Corporate Counsel - North America Region

About This Role

Sinch is seeking a Corporate Counsel – North America in Sinch’s Legal Department as part of the North America region legal team reporting to the Vice President, Head of Legal for North America.

In This Role, You Will

• Provide general legal support and guidance to NA sales team, including supporting existing and new customers across Sinch’s broad product and service portfolio
• Support Sinch’s customer and supplier contracting process by working with sales, procurement, and other people in relevant functional areas of expertise, which would include negotiating, drafting, and handling all legal contract issues and provisions and contract documents, including orders, master agreements, amendments, and related legal documentation
• Be responsible for contract compliance with Sinch’s policies and applicable laws
• Support data privacy and protection related issues in Sinch’s contracts and work with Sinch’s information security group and other Sinch employees, including relating to data protection agreements and information security documents proposed by customers and suppliers
• Independently resolve moderately complex issues and lead sales team to successful resolution of customer/supplier contracts, issues, and other matters
• Exercise considerable discretion and may serve as the primary legal contact for assigned customers
• Collaborate within the Sinch Legal Department and across business and staff functions to address legal and risk issues in a manner consistent with the best interests of Sinch
• Lead initiatives of varying scope and complexity
• Manage outside counsel and other service providers, as needed

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-pace and complex environment with a high degree of collaboration, including working directly with the sales organization and business, operational and other non-legal personnel on contracts and other matters

• Self-starter, effectiveness without daily supervision, curiosity and eagerness to learn, adapt to change, and work in a fast-moving environment,
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Superior organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience with US telecommunications services contracts and/or regulations, preferred but not required

Requirements

• 3-6 years experience as a practicing attorney or equivalent military experience, including managing, reviewing, analyzing, negotiating and drafting sales and supplier/procurement contracts and legal issues relating to such contracts
• Experience working directly with clients and sales/business and other non-legal personnel
• Experience working with technology industry clients
• Strong organizational and communications skills
• Active state legal license/bar membership in good standing

Benefits

• STAY HEALTHY: We offer comprehensive market competitive medical, dental, and vision plans. A variety of supplemental plans are also provided to meet your individual needs including access to telehealth for all participants.
• CARE FOR YOURSELF: Take advantage of our free virtual counseling resources through our global Employee Assistance Program. Your mental health is as important as your physical health.
• SECURE YOUR FUTURE: Plan for your future with our Roth and Pre-tax 401(k) options including an employer match for all participants.
• TAKE A BREAK: Enjoy a generous paid time off program. We value balance and understand that performance at work requires time to rest at home and/or rejuvenate on vacation.
• PUT FAMILY FIRST: We know that families can be built in a variety of ways; therefore, we offer paid parental leave and family planning support.
• WORK WHEREVER: Our flexible remote work offerings allow you to work wherever you’re the most productive and successful. It’s what you do, not where you work, that matters.
• MAKE AN IMPACT: Support betterment in your community and beyond by taking paid time off to support a volunteer program of your choice.

If you’re looking for the next opportunity in your career and want to work for a growing tech company, then apply now!

The annual starting salary for this position is between $150,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.
This role will be accepting applications until June 10th, 2024 at a minimum. Please note that the application timeline may be flexible to accommodate a comprehensive candidate evaluation.