Senior Corporate Counsel Acquia
In partnership with the contracts manager, responsible for all aspects of worldwide commercial matters. Will also support the General Counsel with IPO preparations, SEC and other regulatory compliance, and general corporate matters.
Primary responsibilities include:
Draft, review, negotiate and provide legal and commercial advice with respect to all manner of contracts (customer contracts, financing transactions, M&A, strategic alliances, reseller agreements, and others as needed)
SEC compliance
Maintain the highest standards of integrity for the organization
Manage outside counsel as required
Qualifications and Experience:
Education: J.D. or equivalent from an accredited law school in the US
Licensing: Admitted to practice in MA
Mandatory: 5 -7 years experience; strong business experience; current (post-SOX) experience with public company controls and procedures and SEC disclosure rules; self-starter with ability to thrive in fast-paced, business and results-oriented, team-based environment. Superior communication skills (verbal and written).
Mandatory: Solid experience drafting and negotiating services agreements, channel agreements, professional services agreements, support and maintenance service contracts within tight time and commercial constraints. Demonstrated success in managing multiple transactions in compliance with required processes.
Preferable: large corporate firm experience; in-house counsel experience in the technology industry (open source and/or hosting experience ideal); international experience
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Burlington, MA
United States
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Investors: North Bridge Venture Partners,
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| Web Site: | www.acquia.com |
| Headquarters: | 150 Presidential Way
Woburn, MA 01801
United States
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| Employees: | 41-100 |
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| Year Founded: | 2008 |
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| Industry: | Software |
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| Company Profile: | With over two million downloads since inception, Drupal is used by web developers worldwide to build compelling websites. Diverse organizations use Drupal as their core social publishing system, including media companies, non-profit organizations, publishers, and many others.
Acquia plans to accelerate and extend market adoption of Drupal by advancing the core technology and offering value-added software products and network services that dramatically speed deployment and reduce risk.
Our founders are Dries Buytaert, the original creator and project lead of the Drupal open source web content management system, and Jay Batson, previously founder and CEO of Pingtel. |
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