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• Draft, review, interpret and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements including sales agreements, dealer agreements, professional services agreements, license agreements, SaaS, reseller, OEM, strategic partnerships, consulting partnerships, distribution agreements and confidentiality agreements.• Work with cross-functional teams to design, develop and deploy data privacy program through policies, procedures and contractual clauses.• Manage global IP portfolio directly and… Show more • Draft, review, interpret and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements including sales agreements, dealer agreements, professional services agreements, license agreements, SaaS, reseller, OEM, strategic partnerships, consulting partnerships, distribution agreements and confidentiality agreements.• Work with cross-functional teams to design, develop and deploy data privacy program through policies, procedures and contractual clauses.• Manage global IP portfolio directly and through supervision of Paralegal, Patent Engineer and outside counsel. Reduce IP spend by sourcing new search provider and optimizing use of outside counsel. Counsel business teams on use and protection of IP.• Assist General Counsel in management of department, support of executive leadership team, and transactions including acquisitions, joint ventures, entity consolidations and IP transfers.• Collaborate with business teams on the review of new products, projects, business strategies, and initiatives to assess legal compliance and provide practical advice throughout launch.• Oversee management of the internal contract lifecycle and train all legal staff to maintain consistency in contracting.• Provide support for global HR teams through drafting of executive employment agreements and daily legal guidance.• Maintain global entities and conduct annual board meetings through management of global outside counsel.• Recruit, train and manage Jr. Legal Counsel, Paralegal and Patent Engineer.• Automate standardized legal processes by building department website with intake forms that auto-generate template agreements to increase team efficiency.• Conduct trainings on IP, data privacy, anti-trust, confidentiality, and the attorney-client privilege. Show less