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Company Description

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We are seeking an outstanding product attorney with 5+ years of experience in product counseling to join our dynamic legal team. The successful candidate will report to the Director, Legal-Products and Technology Transactions. The position will be primarily responsible for advising on a wide variety of product development and release matters, including negotiating technology transactions, inbound technology licenses, development agreements, pre-release agreements, product documentation reviews, and performing first-line product privacy reviews. The position requires a team player who is business oriented and will provide exceptional practical work product in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The position will be based in the U.S.

What you get to do in this role:

• Work cross-functionally with business, engineering, program management, operations, and other partners to further the Company’s position as a leader in the industry.
• Provide practical legal advice and support on business matters in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we need someone who has/is:

• A self-starter able to prioritize workload to set goals and meet deadlines in a fluctuating and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department of a software, SaaS or online technology company advising clients in the full range of product development matters, such as privacy, go-to-market, technology licensing, and general intellectual property and licensing matters.
• The ability to independently investigate and understand new issues, technologies and functionality, and communicate the results of that investigation across a variety of relevant teams.
• A very strong orientation as a team-player and a bias for sharing information.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating technology transactions and handling complex IP-related legal issues.
• Comprehensive understanding of the enterprise IT industry, particularly with regard to cloud computing and software businesses.
• Current member in good standing of a U.S. state bar.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment and an innovative approach to legal issues in support of strategic business initiatives and objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• A love of learning new things and a sense of humor.
• Substantive experience in privacy counseling.
• Substantive expertise in intellectual property law and experience negotiating complex global agreements, including technology partnerships, software licensing, SaaS subscriptions and marketing.
• At least a few years of the candidate’s total years of experience should be from the in-house legal department.

Additional Information

ServiceNow is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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