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Posted March 16, 2020

General Counsel

OneStream Software
Detroit, MI Full Time

Location: Rochester, MI The General Counsel will be responsible for building and empowering our Legal team, setting legal strategy, overseeing key...

Location: Rochester, MI

The General Counsel will be responsible for building and empowering our Legal team, setting legal strategy, overseeing key deals and relationships and serving as a business partner to the rest of the company.

This individual must be willing to roll up his/her sleeves and take on significant responsibility helping with several aspects of the business and develop strategies for handling legal issues in creative, business-centric ways, and you will build processes that address risk and allow the business flexibility and freedom to move quickly.

In this role, he/she will be advising on all legal matters such as product, regulatory, commercial, international matters, privacy, corporate, IP, employment, policy and compliance. This position has a focus on software licensing and sales matters for SaaS services, managed services, on-premise software, and professional services areas that are critical to OneStream's business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Advise executive, senior leadership and board on legal strategy and risk issues associated with the company's business operations and regulatory compliance requirements.

Advise on company employment matters, policies, and personnel issues.

Negotiate and drive strategic transactions and a significant volume of sales agreements, as well as counsel sales and sales management and other relevant groups on a variety of licensing, intellectual property, commercial, data security and privacy law topics.

Draft, review, and negotiate US and international SaaS and software license agreements and amendments.

Draft, review, and negotiate other commercial or corporate agreements such as NDAs and vendor agreements.

Improve efficiency and compliance by changing processes and training the sales team.

Work with Compliance Team on Privacy Shield and GDPR.

Work with Compliance Team on SOC 2, SOC 1, HIPPA, and FedRamp compliance documents.

Maintain and manage company corporate governance and corporate secretary matters relating to the company Board of Directors, including Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Responsible for drafting agendas, minutes and resolutions and reviewing board mailing materials.

Help with projects to improve processes that pertain to review, approvals and negotiation of legal terms for all business.

Manage resources within budget and direct external counsel.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge and Experience

10+ years of legal experience in areas such as Software Licensing, GDPR Compliance, employment and labor, real estate, etc. General Counsel experience is preferred.

Proven experience building and leading teams in high-growth environments

Experience in Software and Technology Companies.

International Experience.

Experience with corporate governance issues and corporate secretarial duties.

High degree of independence, initiative, and decisiveness.

Excellent legal writing is a must as well as solid organizational skills.

Great judgment.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Ability to deliver results, both as an individual contributor and as a member of the global legal team.

Capacity to lead projects and coordinate external advisors.

Preferred Qualifications

A mix of corporate law firm and in-house experience is a plus

Demonstrated ability to quickly digest complex information and make good, informed decisions

Must be self-motivated and high energy, as well as able to collaborate with different teams

Strong analytical, attention-to-detail, and problem-solving skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Common sense, great judgment, and a good sense of humor

Comfortable in a fast-paced and evolving environment

Experience with data privacy laws, a plus

Personal Attributes

Ethical.

Credible.

Competitive.

Professional.

Results-driven.

Detail-oriented.

Able to multi-task.

Comfortable interacting with C-level executives.

Flexible and adaptable.

Team player.

Legally authorized to work for any company in the United States without sponsorship.

WHO WE ARE

OneStream Software is a privately held software company created by the same team that invented the leading financial solutions of the last decade. We provide a unified Corporate Performance Management (CPM) platform which enables the enterprise to simplify financial consolidation, reporting, budgeting and forecasting for complex organizations. Our powerful extensibility enables the enterprise to deliver additional analytic solutions without adding any technical complexity. By delivering multiple solutions in one application, we offer increased capabilities for financial reporting and analysis while reducing the risk, complexity and total cost of ownership for our customers. We are driven by our mission statement that every customer must be a reference and success.

We are equally fanatical about our OneStream team members. We are a team in every sense of the word. Everyone here is approachable and excited to pitch in and help. We work hard and play hard. The right candidate is someone who is easy to get along with, always willing to lend a hand, excited about coming to work, and happy to contribute to the team. We have a casual dress environment and modern office with an onsite gym!

WHY JOIN THE ONESTREAM TEAM

Transparency around corporate structure, salary, and benefits

Core value of customer success

Variety of project work (not industry specific)

Strong culture and camaraderie

Multiple training opportunities

Benefits at OneStream Software OneStream employees are passionate, hardworking individuals who go above and beyond to keep our customers happy and follow through on our mission statement. They consistently deliver the best and in turn, we make every effort to keep them cared for and happy. A sample of the benefits we provide are:

Excellent Medical Plan

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short & Long Term Disability

Vacation Time

Paid Holidays

Professional Development

Retirement Plan

OneStream Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This listing expired on May 15. Applications are no longer accepted.

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