The Director, Business Affairs will play a critical role in helping stakeholders across the company understand, edit and execute on contracts in areas ranging from customer, vendor and SaaS agreements. This position will support day-to-day activities, contract management and longer-term initiatives/projects. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Review, edit and advise on legal correspondence and contracts, including agreements, amendments, SaaS licenses, SOWs and NDAs
• Liaise between internal Sales and Customer Success departments and customer business and legal contacts during contract development and negotiation
• Respond promptly to customer’s legal redlines of Criteria Corp standard terms and custom contract requests
• Serve as a resource for Sales and Operations teams' inquiries about governing terms of their subscription orders, custom agreements, and vendor agreements
• Monitor changes to privacy rights laws and/or regulations
• Maintain knowledgebase of resources, develop industry best practices, and process improvements
• Learn and implement the company's review and approval protocols for different agreement types and develop Contract Standards and Guidelines Policy
• Maintain and update internal resources for onboarding and team-specific trainings
• Implement a contract management system
• Liaise and consult with outside General Counsel as necessary
• Additional responsibilities as delegated by the Chief Operating Officer

Education and Experience:

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to the state bar required
• Minimum 5 years’ legal or contract management experience, preferably at a top tier law firm or in-house technology company
• Experience and comfort editing and negotiating a variety of agreements and amendments required
• Solid business acumen, and experience with SaaS model, preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to review documents, distill key details, and summarize business impact
• Ability to explain complex issues succinctly and identify and assess risk efficiently
• Strong and effective negotiating skills and excellent drafting skills
• Must be able to function effectively and work independently, multi-task under pressure, and manage a high-volume workload efficiently in a team-oriented environment
• Excellent reasoning, verbal, and written communication skills
• Detail- and solution-oriented with demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Knowledge and understanding of web-based technologies, curiosity, and enthusiasm
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Criteria does not utilize any third party recruiting agencies.

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