Legal Counsel

What You Will Be Doing

You will be strategically drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide-variety of commercial agreements for  ChargePoint’s cloud services, electrical vehicle (EV) charging equipment, and a number of associated innovative services across Europe. The position includes a substantial amount of communication with internal stakeholders and our customers while navigating novel and exciting matters.  The successful candidate should have experience in negotiating commercial and technology agreements and a proven track record of successfully and independently handling multiple transactions at the same time.

• Draft, review, analyze, modify and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, master services agreement, purchase agreements, data sharing agreements, statements of work and others relating to the ChargePoint product portfolio.
• Get to experience and shape a fast changing market while working to establish answers to new legal questions.
• Interpret contract requirements, obligations, and risk exposure and advise on same.
• Advise and partner with internal stakeholders, including sales, finance, marketing and customer service teams as appropriate, in a continued effort to streamline contract related processes.
• Ensure conformity to business needs, proper risk allocation, and compliance with ChargePoint policies and procedures.
• Collaborate and partner with internal stakeholders in order to resolve contractual issues and assist in disputes

What You Will Bring to ChargePoint

• Position requires a law or business law degree or equivalent
• 2+ years of legal experience, preferably in-house at a fast-paced technology driven environment.
• Ability to draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements across Europe
• Customer-centric and solutions-oriented approach in supporting both external and internal clients while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Experience in a global business environment with the ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently and with strong attention to detail
• Ability to advise and deliver strong business results with limited resources, under tight deadlines, and with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to understand and advise on complex product offerings integrating software, hardware, and services.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information
• Strong interest in the commercial and financial implications of legal agreements
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative and team-oriented mindset
• Strong work ethic with ability to work independently
• Fluent in English with the ability to work in German and French as a differentiating plus

Location

Munich, Germany OR Radstadt, Austria

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