Veterans Preferred - Cloud and Privacy Counsel

Company: Pegasystems
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: April 6, 2021

Job Description:

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. Meet Our Team: As a key contributor to the Pega Legal team, you will report directly into our Lead Cloud & Privacy Counsel and partner closely with our Cloud, Security and Compliance groups regarding these issues, as well as support our Business Officer team to assist them to drive deals to the finish line. This is a highly tactical, well rounded group of business minded legal professionals that play a critical role to Pega's growth. If you are looking to join an amazing, growing, high performing team that will challenge you, this is the team for you. Picture Yourself at Pega: Pega is changing the way the world builds software. In the role you will lead and manage a team that provides legal support to our Cloud, security and compliance teams on policies, templates, language and investigations and provide additional legal support to the Business Officers as they perform the critical task of pricing, drafting, negotiating, and closing numerous complex Cloud subscription, software license and service transactions. These transactions are often multi-million-dollar deals with large industry-leading companies and involve time-sensitive, high-intensity negotiations with skilled client procurement experts or professional negotiators. This person is also responsible for leading a team of 1-2 Commercial and Privacy Counsels to hire, coach and develop a high performing team. In addition to supporting the Business Officer team on specific transactions, this team will work to provide enablement and training to the Business Officer team including assisting with contract templates and playbooks. What You'll Do at Pega: Provide legal guidance on compliance matters relating to data privacy and security, including staying current with relevant global regulatory and legislative changes. Lead global, cross-functional compliance initiatives, including policy development Help support and serve as a point of escalation for the Business Officer team on Cloud, security and data privacy term, with the Business Officer team working on the rapid framing, negotiation and execution of Cloud and license transactions. Develop and update contract language, contract playbooks and fallback positions for Master Agreement terms, including Cloud terms relating to data privacy, security and Cloud operational issues. Manage team of 1-3 Cloud and Privacy Counsels, including hiring, delegating assignments, employee developing and performance management of team members. Provide continuous feedback and coaching to team. Who You Are: A detail-oriented, business savvy legal professional with experience negotiating complex software license and service contracts. JD degree, CPP preferred. 12+ years' experience at law firms or technology companies with SaaS offerings 12+ years' experience drafting complex Master Agreements, including License Agreements and Cloud and SaaS Agreements Deep understanding of data privacy Privacy certifications preferred Experience developing and updating company policies relating to compliance What You've Accomplished: You have had detailed involvement in drafting and negotiating complex technology agreements, with substantial experience with Cloud. You have partnered with internal clients, like finance, compliance and Cloud teams, to align business, operational and financial goals Experienced interacting with senior management on strategic decisions. Pega Offers You: Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of productsContinuous learning and development opportunitiesAn innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environmentCompetitive global benefits program inclusive ofpay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the companyJob ID: 13462 As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, Pegasystems will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran or disability status, or any other category protected by law. Accessibility - If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions please contact PegaApplication@ . Labor Condition Applications GDPR Candidate Privacy Notice Pegasystems Limited UK Gender Pay Gap Statement

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