Associate General Counsel

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The RoleAspenTech is seeking an experienced corporate lawyer to join its fast-paced and growing Legal Department. This is a unique position with an unusual variety of high-profile work projects within the organization, including in the areas of M&A and other corporate development transactions, support of the corporate secretarial function, public company reporting, corporate finance, and department financial management and policy development. The position will report to the SVP & General Counsel in Bedford, MA.

Your Impact

• Structure and negotiate strategic transactions, including M&A, business alliances, share repurchase programs, credit facilities and other corporate finance activities.
• Provide primary legal support for the company’s public company reporting and disclosure obligations, including 1934 Act reports, annual proxy statement and sustainability report.
• Assist the company’s corporate secretarial function, including the preparation of Board meeting materials and minutes, entity management of international subsidiaries, and the drafting and implementation of policies, charters, and procedures.
• Direct and optimize the work of external law firms.
• Help manage the department's financial operations through budget planning and tracking.
• Provide day-to-day support to business units, including Finance, Information Technology, Marketing and Investor Relations.
• Maintain the company's insider stock ownership program.
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, quickly identifying and prioritizing high-risk and mission-critical transactions.
• Provide support for other strategic matters as determined from time to time.

What You'll Need

• 9+ years’ experience as a lawyer in a diversified US law firm and preferably the legal department of a public technology company.
• J.D. with superior academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school.
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to provide clear, correct and concise written and oral advice in a business context.
• Subject matter expertise and experience in M&A, public company reporting and corporate governance matters.
• Demonstrated negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters and a positive attitude.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new or unfamiliar challenges or areas of responsibility.
• Ability to form strong working relationships with internal clients while maintaining firm adherence to proper legal standards.
• Ability to travel internationally and to function in a global time-zone environment.
• Strong sense of integrity and appreciation for confidentiality issues.
• Excellent business acumen.
• Admission to state bar.