Bentley Systems

Contracts Negotiator

Bentley Systems • $88K — $105K *
Exton, PA 19341In-Person
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience in negotiating and drafting commercial technology contracts.
  • Familiarity with technology licensing, SaaS agreements, and data privacy terms.
  • Experience negotiating common information security provisions like audits and data protection obligations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey legal and business risks clearly.
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience assisting public sector transactions is a benefit.
  • Prior in-house legal or contracts experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and negotiate various commercial agreements with appropriate supervision.
  • Support legal reviews of customer procurement requests and non-standard Purchase Orders.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to negotiate non-standard terms and assess risks.
  • Negotiate information security terms by aligning with internal trust and security teams.
  • Manage multiple assignments while maintaining attention to detail and organization.

Benefits

  • Flexible work location: office-based, hybrid, or fully remote within the US.
  • Collaborative environment within a global legal department.
  • Opportunity to develop skills in strategic transactions and commercial negotiations.
Full Job Description
Location: This position can be based in Exton, PA or from a home office in the United States.

Position Summary:

Are you a contracts negotiator with experience in commercial technology agreements and an interest in developing your skills on strategic transactions? Bentley is seeking a Contracts Negotiator to support our North American group. You will be a member of our global legal department, supporting a range of commercial negotiations and working closely with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities:
  • Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, including technology licenses, SaaS agreements, and associated exhibits such as data protection and information security terms, with appropriate supervision and guidance.
  • Support the legal review of customer procurement requests, including RFP responses and non-standard Purchase Orders.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders (including sales, finance, product, and information security) to address non-standard terms and support risk assessment and escalation.
  • Negotiate information security terms, including coordinating with internal account trust and security teams to align on company positions.
  • Manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating attention to detail, organization, and responsiveness.


Qualifications:
  • 3-5 years of experience negotiating and drafting commercial technology contracts.
  • Experience with technology licensing, SaaS agreements, and data privacy and information security terms
  • Direct involvement in negotiating common information security provisions (e.g., security audits, incident response, data protection obligations).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain legal and business risks and present contract terms, negotiation issues, and risk analysis to key stakeholders and provide recommendations.
  • Demonstrated strong written and oral communication skills, ability to communicate clearly and succinctly to a variety of audiences.
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments and engagements concurrently.
  • Experience supporting public sector transactions is a plus.
  • Prior in-house legal or contracts experience is preferred.
  • A J.D. is preferred but not required.
  • This is a full-time role expected to work 40 hours per week, office-based, hybrid, or home-based in the US.
  • Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements). The role requires communication with managers, peers, and other colleagues of the company in person (on occasion), and by utilizing Microsoft Teams chat, calling, and meeting functions.


Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship.

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About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems, Incorporated is an American-based software development company that develops, manufactures, licenses, sells and supports computer software and services for the design, construction, and operation of infrastructure. The company's software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. Their software products are used to design, engineer, build, and operate large constructed assets such as roadways, railways, bridges, buildings, industrial and power plants and utility networks. The company's software products are used by professionals such as engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators. Bentley Systems employs more than 4,000 people, generates annual revenues of more than $700 million in 170 countries, and has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions since 2014.
Learn more about Bentley Systems
Size
4,000 employees
Market Cap
$10.5 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$126.5 million
Founded
1984
5 Year Trend
+36.6%
Revenue
$801.5 million
NASDAQ
BSY
* Ladders Estimates

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