Sr. Corporate Counsel

$145,000 – $185,000 / year

Application deadline: 8/30/2024

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast–paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

The Senior Corporate Counsel is responsible for providing a broad range of legal services to the company, both directly and in conjunction with outside counsel, with a significant focus on intellectual property protection, contract drafting and negotiation, employment law, managing outside counsel, information and risk management (including privacy and compliance), and dispute resolution and settlements. The Sr. Corporate Counsel will report directly to, and work closely with, the General Counsel on a wide range of matters and will be a business partner who will collaborate effectively across the company to help the business identify and implement practical business solutions to achieve its goals.

The Sr. Corporate Counsel will be highly organized, solution driven, customer service–oriented, pragmatic and proactive in their approach to contracting and be able to work both collaboratively and autonomously. You will work closely with the General Counsel to implement new and improved business processes at the company while providing critical advice to internal business partners regarding a wide variety of matters involving intellectual property, IT, sales and marketing, supply and procurement, information and risk management, compliance, corporate governance, employment, litigation/dispute resolution/settlements, licensing (including SaaS, licensing, sublicensing), professional services, and other complex and commercial matters.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

• Advise the company and senior leadership on a broad range of federal and state regulatory and compliance matters including identifying areas of risk and making suggestions for improvement;
• Business Partner to Human Resources, management of Labor and Employment matters including leaves and wage and commission compliance for the global team;
• Business Partner to Compliance team, leading privacy and compliance matters internally and externally;
• Assist General Counsel on litigation related matters;
• Support management of the intellectual property portfolio including copyrights, trademarks and patents;
• Directly support and manage for legal the Orange Partner Program including partner vetting and complex partner negotiations and contracting;
• Work with the sales department to review, revise and negotiate complex technology sales agreements in Salesforce and regarding contract workflow;
• Work independently as the lead attorney on many matters and collaboratively with other attorneys in the department, as well as outside counsel, on certain matters and General Counsel on more significant matters;
• Lead significant projects, both within the legal department and across a variety of functions;
• Continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes, following all applicable best practices, processes and procedures.

Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you'd like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities.