Offer summary

Qualifications:

Graduate of an accredited law school and licensed to practice law., 1+ years of transactional experience in reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements., Fluency in English and Spanish, with strong drafting and communication skills., Attention to detail and competency in privacy law are essential..

Key responsabilities:

Review, redline, and negotiate a variety of vendor contracts.

Consult with internal business partners to define contract requirements and provide legal advice.

Maintain a vendor contract database and assist in legal operations functions.

Develop processes, templates, and self-service contract tools to support the growing business.

Job description

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented Associate Counsel to join our fast-paced, customer-centric legal team to support our internal business partners. Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

In this role, you will:

Review and negotiate a range of vendor contracts and provide related legal support to internal business partners in a decentralized procurement environment. Contracts include complex technology agreements, copyright license agreements, non-disclosure agreements, services agreements, media and advertising agreements, event venue agreements, software license agreements, consulting agreements, and leases.

Assist in maintaining a vendor contract database and perform other legal operations functions.

Assist in developing processes, templates, playbooks, and self-service contract tools as Veeva continues to grow.

In order to apply please submit a resume and an email or cover letter answering the following questions:

1. Why do you think this job would be a good fit for you at this time of your career growth?

2. Tell me a memorable contract story.

What You'll Do

Review, redline, and negotiate vendor contracts

Respond to contract review requests, consulting directly with internal business partners to define contract requirements, verify details, and provide advice as needed

Respond to inquiries regarding internal procurement processes and contract interpretation

Use an electronic signing platform to send contracts for signature and file signed contracts in a contracts database

Work with team, internal clients, and other stakeholders to define requirements for purchasing agreements and develop playbooks, templates, and other resources

Coordinate with the finance team and other stakeholders

Other ad hoc special assignments

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited law school and licensed to practice law

1+ years of transactional experience reviewing, redlining, and negotiating commercial agreements

Ability to speak and write clearly and concisely in English and Spanish

Strong aptitude towards drafting accurate documents, emails, and written materials, while still being concise and digestible for non-lawyers. Attention to detail is a must

Competency in privacy law

Self-starter with the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and produce high-quality work

Advanced proficiency using MS Word, including document editing, redlining and comparison functions, as well as Adobe and G-Suite tools

Ability to bring positive energy and a high-quality customer service approach to responsibilities

Nice to Have

Competency in Portuguese, French, or German

Experience with financial services agreements (audit/tax), marketing agreement,s and insurance policies/insurance terms in commercial contracts

Experience with international transactions and agreements

Perks & Benefits

Stock bonus %

Health & wellness programs

Life Assurance

Veeva charitable giving program

Free lunch on Tuesday in the Veeva office

Additional annual leave over Christmas break

#LI-Remote

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.

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