Director, Associate General Counsel

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.

$130K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school and bar membership in good standing.
  • 8+ years of experience in law, ideally with a focus on technology companies.
  • Experience at a major law firm is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with enterprise SaaS and negotiating with financial institutions preferred.
  • Proven drafting, negotiation, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
  • Experience leading teams through complex contract negotiations with clear communication.
  • Knowledge of revenue recognition, data privacy, and information security in contracts.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain deep expertise in commercial contracts to enhance business advocacy.
  • Draft and negotiate complex customer and partner agreements significant to the business.
  • Collaborate with product and tech leaders to ensure contracts align with company solutions.
  • Provide strategic legal and business advice to go-to-market teams.
  • Work with the legal team to streamline processes and adopt new technologies.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance for qualified candidates available.
  • Opportunities for professional development within a growing company.
  • Collaborative work environment within a small legal team.
  • Strategic involvement in high-stakes negotiations and contracts.
Full Job Description
Overview

Job Purpose

This Director, Associate General Counsel will report to the General Counsel in the ICE Mortgage Technology business unit as an integral member of a small legal team that negotiates complex contracts for our enterprise mortgage technology SaaS solutions. This role requires full-time, in-office attendance in any of our Jacksonville, FL (preferred); Provo, UT; or Atlanta, GA offices, with relocation assistance available for qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain an expert level of domain expertise over commercial contracting enabling both advocacy on behalf of the business with key customers and execution of business objectives with executive management
  • Draft and negotiate a variety of customer and partner agreements, with a focus on the company27s most strategic, valuable, and complicated transactions
  • Gain a detailed understanding of the company27s solutions and work with product and technology leaders to ensure alignment with contracts
  • Act as a strategic partner and advisor, providing thoughtful and prompt legal and business guidance to all internal go-to-market stakeholders
  • Work collaboratively with other members of the legal team to address additional needs of the company, including helping to adopt new technologies and update templates and processes to better integrate with other divisions of the business unit

Knowledge And Experience

  • Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school and member in good standing in applicable state bar association
  • 8+ years law firm and/or in-house experience, preferably counseling a technology company
  • Prior experience at a major law firm strongly preferred
  • Enterprise SaaS experience and/or experience negotiating with financial institutions is strongly preferred
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
  • Ability to lead diverse teams through complex negotiations of enterprise sales deals, keeping all tasks organized and stakeholders clearly informed of deliverables and timelines
  • Comfort with handling topics such as revenue recognition, data privacy, and information security in customer contracts (partnering with relevant subject matter experts as necessary)
  • Ability to understand business objectives and think creatively to find practical resolutions
  • Self-starter and able to work well independently and as part of a team

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