Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel

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.

Primary responsibilities for the Corporate Counsel team will be to play a key role in Sphera's continuing growth and success, by serving as a valued partner to company leaders in the Sales and other business teams, and in establishing and maintaining strong and profitable client relationships. The Corporate Counsel will work with and support the General Counsel, the Associate General Counsel, the Senior Corporate Counsel, and other in-house legal team members.

Role Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior legal team members to support the commercial needs of Sphera's fast-growing global operations, including developing and maintaining working knowledge of Sphera's business by building positive relationships with the relevant business team members.
• As requested, provide counsel to members of HR, Finance, IT, Services, Product or Marketing teams on legal matters, as appropriate (including employment law, intellectual property, compliance, corporate governance and subsidiary management, M&A, data privacy, dispute resolution and/or others).
• In collaboration with legal team leaders, interact with global outside counsel, as appropriate.
• Review and prepare complex commercial agreements, including SaaS/software, professional services, consulting, licensing, and vendor agreements, as well as a wide variety of other types of legal documents and contracts, with global and regional scope.
• Support legal team leaders on implementing and maintaining team processes that align with business strategy.
• May manage contract managers or paralegals.
• Ensure that day-to-day work aligns with company and team policies.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Experience working with global teams at a multinational business, including experience addressing cross-border legal issues.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and clearly communicate complex legal issues to business teams and counterparties.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative and successful relationships with members of the sales organization, including in managing B2B contracts (SaaS experience preferred).
• Excellent writing, negotiation, and drafting skills.
• Good knowledge of data privacy, security, and IP issues relevant to SaaS/software providers.
• Knowledge of one or more other substantive areas is required: employment law, corporate governance/subsidiary management, compliance, M&A or others.
• Demonstrated ability to flag issues and propose solutions to complex problems.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive team player.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain poise in stressful situations.

Education:

• JD or other equivalent law degree required. (Common law education or equivalent knowledge strongly preferred.) Licensed to practice law in applicable jurisdiction of residence required.

Sphera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.

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