Commercial Counsel, LightEdge Solutions
Cloud hosting, colocation & consulting
Open for applications
Cloud hosting, colocation & consulting
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create and capture opportunities for our clients through the right solutions targeting the right problems.
Role
Who you are
- Law degree from accredited university or college and at least one active bar membership/license to practice law in any State
- 2-3+ years law firm or in-house experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements especially in technology and data privacy law
- Strong desire to take initiative and work independently, when needed, to problem-solve effectively
- Organized, responsive and extremely detail-oriented with the ability to apply strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills to legal, business, and operational issues
- Great attitude, Ability to build trusting relationships with stakeholders at various levels across the organization
What the job involves
- LightEdge is looking for a skilled commercial attorney to review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of agreements
- We are looking for someone with initiative and drive who can support the legal aspects of the entire contract lifecycle, including data privacy
- The Commercial Counsel will report directly to the VP of Legal Affairs
- Act as the main legal point of contact for all commercial agreements and certain other legal matters for the company
- Structure, draft and negotiate commercial transactions, on a daily basis including master services agreement, IaaS/ PaaS/ SaaS arrangements, strategic partnership agreements, data processing agreements, and statements of works
- Support company’s procurement function with legal review of all vendor agreements, including goods and services agreements, managed services provider or reseller agreements, consulting agreements, leases and professional services agreements
- Promptly respond to legal requests from internal clients, conduct exhaustive research and provide comprehensive legal analysis on various issues and agreements including commercial transactions, data privacy and intellectual property issues
- Actively seek ways to improve internal contract templates, contract review and negotiation process, and maintain a repository of all internal and external contracts. Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management software is a plus
- Understand the company’s business, product catalog, and operations, including its policies, processes, and systems
- Partner effectively with all business functions (including sales, finance, compliance, operations, facilities, marketing, HR) across the company and external parties to bring contracts to closure in a timely manner, identify business risks associated with commercial terms and provide suitable contractual protections for the company
- Assume additional responsibilities as requested
Our take
Founded in 1996, LightEdge Solutions is a leader in public cloud and enterprise IT technology solutions, with a focus on private, public, hybrid and multicloud colocation. Its solutions help companies connect to the cloud at a faster pace and with less hassle. It has supported more than 1300 large organisations through 12 data centres in 8 US markets.
With its solid rooting in the industry and the experience to match, it’s no surprise that LightEdge’s offerings have grown to include a full suite of digitisation solutions. From IT infrastructure optimisation to bolstering cybersecurity, Lightedge benefits from catering to a wide range of enterprise needs.
Since its buyout by GI Partners in 2021, LightEdge has embarked on a series of acquisitions itself. With four companies bought since 2021, it has stepped up successfully into this new portfolio role - and these acquisitions should keep LightEdge stable and ripe for further growth for a long time to come.
Steph
Company Specialist
Insights
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back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2004
$5m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $5m
Company benefits
- Health, Vision & Dental
- Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(K) Match
- PTO, Sick/Personal Time & 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave
Company values
- EXCEED EXPECTATIONS - Take pride in your work, and always put the customer first
- DO THE RIGHT THING - Be honest, understanding, and kind. Leave egos at the door
- GROW THROUGH INNOVATION - Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit in all that you do
- EMBRACE TEAMWORK - Exhibit locker room leadership, maintain positivity, and celebrate every victory
Company HQ
Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Articles
Leadership
Jim Masterson
(CEO & President)Previously SVP of Sales and Marketing for Terabeam, and VP of Applications and Marketing at Rhythms NetConnections. Was also an Executive Director for U S WEST.
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