Senior Corporate Counsel

At Nextiva, we create connected communication tools that help businesses stay in touch with their customers and teams. Over 100,000 companies rely on Nextiva for phone service and customer management tools. We're not your parent's phone company.

Founded in 2008, Nextiva took on the trillion-dollar telecom industry and succeeded in changing the game by making technology more accessible and affordable for everyone. Companies solve their toughest challenges using our VoIP innovations and signature Amazing Service�.

Today, Nextiva is the fastest-growing, privately held provider of cloud communications. We don't study industry trends; we create them. Business leaders look to Nextiva to equip their teams in the office and while working from home. Nextiva is not just a tech company we're the backbone of the economy.

By joining our global team, you're saying yes to an opportunity to be part of a tech company with massive growth potential and exciting opportunities ahead.

We're actively looking for amazing people like you to join our team!

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including but not limited to customer, vendor/procurement or sales/service agreements, non-disclosure and distribution agreements
• Assisting internal clients with contract negotiation, as well as providing guidance and practical solutions
• Providing advice and counsel to management on intellectual property matters, including managing company patent and trademark portfolio and proactively protecting the company brand and inventions
• Developing and improving the company's compliance program and providing strategic leadership for all aspects of the compliance program including developing training and communications programs to promote the awareness and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related company policies and procedures and to promote a culture of compliance
• Monitoring the contract process to ensure contracts are not only provided in a timely manner, but also in compliance with legal, regulatory, and organization policy and assessing their commercial risk
• Assisting in corporate mergers and acquisition transactions, including, drafting documents and agreements, and organizing and performing due diligence
• Monitoring and managing corporate and regulatory compliance for the company and its affiliated entities
• Supporting internal clients on legal issues. Educating associates about emerging and developing areas of the law and legislation affecting the industries our companies operate in
• Performing legal analysis and making recommendations on legal, contractual, risk, and compliance issues
• Assisting with other legal and risk management matters as requested, including with respect to legal operations, corporate governance, acquisitions, insurance, or litigation matters

Preferred Experience:

• 5 12 years of experience with technology transactions in a corporate in-house legal or well-regarded law firm environment
• Strong corporate athlete with a strong work ethic whose experience includes reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of contractual agreements (e.g. vendor/procurement, sales/service agreements, licensing, distribution), intellectual property law, regulatory law (telecom and data privacy preferred), advising on employment law matters, and assisting with M&A transactions
• Superb attention to detail and ability to ramp-up quickly in new environments and teams
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and bar admission (Arizona preferred) required

So, why Nextiva?

Nextiva is a trailblazer in the Voice over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) industries. We're outpacing our competitors, and it's an exciting time to join our team. If you're looking to join a fast-paced tech company with massive potential, Nextiva is the place for you. Our 1,000+ team members worldwide embrace our promise of Amazing Service. We're passionate about upholding our energetic culture of forward-thinking, caring, and simplicity. Nextiva seeks diverse individuals who share our values and vision to help take us to the next level. Nextiva provides an impressive benefits package and has a resilient company culture. Glassdoor named us one of the Best Places to Work in 2020 nationwide. Employees rate Nextiva a 4.9/5 on Comparably, and we've earned many more accolades along the way.

Help us redefine the future of business communications. Apply today!

Nextiva is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Nextiva participates in the E-Verify Program where and as required by law. For additional information about E-Verify visit USCIS.

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