Legal Counsel - Costa Rica

Legal Counsel - Commercial

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate SaaS subscription agreements with customers. This is the largest and most important part of the job. Experience supporting Sales in a Saas company is critical.
• Provide direct support to our Sales, Sales Ops, Finance and Accounting teams and assist in the development and negotiation of a wide variety of SaaS, partnership, support, licensing, and services contracts.
• Collaborate and strategize with business executives and sales managers on deal structure and approach.
• Advise on risks and liabilities of proposed commercial transactions and devise creative and practical legal solutions to meet business objectives.
• Work closely with Vice President Legal to manage the legal and corporate affairs of the company.
• Review and respond to ad-hoc legal queries and provide succinct advice to the business on contractual disputes and interpretation as well as be capable of dealing with a variety of legal issues including corporate law, regulatory matters and IT and technology matters.

• Law degree and member of the Costa Rica Bar Association.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.
• 5+ years of substantive commercial and tech transactions experience, preferably in-house at a SaaS company.
• Comfort and familiarity working closely with a sales team and at ease interacting with a range of global customers and partners from commercial to enterprise businesses.
• Experience drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong track record of performance in demanding, high-growth environments.
• Strong organizational, project management, and execution skills with a collaborative and flexible approach when partnering with others.
• Experience in using legal department technology.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities, sometimes in the face of unknowns.
• Ability to manage and prioritize competing priorities in a fast-paced and high-volume environment without sacrificing quality, attention to detail, accuracy or timeliness.
• A high energy level and positive demeanor when communicating with busy internal clients, teammates, and partners outside our team.
• Interest in joining a highly collaborative team.