Senior Corporate Counsel

About Toptal

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary

This is a fully-remote, senior-level, in-house Legal Counsel position that will be primarily responsible for drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, providing legal support with Toptal’s larger, more sophisticated Enterprise clients, and assisting with strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. The Senior Corporate Counsel will have a working familiarity with legal areas required to support existing and new Enterprise clients, such as data privacy (GDPR, CCPA). This position involves substantial cross-team collaboration.

This is a remote position. We require applicants and the person in this position to reside within the US. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities

The following information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or required skills.

Our ideal candidate has demonstrated commercial contracting expertise (preferably in the staffing or contingent worker area), substantial experience supporting fast-paced business negotiations, outstanding legal and business acumen, excellent customer service and leadership skills, and a positive, proactive, “can-do” attitude. Additionally, our ideal candidate will have strong M&A experience, including due diligence of target companies and assisting with post-acquisition integration planning with other legal team members and cross-functional teams. After an initial onboarding period, she or he must be a self-starter and bring her or his expertise to bear to identify, manage, and mitigate risks by a business-practical application of Toptal’s policies, processes, and procedures. The ability to understand risks, balance competing interests, and provide appropriate, succinct, and actionable advice is critical to success for this position. She or he will have significant responsibility for the development and ongoing review of relevant commercial contracting processes, guidelines, and procedures.

This is an important, client-facing position. Like all roles within Toptal’s Legal department, it requires collaboration with others across many functional areas but ultimately will entail direct work more than managing the work of others. It is expected that the Senior Corporate Counsel will cultivate productive relationships with our clients and business partners and foster a customer-centric approach that is simultaneously protective of Toptal’s legal and business interests and reputation.

Qualifications and Job Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree, LLB, LLM or equivalent is required.
• Admission to a U.S. State or the District of Columbia bar.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience across both law firm and corporate settings.
• Experience structuring and advising clients on complex transactions, including master service agreements, statements of work, NDAs, licensing agreements, and partnership agreements.
• Strong experience negotiating and drafting commercial contracts.
• Strong experience in mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong experience advising on data protection and privacy laws globally, negotiating privacy-related agreements, and providing relevant, actionable guidance on the changing data privacy landscape.
• Excellent customer service (internal and external), interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• The ability to quickly master and integrate legal, business, technical, and practical analysis.
• An extremely sharp eye for detail with exceptional business judgment and a knack for coming up with creative solutions.
• The ability to support and scale in a fast-growing company with a focus on execution.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Essential Job Functions

Salary : $180,000 - $237,500 (Greater Boston area).

Benefits

In the US, Toptal’s benefit offerings include participation in a 401(k) retirement plan; medical, dental, and vision health insurance plans; basic life insurance coverage and short-term and long-term disability coverage; access to flexible spending, dependent care, and health savings accounts; access to telehealth virtual doctors; an employee assistance program; and flexible paid time off.

Employment Information

US FLSA Classification : Full-Time / Exempt

Seniority level : Mid-Senior level

Employment type : Full-time

Job function : Legal

Industries : Technology, Information and Internet

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