Job Description:

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity for an experienced, strategic, tech-focused commercial lawyer to join Workhuman as a member of the Legal team. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in supporting Workhuman’s global commercial operations, resolving complex legal issues, providing strategic counsel and driving successful outcomes across the business.

Reporting to our SVP, General Counsel in our Framingham office, you’ll be part of a global team that is collaborative, forward-thinking and committed to providing strategic, business-focused legal support across the organisation.

What we can offer you:

Leverage your prior contracts experience to structure, negotiate and close complex commercial transactions with both vendors and prospective clients

Support the review and negotiation of indirect procurement contracts

Collaborate with and provide guidance to internal stakeholders on legal and commercial risks in proposed transactions

Use sound judgment to evaluate and draft nonstandard legal agreements

Develop creative solutions to advance negotiations in line with Workhuman’s policies and risk tolerance while maintaining strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external partners

Build trusted and collaborative relationships with cross functional teams, including Procurement, Finance, Sales, Information Security, and Product

Create, implement, and enhance standard agreements, templates, contracting guides, and best practices

Demonstrate strong project management, prioritization and organizational skills to effectively manage multiple workstreams

The skills you will bring:

Qualified lawyer with minimum 3+ years PQE in relevant work as in-house counsel or equivalent experience in a law firm

SaaS experience a plus

Exceptional negotiation, drafting, and communication skills

Proven experience in commercial contract negotiation and drafting

Experience managing and maintaining productive relationships with external vendors and partners

High energy, self-motivated, and results-driven, with a strong sense of urgency to achieve Workhuman’s business goals

Foundational understanding of data privacy regulations and standards a plus

Self-directed and comfortable working independently while staying connected across a global team

The Company:

At Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals’ differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don’t think you “check every single box” above, please still consider applying. We’re looking for a human who is collaborative, innovative with a growth mindset

We love what we do because we’re shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world’s leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.

Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:

We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large-sized workplace category. We were also recognised as the Best Workplace for Women and the Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium-sized workplace category.
We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as the Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work, and U.S. Best Places to Work.
There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.
Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation, and Imagination.

Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based solely on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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