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An overview of this role
The Sr. Legal Counsel, Commercial will report directly to the Senior Managing Legal Counsel, Commercial and collaborates with external and internal clients across GitLab on a broad range of matters related to commercial contracting including the negotiation and review of complex contracts, review of regional specific legal requirements to drive templates and process, and act as a trusted advisor to internal clients
Don’t have a ton of knowledge about GitLab yet? Don’t worry. We have an extensive onboarding and training program at GitLab and you will be provided with necessary DevOps and GitLab knowledge to fulfill your role.
What You’ll Do
- Independently manage strategic and complex legal matters with both internal and external partners
- Partner and provide leadership to team members and stakeholders across GitLab to provide pragmatic advice to minimize legal risks while advancing the goals of the business
- Benchmark, advise, draft, maintain, and review templates and policies
- Monitor and analyze changes in the law and legal risks; propose creative and effective solutions to address those risks
- Review, draft, and negotiate complex agreements and provide guidance and mentorship to more junior team members
- Build and improve processes, systems, and documentation both within the legal department and in coordination with other impacted business units
In addition to the general Responsibilities and Requirements above, this role specifically requires the ability to:
- Draft and negotiate a wide range of contracts including partnership, services, consulting, marketing, licensing, data privacy, and other commercial and technology related agreements, including artificial intelligence
- Engage on top priority and complex agreements tied to large value and material transactions
- Review regional specific legal requirements, including with outside counsel, for terms and policy creation and enforcement
- Create and present training materials for both contract managers and sales team members
- Understand GitLab and GitLab products in order to identify risks, develop solutions, mitigation and negotiation strategies
- Add information and feedback to playbooks and other supporting documentation to support the development of other legal team members
- Become a trusted advisor to the sales team members and leadership across multiple functions
- Work closely with members of the legal team to develop and improve applicable standardized forms, processes, and procedures
- Perform risk analysis review for all contractual documents and recommend mitigating options
What You’ll Bring
- 6 - 10 years' legal experience, preferably in a multinational company
- JD/LLB or local law degree equivalent and admission to local governing body
- Experience identifying and leading initiatives effectively across business units and internal functions to efficiently and proactively resolve business issues
- Practical yet creative problem-solving approach that emphasizes addressing business needs while protecting GitLab’s interests
- Proactive, dynamic, and result driven self-starter with strong attention to detail
- Experience working across the globe in support of multiple time zones and cultures
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, the ability to influence and interface effectively with leadership across all business functions
- Sound and practical business judgment consistent with industry best-practices
- Previous experience in a remote work environment would be an added advantage
- Ability to use GitLab
- A shared interest in our values, and working in accordance with those values
About the team
Thanks to our Transparency value, you can see more about the Legal & Corporate Affairs team on our Handbook page.
How GitLab will support you
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- All remote, asynchronous work environment
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and development budget
- Parental leave
- Home office support
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC pay range
$121,000—$246,200 USD
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
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What We Do
GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive DevSecOps Platform used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission makes it clear that we believe in a world where everyone can contribute. We make that possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values.
We strive to create a transparent environment where all team members around the world feel that their voices are heard and welcomed. We also aim to be a place where people can show up as their full selves each day and contribute their best.
Why Work With Us
We’ve got big ambitions to make GitLab the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform and need skilled contributors to get us there. At GitLab, your contributions shape the future of software development at a time when AI is changing the way software is built. Together, we're building the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform.
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