Senior Counsel

Verra Mobility•Mesa, AZ

About The Position

Join Verra Mobility as a Senior Counsel, and you will join a dynamic legal team that operates in true partnership with our innovative business teams. This role will report to the Associate General Counsel and be responsible for providing broad-based legal support. Your work will span a wide range of legal subject matters, and each week will bring fresh and varied challenges. We are a legal team that celebrates our responsibility for driving growth and success for our company. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, and in a business focused on profitable, rapid, and sustainable growth, then this opportunity is for you. What You’ll Do The successful individual will need to be able to work independently and will lead a high volume of legal assignments and complex, cross-functional legal initiatives, including contracting, legal research, compliance matters, disputes, M&A, employment matters, litigation, corporate governance, and special projects. The role is ideal for someone that loves being a lawyer but also enjoys business, appreciates process orientation, makes risk-adjusted decisions, loves winning, and accepts shared accountability for the metrics of commercial success.

Requirements

JD from an accredited law school and in good standing with a state bar association;
5+ years as a practicing attorney with an emphasis on contracting matters and/or prior experience as a product counsel at a technology-focused organization;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a simple, understandable manner with colleagues of varying legal knowledge across the company;
Ability to work well in time-sensitive situations and fast-paced environments; and effectively manage multiple projects or matters with competing deadlines;
Strong presentation and negotiation skills;
Solid business instinct and judgment;
High degree of organization and efficiency with demonstrated attention to detail;
Strong collaborative skills, and proven team orientation;
Personal integrity, sound judgment, and strong ethics in business and personal conduct;
Enthusiasm, energy, and motivation to contribute and thrive in a growing company where roles continually adapt as the company evolves;
Adaptable and comfortable with change, organizational evolution, and ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

Experience at a law firm servicing business clients
Experience as an in-house attorney

Responsibilities

Drafting, negotiating, and managing customer contracts, commercial partnership contracts, licensing agreements, channel marketing agreements, and complex vendor agreements;
Advising on and optimizing legal risk, product, commercial and compliance considerations, while suggesting creative, business-supportive solutions;
Operating as first-level review of privacy policies, terms, user agreements, and ensuring they are aligned with product strategy and anticipated use cases;
Issue-spotting potential legal challenges, and running them to ground;
Proactively identifying and anticipating emerging legal and regulatory issues that might impact our products and services.
Creating and updating template agreements, and supporting the continuous improvement of contractual standards in response to changes in law and the organization’s business needs;
Spotting potential privacy issues and, working with our Data Privacy team and counsel, provide business-oriented resolutions;
Collaborating with IP counsel on patent and other IP related matters;
Assisting with mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions including due diligence, transaction documentation, and post-closing integration support;
Assisting with litigation matters, and other regulatory or stakeholder disputes;
Assisting with employment matters, as needed;
Managing outside counsel, as required;
Developing strong collaborative working relationships with colleagues, and business stakeholders;
Supporting the Associate General Counsel with day-to-day legal management and workflow;
Supporting other legal team leaders with special projects, as needed;
Handling fire drills.