Counsel, Commercial

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the review, negotiation, drafting and management of a wide range of legal agreements. Advise Twilio’s internal clients on contract interpretation and negotiation. Champion Twilio’s mission, ethics and integrity by ensuring Twilio’s compliance policies are in practice and protect the company from risk, comply with all applicable local laws and regulations, and are in line with Twilio’s values.
• Seek to understand the context of the positions of Twilio’s customers and the requests from Twilio’s internal clients. Strive to solve problems and address issues from their perspectives.
• Evaluate which matters and issues are most worthy or in need of your attention at any given time.

Qualifications

Required:

• Strong academic credentials and demonstrated record of success as a lawyer
• 5+ years of commercial transactions experience with at least 3 years of negotiating complex technology transactions (e.g., SaaS)
• Experience supporting a large sales organization
• Ability to structure, draft and negotiate a high volume and broad range of commercial contracts, including Master Services Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, etc.
• Proven ability to provide entrepreneurial, quick-thinking, pragmatic, business-oriented advice and recommendations that properly balances the legal risk and business reward
• Must be able to take complex legal concepts and explain them in a way that allows a non-lawyer to understand the issues