Assistant Commercial Counsel

Overview:
Cvent is a leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider with more than 4,700 employees and nearly 21,000 customers worldwide. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business.

The DNA of Cvent is our people, and our culture has an emphasis on fostering intrapreneurship -a system that encourages Cventers to think and act like individual entrepreneurs and empowers them to take action, embrace risk, and make decisions as if they had founded the company themselves. We foster an environment that promotes agility, which means we don’t have the luxury to wait for perfection. At Cvent, we value the diverse perspectives that each individual brings. Whether working with a team of colleagues or with clients, we ensure that we foster a culture that celebrates differences and builds on shared connections.

In This Role, You Will:

- Drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements such as Software as a Service agreements, Subscription agreements, Services agreements, Facility agreements, Security agreements, Engagement letters with Service Providers, Confidentiality agreements and other relevant legal documentation and subsequent amendments.
- Review legal communications from customers, service providers, third parties and government agencies, and draft responses to same in consultation with management; draft outgoing legal correspondence relating to enforcement of Cvent contracts, intellectual property and other rights.
- Review RFPs and RFQs, offering appropriate alternatives to contract terms and conditions.
- Routine legal advice to business and operations units.
- Support the Account Management, Billing, Collections, and Legal personnel as necessary to:

- Manage contract renewal process and prepare improvements for same
- Track and send contractually required notices/reports
- Track all contractually required product enhancements and service level requirements
- Support collections (e.g., investigate bankruptcy claims, prepare release forms)
- Perform other projects and duties at the request of management team.

Here's What You Need:

- LL.B. from a good university like NLSIU, NALSAR, NUJS, NLU (Jodhpur, Bhopal) Law, or Faculty of Law, D.U.
- SaaS experience is required
- Incumbent should have strong experience in drafting, vetting, negotiating various contracts, and interpreting them.
- Understanding of financial and commercial terms in Contracts.
- Understanding of important laws and statutes having business and commercial impact to the organization’s operations.
- Understanding of nuances of Technology Contracts, including global privacy regulations.
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Excellent analytical and comprehension skills
- Good academic track record
- Ability to work with business teams displaying an understanding of the business requirements
- Good interpersonal skills
- Willingness to work hard
- Ability to manage time efficiently
- Working knowledge and experience with software and hardware issues, and legal concepts regarding software contracts and licensing such as Limitations of Liability, Indemnification, Warranties, Termination, Data Security, and Confidentiality.
- Self-starter who understands executing with urgency, and the ability to comfortably work in an intensely deadline-oriented environment. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential requirements for this position.
- Ability to close issues quickly and effectively

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