Assistant General Counsel

6 months ago

Sydney, Australia Diligent Corporation Full time

About Us

Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.

At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.

Learn more at diligent.com.

Position Overview: 

Diligent is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Commercial and Product to lead our Legal team in Asia Pacific. It is an incredibly exciting time to join a dynamic and agile organisation in a fast-paced, growth phase. This position will be responsible for leading and managing our Asia Pacific legal team, supporting our commercial and product initiatives, and providing strategic partnership and legal expertise to senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with our sales, customer success, partnerships, product, engineering, marketing, security, finance and other business teams including members of our senior leadership team on commercial, product and data protection-related matters. This Assistant General Counsel will be able to emphasize the importance of high-quality cross-border contracts and privacy adherence while delivering practical and business-minded advice that understands our business needs and Diligent’s interests.
  • Advise product and engineering teams on issues related to the development and rollout of new products and features for our governance, risk, and compliance platform throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
  • Identify legal issues in product development plans and customer agreements, and work with the appropriate teams to create solutions and minimize risk;
  • Manage the drafting, negotiating and maintenance of various commercial and technology-related agreements, including sales, vendors, partnerships and data processing agreements.
  • Draft, negotiate and review commercial contracts and negotiate with customers, vendors and partners.
  • Work with internal clients to advise on negotiation strategy and ensure the contemplated legal terms will meet business needs over the long term.
  • Work with the commercial teams and establish relationships with stakeholder departments including Sales, customer success, marketing, finance, product, engineering, and security.
  • Contribute to risk assessment/mitigation, develop new approaches to legal issues to support our business goals, and communicate sound, understandable legal and business recommendations to the team members you support.
  • Lead and contribute to strategic initiatives, legal and privacy projects.

Required Experience/Skills 

  • 8-10 years in post qualification experience.
  • Substantial commercial legal experience at a top law firm and in-house at a SaaS company.
  • Experience in managing staff and leading a team, with a proven ability to develop legal strategy, define objectives, and make business-critical decisions. 
  • Expertise in drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements typical to the technology sector.
  • Ability to work with sales, finance, marketing, security, product, and IT teams collaboratively in a growing organization.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Expertise in managing external counsel effectively and in a cost-conscious manner.
  • Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment while remaining analytical and detail-oriented.
  • Strong internal and external client service orientation, with high emotional intelligence and the ability to perform well under pressure.
  • Practical experience in SaaS contracting and an advanced knowledge of commercial, contract and privacy law.
  • Experience with regulations that apply to SaaS technologies.
  • Experience with government contracting in Australia, New Zealand and/or Asia Pacific is a positive.

What Diligent Offers You 

  • Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
  • We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
  • We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
  • Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. 

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney. 

We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruitment@diligent.com.

To all recruitment agencies: Diligent does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Diligent employees or any other organization location. Diligent is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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