This position is 100% remote anywhere in the US.

Overview:

As Corporate Counsel, IP & Procurement with Precisely, you will play a key role in closing deals with our Procurement, Supplier, and Partner teams as well as working with our Legal counterparts, Products, Marketing and other departments for legal counseling and Intellectual Property matters. Given the rising importance of using AI tools and agents, trusted data is more important than ever—better data means better decisions. We are seeking a motivated Corporate Counsel, with IP & Procurement focus, to be our primary contributor to our Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio strategy and management as well as our head legal partner to our Global Procurement organization, working closely with junior counsel, product counsel and other business stakeholders. This role is ideal for candidates with strong experience in vendor and supplier contracts and intellectual property who are eager to grow in a dynamic, cross-functional environment. The ideal candidate has strong IP fluency, to handle marketing matters, IP portfolio management (mainly for trademarks and copyrights), experience working and managing external IP counsel, and dynamic IP analysis or prosecution with senior counsel support and guidance, to help protect the company’s valuable technology, brand assets, and data.

What you will do:

• Oversee IP portfolio management, and support supplier transitions, M&A integrations, and technology pilots.
• Review and oversee marketing matters such as release forms, events, and content reviews.
• Provide IP analysis for branding/usage, third party claims and resolutions.
• Oversee Precisely IP prosecution (trademark and copyright) working with senior counsel and outside counsel.
• Assist in patent prosecution with product counsel.
• Advise on IP ownership, assignment, licensing, confidential information, trade secrets, background/foreground IP, and IP development structures in vendor/supplier agreements.
• Collaborate with Product and Marketing to align contracting with patent, design, copyright, and trademark strategies.
• Assist with IP diligence in M&A, investments, and vendor selection; advise on IP assignments and transition services.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of vendor/procurement agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, supplier agreements, tool and equipment purchase, logistics, professional services and staff augmentation, real-estate/leasing, finance/auditing, insurance, marketing, software/SaaS, and cloud.
• Structure pricing models, service levels (SLAs), warranties, IP/ownership, performance credits, term, confidentiality, remedies to support value capture and operational resilience.
• Advise on risk allocation (indemnities, limitations of liability, insurance, termination rights, timing), tailored to spend category and business criticality.
• Partner with Procurement, Product and Professional Services, IT, Finance, HR, Privacy, and Compliance to ensure contracts reflect commercial intent and compliance requirements.
• Support negotiation of data processing agreements (DPAs) per playbooks, as well as other data transfer mechanisms, and security schedules; and help align with privacy (e.g., GDPR/CCPA) and information security standards.
• Advise on AI procurement (model access, training/usage rights, output ownership, bias/testing, audit trails) and responsible AI controls.
• Ensure contracts and supplier governance support incident response, audit rights, business continuity, and regulatory reporting.
• Create and maintain contract templates, fallback positions, approval and exception handling, and playbooks for common categories; deliver training to buyers and business owners.
• Support supplier onboarding, RFPs, due diligence, and third-party risk management processes, including sanctions, anti-corruption, ESG, and data security as needed.
• Manage initial business questions, contract escalations, claims, notices of breach, SLA inquires and dispute resolution strategies.
• Draft, negotiate, and advise the business on a variety of agreements and IP and technology clauses and legal issues in supplier, partner, and customer technology and data related agreements, including various supplier/partner terms (reseller, comarketing, co-selling, OEM, and more), AI/ML, AI/ML output, data use, data licensing, software on-prem and SaaS platforms, IP development, IP ownership/licensing, and other commercialization of IP and license grants, based on an understanding of the products, data, business and customer objectives, required flow down obligations, and legal positions.
• Draft, negotiate and advise on various technology-related agreements from AI/ML addendums, open source software licenses, open data licenses, EULAs, online terms (click-throughs, shrink-wraps, and other no-touch terms), SaaS and other cloud-based terms, evaluation and beta trials, and other technology-regulation related terms.
• Assist in drafting, maintaining, and training others in technology and data specific contract templates, fall back language, and legal positions, including provisions covering AI/ML, AI/ML output, data output, data licensing, data use, SaaS, IP ownership/licensing, assignment issues, SLAs, and risk provisions related to the same (warranties, indemnities, limitations on liability, insurance, remedies, wind-down and termination) across software, SaaS, support/service, data-driven products, and AI-integrated products.
• Implement and monitor contracting KPIs, cycle-time improvements, and policy adherence (delegations of authority, competitive bidding, signature authority, flagging for board or audit committee approvals, etc.).
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, legal tech adoption (CLM, redline automation), and procurement compliance programs.
• Deliver training for Procurement, IT, and business stakeholders on contracting best practices and IP awareness.
• Assist with Development and maintenance of IP, AI, OSS/OD, marketing, patents, and trade-secret policies and guidelines, and related playbooks, questionnaires and templates.
• Assist with training Product, Engineering, and Data teams on topics such as IP and open-source compliance.

What we are looking for:

• Law Degree from an accredited US institution; and qualified and admitted to practice law in local jurisdiction.
• 5–7 years of post-qualification experience in vendor/procurement contracting and IP (at least 2 years in-house experience preferred).
• Hybrid [or full-remote option] supporting global needs, specifically supporting US Eastern and EMEA time zones regularly. Ability to work collaboratively and remotely with teams from across the globe, as needed, but also the confidence and efficiency to work autonomously.
• Experience supporting Global Procurement or Supply Chain functions across multiple regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC).
• Demonstrated proficiency with various vendor/supplier agreements and paperwork, including MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, SaaS/software, data and other technology agreements, supplier, auditing, insurance, marketing, and professional services contracts, POs, NDAs, Support & Maintenance, and Security Addendums.
• Working knowledge of globally recognized IP concepts (trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, as well as ownership, licensing, and confidentiality) and their application in IP prosecution and supplier/vendor contexts.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder communication skills; ability to prioritize and manage high-volumes.
• Experience advising on open-source and open-data license compliance.
• In-house experience at a technology company, SaaS provider, AI or data-driven enterprise.
• Enthusiasm and experience in using AI‑powered tools to enhance legal research, drafting, and day‑to‑day efficiency.

Preferred Requirements:

• Exposure to AI procurement, open-source licensing, and software services.
• Familiarity with privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA), information security controls, and third-party risk management.
• In-house experience in technology, software or consumer goods sectors.
• Familiarity with cloud computing, APIs, data analytics platforms, and AI/ML product development.
• Knowledge of export controls, cybersecurity regulations, and responsible AI frameworks.
• Comfort with legal tech tools (CLM systems, IP management software, AI tools), approval matrices, thresholds, playbooks and self-service workflows.
• Strong problem-solving capability, and the ability to handle ambiguity, particularly as it relates to the evolving landscape of technology and potential regulatory issues.
• Ability to manage numerous matters on tight timelines and the ability to adapt to shifting priorities with flexibility and a pragmatic approach.
• Self-motivated, intellectually curious, and willing to jump into new challenges and projects.