Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.
Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.
We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.
What You’ll Do:
- Support and drive the strategic and operational initiatives with on-time and on-budget results.
- Support the implementation and management of Legal department tools and processes to streamline new or existing practices, as well as managing design, rollout, and training for new systems and processes.
- Support the contract, compliance and other legal processes and procedures and work to find ways to improve those processes and procedures.
- Support the legal team members with contracting processes, including review of certain sales and other transaction documents for processing and for recordkeeping.
- Assist with legal and compliance request triage, verifying requests and confirming information with business stakeholders across functional teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Finance, Marketing and others.
What You’ll Need:
- Juris Doctorate or other equivalent law degree. Licensed to practice law in applicable jurisdiction of residence.
- Prior experience with implementation, management and/or use of legal tech is highly desirable.
- Experience handling high volumes of tasks and projects and successfully managing multiple deadlines is necessary.
- Experience with legal operations improvements or initiatives is desirable. Well developed analytical, problem-solving and communication (both oral and written) skills are necessary.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience with contract review and/or management is required, including ability to read, understand and report on contract terms.
- Must maintain confidentiality of contract terms, details of transactions and other information highly confidential.
- Must be detail-oriented and data-driven.
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, Power Point, SharePoint and Outlook is required.
- Must be responsive and able to manage stakeholder expectations regarding project delivery.
- Ability to move projects forward proactively and with minimal supervision is required.
- Full proficiency in German and English
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Sphera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sphera and has not been reviewed or approved by Sphera.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Sales on‑target earnings can be competitive for certain roles, with healthy ranges and high OTE potential for Solution/Account Executives. Feedback suggests on‑plan earnings compare well against many B2B software peers.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental and vision coverage are characterized as good, with low deductibles and a significant employer share of premiums. Feedback suggests core health insurance quality is a relative strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is consistently referenced, with a clear structure that enables a meaningful company contribution when employees contribute. Feedback suggests retirement offerings are straightforward and valued.
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What We Do
Sphera is the leading provider of integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Process Safety, Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Transparency. For more than 30 years, we have served 8,500 customers and a million-plus users in 100 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. We help enterprises build sustainable businesses while keeping people and the planet safe. Our solutions provide critical visibility and alignment across safety, risk, and supply chains -- empowering organizations to create lasting, sustainable impact. Our Mission: To create a safer, more sustainable and productive world by advancing operational excellence. Sphera's many internal initiatives, such as its annual Mentoring Program, running for its sixth year in 2025, supports staff in feeling and achieving their best. The goal of the Mentoring Program is to help participants achieve career development, personal growth, and create opportunities to partner with others from across the organization.
Why Work With Us
At Sphera we are solving some of the most important challenges facing the world today. Our staff, some of the world’s leading safety and sustainability experts, are meeting this challenge. Sphera is a hybrid company, with Chicago team attending SpheraIn days. We are always looking for talented people who want to make a difference.
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