Overview
Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 4 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.
What You'll Do
We’re looking for a lawyer with 7+ years of practicing attorney experience to join our small and collaborative legal team. The right candidate will have worked at a technology company, be technically savvy and hard-working, keen to learn our products and business, and willing to dig into a wide variety of projects in a fast-paced environment. On the commercial side, this encompasses complex data in-licenses, as well as customer sales and automotive OEM deals. Most of our commercial deals involve substantial work with our product and engineering colleagues, so there is a product-counseling aspect to this position as well.
Responsibilities
- Be a senior individual contributor who comes up with practical and creative solutions to get complex deals done and advance our business. Drafting and communication skills are extremely important.
- Own the deal; we believe it is the role of in-house counsel to own the deal and not delegate business decisions.
- Draft and negotiate complex data licenses as well as customer sales and automotive OEM agreements, working closely with product and engineering teams to ensure alignment with use cases and technical implementations.
- Contribute to process improvements and update forms to scale a small legal organization; prior work in a pre-IPO company will be extremely helpful.
- Collaborate in a flat, team-oriented environment; roll up your sleeves and address a variety of legal issues; embrace feedback.
- Develop broad cross-functional knowledge to address business problems and risk as a cross-functional generalist.
Qualifications
7+ years of practicing attorney experience, with 2+ years at a top-tier law firm in any area and 5+ years in-house at a technology company in sales-side commercial transactions (not procurement or privacy / regulatory compliance).At least one of the following is required :Computer engineering, computer science or other similar technical degree.
2-4 years experience in software patent litigation or patent prosecution at a top-tier firm.Extensive experience working with APIs and SDKs.Experience working on complex sales deals.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Practical and customer-centric negotiation style; ability to understand the business deal and focus on practical resolutions to speed deals through the pipeline.Sense of humor; we take our work seriously, but not ourselves.JD degree from a top-tier law school and active membership in at least one US state bar.If your resume doesn’t clearly demonstrate the first two points above, include a cover note explaining your interest in this role and why you would be a good fit; resumes without a cover note in those circumstances will likely not be considered.What We Value
We value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.We believe in individuals being their whole selves at work, with supportive health care, parental leave, flexibility for life events, and ongoing learning.We emphasize an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.We strongly believe in growing a diverse team and encourage people of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply.Our compensation for this role ranges from $220,000 to $292,200 per year for most US locations, with a 5% to 10% increase for locations with higher cost of living. Actual compensation will be decided based on qualifications, market demand, and location. Please discuss your work location with your recruiter for more information.
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Job details
Seniority level : Mid-Senior levelEmployment type : Full-timeJob function : LegalIndustries : Software Development#J-18808-Ljbffr