Corporate Counsel
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job Description And Requirements
Corporate Counsel
Synopsys (SNPS: NASDAQ) is looking to hire a highly motivated Corporate Counsel with excellent judgment and interpersonal skills. The candidate must thrive in a customer-centric team and have outstanding relationship-building skills. This is an amazing opportunity to work with a dynamic legal team at a well-established company with a culture that encourages teamwork and innovation. The position will support transactions in North America by handling commercial contracts (including, software license agreements, SOWs, NDAs, SaaS agreements, purchase agreements, and others).
To succeed in this role the candidate must possess excellent business judgment and critical thinking; can work independently as well as cross-functionally and demonstrate flexibility in a collaborative, dynamic team environment; have excellent writing skills; and strong negotiation and communication skills.
Job Requirements And Responsibilities
Five to seven years of legal experience in a software company Substantive transactional experience with complex contract and/or licensing agreements High attention to detail Ability to manage multiple competing priorities Contract review, drafting, and negotiation for the Synopsys’ Sales team Attend Customer negotiation calls and represent the company's position on contract issues Analyze and interpret complex provisions in contracts and liaise with business group stakeholders Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, impeccable integrity, good judgment, and be flexible and pragmatic Ability to work with sales and engineering teams in a high-growth, fast-paced environment J.D. from an accredited law school Licensed to practice law in California preferred
The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $132,000 - $198,000. In addition, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The compensation will be based on several job-related factors: location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.
At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.
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Job Category
Legal
Country
United States
Job Subcategory
General / Corporate Counsel
Hire Type
Employee
Base Salary Range
$132,000 - $198,000
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