Senior Corporate Counsel – Transactions and Data

Quest is an award-winning IT management software provider offering a broad selection of solutions that solve some of the most common and most challenging IT problems. We are currently looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel located remotely or out of our Aliso Viejo, CA, Columbus, OH, or Austin, TX offices.

• Negotiate, draft and interpret a wide variety of high value customer and partner transactions such as license agreements (perpetual and subscription), SaaS, professional services, reseller, OEM, strategic partnerships, consulting partnerships, and other inbound/outbound licensing agreements. 
• Work with cross-functional teams in defining, developing and revising Data Security, AI and Data Privacy corporate policies, procedures and programs and implement those as part of the contracting and go to market strategy.  We are NOT looking for a privacy or compliance attorney, but a transactional attorney with knowledge and understanding of Data Security, AI and Data Privacy and a strong interest in developing practical commercial solutions in those areas.
• Help lead legal operations initiatives, including integration of acquired companies, improving department policies and procedures, training, technology solutions, and other areas. 

• Admitted and in good standing with applicable state bar (ability to provide academic and law firm credentials). 
• 7+ years of technology transactional experience.  
• Solid understanding of SaaS solutions, data privacy, AI and data security.
• Previous in-house experience at a software or technology company with cloud solutions. 
• High performer who is self-starter, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, curious and operates with a high degree of integrity.
• Collaborative nature and able to work with a mostly remote team
• Proactive and able to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, and manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytic skills, with ability to act on the best information available and not wait for absolute certainty.
• Commercial experience with and understanding of contracts management principles and ability to craft and implement legal policies and training. 
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated teaming ability to work well with, influence, and inform diverse groups, including peers and clients. 
• Comfort level negotiating agreements through closure and highly regulated customers, frequently from customer paper.

Preferences

• Experience defining, implementing and updating policies and procedures in an area of rapid evolution such as privacy or AI and developing and delivering easily consumed training materials for a variety of in-house audiences.
• Foreign language skills.
• Experience integrating acquired companies.

Company Description 

At Quest, we create and manage the software that makes the benefits of new technology real. Companies turn to us to manage, modernize and secure their business, from on-prem to in-cloud, from the heart of the network to the vulnerable endpoints. From complex challenges like Active Directory management and Office 365 migration, to database and systems management, to redefining security, and hundreds of needs in between, we help you conquer your next challenge now.

We’re not the company that makes big promises. We’re the company that fulfills them.

We’re Quest: Where Next Meets Now.

Why work with us?
- Life at Quest means collaborating with dedicated professionals with a passion for technology.
- When we see something that could be improved, we get to work inventing the solution.
- Our people demonstrate our winning culture through positive and meaningful relationships.
- We invest in our people and offer a series of programs that enables them to pursue a career that fulfills their potential.
- Our team members’ health and wellness is our priority as well as rewarding them for their hard work.

Take Vacation (Seriously)

Yes, we really want you to take vacation. In fact, we have 11 Paid designated holidays (including a week in December). It's essential to get plenty of rest and get out and do something.

Competitive Compensation

We consider bonuses and merit raises every year.

Our Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k) with a 100% company match up to 5% of eligible earnings, and the list goes on!

Quest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Quest is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Quest are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Quest will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Quest encourages applicants of all ages.
Come join us. For more information, visit us on the web at https://www.quest.com/company/careers.aspx  

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