Roku

Senior Contracts Negotiator

Roku$144K — $170K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • At least 7 years of experience in commercial technology agreement negotiation and structuring.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
  • Proven ability to draft and negotiate contracts from templates or by creating original agreements.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with persuasive capabilities.
  • Ability to collaborate across departments and work independently.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Experience with Ironclad, SharePoint, DocuSign, and Confluence.
  • Familiar with AI tools to enhance the contract lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Negotiate, draft, and finalize various commercial agreements, including cloud services and data privacy contracts.
  • Improve existing contracting processes and templates for efficiency, leveraging technology including AI.
  • Work collaboratively with legal colleagues to advise on contract-related issues.
  • Maintain organization and proactive communication throughout the contracting process.
  • Engage in creative problem-solving on innovative legal challenges in the streaming industry.

Benefits

  • Health insurance options (medical, dental, vision).
  • Life insurance and disability benefits.
  • Parental leave and wellness support.
  • Paid time off for vacation and personal needs.
  • 401(k) or pension retirement options.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Roku is seeking a Senior Contracts Negotiator with a passion for technology and innovation to be part of a high-performing and collaborative legal team. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, you will negotiate complex technology agreements that support Roku's business and technical operations, often addressing topics such as data privacy, information security, intellectual property, and emerging technologies, including AI.

This position is a hybrid role, Monday - Thursday in office with the option to work from home on Friday. This position based in either Boston, MA, San Jose, CA or Austin, TX.

The estimated annual salary for this position is between $144,500 - $170,000 base salary. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

This role is ideal for someone with expertise in negotiating and closing commercial transactions, who excels at navigating complex contract issues, takes pride in partnering with business stakeholders to close strategic, high-impact deals and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
What You Will Be Doing
  • Negotiate, draft and close commercial agreements, including cloud services agreements, SaaS, artificial intelligence solutions, professional services, non-disclosure agreements and data privacy agreements, with a solution-driven mindset.
  • Identify and implement improvements to existing templates, playbooks, and CLM tools to develop scalable processes for the contracting process, including the use of AI tools and other technologies
  • Collaborate with your Roku legal colleagues to provide guidance to internal business partners on a wide variety of contract-related issues, including data privacy, security, confidentiality and artificial intelligence
  • Be proactive, organized, and dependable - you take initiative, communicate early and clearly, and keep internal business partners informed as deals progress.
  • Have fun while doing it: work with best-in-class colleagues on some of the most interesting and novel issues arising in the TV streaming industry. Lead with a mindset that embraces innovation, empathy, humor and kindness.
We Are Excited if You Have
  • At least 7 years of experience structuring and negotiating commercial technology agreements
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • A proven ability to draft and negotiate agreements using existing templates and playbooks or from scratch
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to persuade
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a cross-department and cross-functional role
  • Strong Microsoft Office Skills including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Experience drafting and negotiating SaaS and cloud services contracts, including data privacy and security terms
  • Experience with Ironclad, SharePoint, DocuSign, and Confluence.
  • Experience using AI to streamline the contract lifecycle
  • A great sense of humor and a customer-service mindset
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Our Hybrid Work Approach

Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are flexible for remote work except for employees whose roles are required to be in the office five days a week or employees who are in offices with a five day in office policy.

Benefits

Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Our employees can take time off work for vacation and other personal reasons to balance their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter.

About Roku

Roku is an American consumer electronics company founded in 2002. The company is best known for its streaming devices that allow users to access internet-based video content on their televisions. Roku's devices are available in several models and are sold in the United States and other countries. The company also offers a streaming service called The Roku Channel that features a selection of movies and TV shows. Roku went public in 2017 and is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Learn more about Roku
Size
3,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$17.5 million
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+47.3%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
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