In House Counsel

Gong.io • San Francisco, CA

40d

About The Position

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world’s most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort. For more information, visit www.gong.io.
At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career.
As Legal Counsel at Gong, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a small, emerging, exemplary legal team and the projects you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Gongsters from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well. This role will primarily support the sales and procurement teams. You'll work closely with business leaders across the company to support the procurement of various service providers and goods, while managing relationships from information security, finance and more.. You will establish, institutionalize, and scale legal processes and templates for winning large, complex customers.

Requirements

• JD degree
• 3-6 years of attorney work experience in commercial contracts, intellectual property matters, business development and technology transactions, including at a law firm and/or in-house experience with technology companies.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in at least one U.S. state, preferably California.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate complex commercial SAAS agreements with large enterprise and strategic customers.
• Review, draft, and negotiate vendor and service contracts, including licenses, professional service agreements, intellectual property agreements, marketing and events agreements, and platform services agreements.
• Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes for strategic customer agreements.
• Provide legal advice to teams such as Sales, Engineering, Marketing, HR, and Communications located in US, Ireland and Israel summarizing and communicating legal concepts and risks in a way that is meaningful for business teams. Advise business clients, as well as Finance and other stakeholders, on the legal issues and risks, approval processes, company policies and procedures, IP and business strategy.
• Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes, and work within CPQ and CLM platforms and associated practices and procedures.
• Manage agreements that comply with company policies and risk tolerance.

Benefits

• We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs.
• Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle.
• Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching.
• 401(k) program to help you invest in your future.
• Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development.
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend.
• Paid parental leave to support you and your family.
• Company-wide recharge days each quarter.
• Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees