Director, Legal Counsel (Remote – U.S. | EST/CST)

Axiom•Nashville, TN

2d•$210,000 - $225,000•Remote

About The Position

Axiom is seeking a solutions-focused Director-level attorney to join their team. This role reports to the General Counsel and is responsible for negotiating agreements with customers, developing customer-centric solutions that ensure legal compliance and satisfy customer needs, and supporting business operations. The attorney will provide direction and counsel regarding compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and stay abreast of legal developments and external trends. This is a remote U.S.-based role with a preference for individuals located in the Eastern or Central time zones to facilitate collaboration.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate degree (or equivalent) from an ABA accredited law school
Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one State
15+ years’ experience
10+ prior inhouse counsel experience required
Current member of the bar or able to be admitted to the inhouse counsel bar.
Experience negotiating and drafting service agreements, license agreements, subcontracts, marketing agreements, real estate leases, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements and consulting agreements
Experience supporting operations outside of the United States
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to successfully build relationships and work with cross-functional teams.
Detail-orientation and ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Ability to deliver in a demanding and entrepreneurial environment in a timely manner.
Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges.
Recommends process, product or service improvements.
Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.
Contributes to the development of functional strategy.
Makes decisions within functional, business unit, company or industry guidelines.
Develops innovative new concepts, services, technologies or products to address current and future customer requirements.
Operates with limited supervision in a complex environment.
Anticipates customer needs to influence the development of innovative solutions.
Communicates highly complex ideas to multiple organizational levels
Works effectively across the organization to create broad acceptance for ideas/initiatives

Responsibilities

Negotiate agreements with customers.
Develop customer-centric solutions to ensure both legal compliance is achieved and internal and external customer needs are satisfied.
Supporting business operations and providing direction and counsel regarding compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and staying abreast of laws, legislative developments and developing external trends.