services agreements, teaming agreements, marketing agreements, billing agent agreements, reseller agreements, NDAs, etc. • Review and analyze requests for proposals (RFPs) and advise internal stakeholders of any legal or business issues • Provide advice to stakeholders regarding changes in the law, contracts, or other legal issues that may involve the company’s short or long-term strategic operations • Responsible for keeping abreast of current legislative and regulatory developments that may have an impact upon operations • Keep immediate supervisor informed of pertinent developments within areas of assigned responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• 4 plus years of experience as a practicing attorney with a focus on contracting • Preferred experience includes advising clients with regard to and negotiating data and technology licensing agreements in a regulated environment • A team player ready to work closely in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with other attorneys, compliance professionals, business clients and senior leaders • Strong organizational, analytical, and critical-thinking skills (root cause analysis, problem solving, issue spotting, and decision making) • Strong work ethic with the demonstrated ability to manage and handle a significant and diverse work flow in an effective and timely manner • Ability to work independently, yet exhibit sound judgment in seeking guidance and direction from senior attorneys and escalating issues • Ability to read, interpret and advise business partners on complex documents, including laws, contracts, business documents, system documents, company policies, and procedures • Executive level written and oral communication skills and advocacy experience • Ability to build and foster strong relationships with, and relate well to, peers, staff, and management of all levels of the organization • Knowledge and understanding of FCRA, GLBA, privacy, technology, and partnering arrangements preferred but not required • Experience negotiating commercial contracts with federal, state, and local government agencies is nice to have, but not required • Familiarity with FAR, DFARS and other agency FAR-supplements is nice to have, but not required • Juris Doctorate (JD) degree required

🏖️ Benefits

• flexible time off for exempt associates • paid time off for non-exempt associates • up to 12 paid holidays per year • health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision plan options and health spending accounts) • mental health support • disability benefits • up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave • adoption assistance • fertility planning coverage • legal benefits • long-term care insurance • commuter benefits • tuition reimbursement • charity gift matching • employee stock purchase plan • 401(k) retirement savings with employer match • access to TransUnion’s Employee Resource Groups