Remote Commercial Legal Counsel

Role & ResponsibilitiesDASSAULT SYSTEMES, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, provides businesses and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Serving over 250,000 clients in 11 industries, from high-tech to life sciences, fashion to transportation, we help businesses and people around the world to create sustainable innovations for today and tomorrowOur team has an immediate opening for a Commercial Contract Legal Counsel professional. This person will work in our Waltham, MA office campus reporting onsite 3 days a week in a flexible hybrid model. As a member of our Americas legal team, you will support our sales and services organizations responsible for the company’s Americas operations.Legal Counsel will actively manage, draft and negotiate a range of complex commercial agreements, including software license and services agreements with customers and partners. You will coordinate and manage contractual relationships with external customers, partners, and suppliers through completion, and act as an advisor on legal issues arising in the course of Company’s business, including issues related to contract interpretation, intellectual property, corporate policy and regulatory compliance.You will interact with management and customer personnel on enterprise-level matters requiring coordination across organizational lines, as well as provide guidance to internal teams and stakeholders in formulating partnering strategies and plans, and in defining the legal risks associated with such plans.Primary responsibilities are drafting, reviewing and negotiating software license agreements, services agreements, vendor contracts, IP licenses and nondisclosure agreements, and ensuring that such contracts are executed in compliance with company policy and applicable laws and regulations.Identify and report potential risk associated with customer facing contracts and productsNegotiate contracts, propose creative alternatives and protect the Company’s position to mitigate riskCollaborate extensively and positively with sales, services and other internal teamsCollaborate with members of the legal team to ensure conformity of contract terms globallyDraft letters, memos, departmental and/or company communications and other legal documentsQualificationsJuris Doctor from an accredited US law school2-5 years of legal experience at either a law firm or in-house, or bothWork onsite at DS local offices; hybrid work schedule with 2 days remote Consistently demonstrates the highest level of integrity without compromise with regards to ethical standards Significant experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, particularly with large, domestic and international customers most preferredAbility to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously while also managing critical deadlinesFlexible, able to quickly adjust to evolving internal and external customer requirements, including deadlinesHighly organized with critical attention to detailsAbility to build relationships with internal clients and Legal Department along with the ability to work independently and/or within a collaborative team structurePositive, self-motivated individual with high level of enthusiasm and willingness to learn and incorporate coaching and instructions into daily tasks and assignmentsStrong functional use of Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPointStrong communication skills in two parts: 1.) very strong writing skills utilizing the rules of English grammar; verbally clear, concise, and grammatically correct oral (speaking) communication skills in EnglishPluses, not requiredExperience in software industry or with software-specific agreements, particularly enterprise license or services agreements Experience supporting indirect sales channelsExperience with government contractsIn-house legal experienceExperience with litigation-related mattersGeneral corporate law experience including corporate governance matters and mergers and acquisitionsDassault Systemes GlobalAbout 3DS Products Press Releases Environmental Responsibilities Career Opportunities Follow Dassault Systemes Global on Social MediaYouTube LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Google+ #DassaultSystèmes, #3dscareers, #3ds, #jobsatDassault, #CATIA, #SOLIDWORKS, #ENOVIA, #DELMIA, #SIMULIA, #GEOVIA, #EXALEAD, #3DVIA, #3DSWYM, #BIOVIA, #NETVIBES #3DEXCITE