The Role

Arrive is looking for a highly skilled commercial and technology attorney with expertise drafting and negotiating complex technology and commercial contracts and providing strategic legal advice in a fast-paced, global company environment with a pragmatic, business-minded approach. Technology, product, and intellectual property experience is preferred. In this role, you will collaborate with our business teams and stakeholders in the US, Europe, and other locations around the world. You will advise on strategic legal matters, contribute directly to our corporate strategy, and act as a champion for leveraging AI and legal technology to optimize our legal services. This is a hybrid role, leading the commercial contracting legal workflows and commercial legal team in North America.

How to make an impact

• Lead and manage the commercial contracting legal workflows and commercial legal team in North America.
• Actively mentor and provide direct guidance to legal professionals on commercial workflow management, contributing to their professional growth.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of agreements, including SaaS licensing, enterprise sales, vendor, and strategic partnerships.
• Enable business goals while ensuring contracts comply with relevant laws and regulations and protect the company's interests.
• Collaborate with and provide trusted counsel to cross-functional teams such as Sales, Go to Market, Product & Technology, Marketing, Procurement, and Strategy & Transformation to assess and manage legal and business risks effectively.
• Advise cross-functional teams on legal, regulatory, and privacy implications during the design and functionality stages of new products and features.
• Work with and strategically manage external counsel as necessary to achieve company objectives efficiently.
• Lead and support other critical corporate projects and strategic initiatives as requested, coordinating necessary legal support across internal resources and external counsel.
• Provide strategic regulatory advice on evolving legal, regulatory, and business risks impacting operations, product and commercial initiatives.
• Coordinate with outside counsel and internal teams to resolve disputes and manage pre-litigation or active claims.
• Stay updated on changes in relevant laws and regulations affecting the company's operations and translate these updates into practical business guidance.
• Develop scalable legal frameworks, guidance, playbooks, processes and training for the commercial contracting processes.
• Proactively identify, test, and embrace AI and legal technologies to drive operational efficiency and legal enablement across the business.
• Ensure widespread compliance with legal team requirements by developing and delivering targeted training and guidance to relevant internal teams.

About you

You are a collaborative, prestigeless team player with strong business acumen and the ability to align legal strategies with business objectives. You possess excellent communication skills with a proven ability to simplify complex legal concepts into clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders. You bring a strong curiosity, competence, and willingness to embrace AI and emerging technologies to elevate the quality, speed, and efficiency of legal work. With strong attention to detail and effective multitasking skills, you thrive in a fast-paced, growing global company environment. We know there's no such thing as a "perfect" candidate. We're all a work in progress and are growing new skills and capabilities all the time. Arrive welcomes those who are passionate about learning and evolving. If this looks like a role where you could do work that excites you, we hope you'll apply.

Your background

• A Juris Doctor degree from a reputable accredited U.S. law school and an active license in good standing with one or more state bars (Georgia preferred).
• At least 10+ years of legal experience in commercial contracts with a blend of in-house at a global technology company and outside counsel at a corporate law firm or a sophisticated boutique law firm.
• Deep knowledge of federal, state, and international laws, regulations, and industry standards affecting a global technology company.
• Proven track record drafting and negotiating complex technology, product, intellectual property, and commercial contracts.
• English as native spoken and written language, but other language competencies are highly desirable.

This role is based in Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)