Director of Commercial Contracts | SaaS Specialization
About The Position
As a Director of Commercial Contracts working within shared services for all Redwood Logistics entities, you will leverage your legal expertise and play a critical role in reviewing, drafting, and assessing risk within our commercial engagements. Redwood Logistics is at the forefront of industry innovation, recognized by Gartner in their Modern 4PL Market Guide. Our cutting-edge supply chain technology pairs with the expertise of our brilliant minds to empower logistics execution across North America and Mexico. Leveraging a comprehensive range of services, data-centric network solutions, and a seamlessly integrated platform, we have established our prominence as a key player in the mid-market segment within the freight tech industry. Redwood inspires innovation across teams to provide transformative solutions for our customers.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
- 7-10 of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience in commercial contracting (firm or in-house)
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including MSAs, SaaS subscription agreements, SOWs and vendor agreements
- Direct experience supporting either SaaS, tech or software-enabled services (additional logistics or supply chain experience is a plus)
- Strong understanding of subscription models, data protection terms, information security, and limitation of liability frameworks
- Proven ability to manage priorities in a high contract volume environment
- Strong business acumen with ability to manage risk with commercial objectives in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with ability to advise across leadership and cross-functional stakeholders clearly
Nice To Haves
- additional logistics or supply chain experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including MSAs, SaaS subscription agreements, SOWs, and other strategic partnership contracts
- Collaborate with our GTM (Sales, Marketing and Commercial) teams to facilitate initiatives while protecting company’s legal and financial interests
- Provide legal assistance and review on transportation management services engagements and supply chain agreements
- Assist with contract strategy and negotiations for high-value, multi-year client engagements
- Collaborate with our security team on regulatory compliance related to transportation, logistics, data privacy, cyber security, and cross-border data transfers
- Support corporate initiatives including vendor contracting, technology procurement, M&A diligence, and internal governance as needed
- Assist with supervision of a small team of attorneys in the legal department
Benefits
- Access to experts and resources for your Learning & Development journey
- Opportunity for internal mobility
- Employee referral bonus program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Annual fundraising and volunteer events to give back to communities
- Paid time off, floating holidays, time off to volunteer and rollover
- Paid parental leave
- Medical, dental, vision and 401k plans (with match)
- Flexible spending account, mass transit and dependent care plans available
- Health savings account, with a annual company contribution for plan participants
- Short-term and long-term disability; life insurance policies subsidized by company
- Additional benefits include pet insurance, accident care, access to legal advice and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
