Senior Corporate Attorney - United States - Shakopee, MN (GHQ)

Career Growth, Flexibility and Collaboration!

Entrust is dedicated to keeping the world moving safely by enabling trusted identities, payments, and data protection around the globe. Headquartered in Minnesota, we offer our colleagues the ability to work globally, in a flexible and collaborative environment. Our team makes an impact!!

The Company: Entrust relies on curious, dedicated and innovative individuals whom anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust’s technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers.

We Believe: Securing identities is most effective when we value all identities. We are committed to ensuring that, through diversity and inclusion, the many voices that make up our communities are heard. From unconscious bias training for managers to global affinity groups that create connections both within and across our enterprise, Entrust expects and encourages all individuals to accept and respect one another. And, of course, to be themselves.

The Position: We’re looking for a Senior Corporate Attorney

• We offer flexibility

• We offer a diverse work environment

• Futureproof your career with a job in information security

Position Purpose:  Are you wanting to leverage your legal skills, while fulfilling your purpose to make the world more secure? Then our Senior Corporate Attorney opportunity might just be for you. Our digital security and physical & identity businesses are continuing to grow, and we are looking for creative, collaborative, and results-driven lawyers to join our legal team. This role will play a key part in partnering with Entrust’s sales teams and with other members of our legal team. You may also support other commercial activities, including reviewing procurement contracts, supporting acquisition and integration activities and working with our product management and technology teams. Best of all – you will become part of an impactful, talented, and diverse legal team!

How you will make an impact: 

• Partner with customers, sales and other areas of the business to interpret, draft, negotiate and close technology (e.g., software, managed and hosted services, cloud services/aaS technologies and hardware), support and professional services agreements and other types of agreements related to our business in a collaborative, creative, business-oriented, and timely manner

• Working with Entrust technology business partners, including product management 

• Collaborate with the legal team and key stakeholders within the organization to build efficiencies and processes into the customer contracting lifecycle to enable scalability (e.g., playbooks, contract standardization, and CLM projects, etc.)

• Manage a large volume and variety of transactions in a fast-paced environment, be highly responsive and independently prioritize and manage projects effectively

• Bring a positive "can do" attitude and build strong relationships with internal teams inside and outside the legal team (in particular with sales), at all levels and coordinate resources to work through contract negotiations

Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications  

• JD (or equivalent) from an accredited law school and authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction (including the jurisdiction from which you are working from)

• At least 8 years of relevant, post-law school experience (with at least 4 years in an in-house corporate environment, ideally supporting sales teams)

• Ability to travel as necessary (estimated at 10%, if at all) 

• Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization for US 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience negotiating data privacy, information security, artificial intelligence legal issues; ideally with the cybersecurity industry

• Experience negotiating contracts with US and Canadian governments (federal, state/provincial, local), financial institutions and/or large enterprise customers

• A technical background (e.g., engineering or software development) is an asset but not required

Why Should You Apply?

• Leader in the security industry

• Friendly, supportive & knowledgeable teams

• Opportunities for on-the-job training

• You’ll help secure identities!

This role is eligible for a remote or hybrid work arrangement. Please consult with the recruiter for more information.

For US roles, or where applicable:

Entrust is an EEO/AA/Disabled/Veterans Employer

For Canadian roles, or where applicable:

Entrust values diversity and inclusion and we are committed to building a diverse workforce with wide perspectives and innovative ideas. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, and we strive to provide an accessible experience for candidates of all abilities.

If you require an accommodation, contact accessibility@entrust.com.

Recruiter:

Xochitl Ticas Lara

Xochitl.TicasLara@entrust.com