Corporate Counsel Europe

**About us**

At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help sellers — wherever they are, however they operate — fulfil the promises they make to consumers. The Auctane's mission is to fuel commerce through exceptional delivery. We make it possible for businesses to meet the ever-rising expectations of their customers, and we make the world smaller and more accessible to consumers everywhere. Auctane brands enable hundreds of thousands of merchants to annually deliver billions of products — over $200 billion worth — to customers around the globe. And Auctane is just getting started.

Auctane is a team of shipping and software experts with a passion for helping merchants move their ideas, dreams and innovations around the globe. The Auctane family includes ShipStation, ShipWorks, ShipEngine, ShippingEasy, Stamps, Endicia, Metapack, Shipsi, GlobalPost, and Packlink. Our partners include Amazon, UPS, USPS, eBay, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Walmart.

**Our values**

**About the role**

We're looking for a Corporate Counsel Europe, based in Madrid, responsible for administering contracts, delivering legal advice to the Auctane business units in Europe and supporting Auctane's legal and regulatory policies.** **The role will be a key contributor and will report to the General Counsel Europe.

**What will you be doing?**

As a Corporate Counsel Europe you will be undertaking the following tasks:
**1. **Administer commercial contracts and legal agreements.**
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, including master services agreements, statements of work, SaaS agreements, software and API license agreements, customer agreements, IT agreements, technology agreements, leases, non-disclosure agreements, consulting/contractor agreements, vendor and procurement agreements and similar agreements with mínimal oversight.
- Reviewing, drafting and updating online service terms, legal disclosures and privacy policies.

**2. Deliver legal advice, guidance and solutions to business units.**
- Evaluating issues and providing legal advice and practical solutions to support executives and professionals in the business units, including in the marketing, sales, business development, finance, IT and product teams.
- Assisting with legal analysis, conducting research and collaborating with external counsel on legal matters related to commercial contracts, internet and website disclosure, marketing, industry oversight and regulation, international and cross-border regulation and general litigation.

**3. Support company corporate compliance, administrative, legal and regulatory policies.**
- Conducting research and analysis regarding regulatory laws and industry best practices applicable to the business units.
- Reviewing and analyzing notices from external parties and filings with corporate compliance regulatory agencies, including coordination with multiple office locations.
- Collaborating to manage and improve forms, templates and procedures.
- Implementing procedures and workflow related to company legal and regulatory policies.

**4. Perform additional duties as assigned from time to time.**

**What are we looking for?**

**Required Education and/or Experience**:

- Law degree and master of laws from well reputed law schools, demonstrated academic achievement.
- Admitted to a Bar Association.
- 6 to 8 years of experience working at a top tier law firm or in-house for a multinational company.
- Strong background in leading corporate transactions and complex commercial contracts required.
- Experience with SaaS, software and API license and technology agreements strongly preferred.
- Experience with transportation agreements and regulations preferred.
- Strong background in drafting and reviewing agreements under Common Law.
- Experience with cross-border transactions and international expansion a plus.

**Skills and Knowledge**:

- Fluent in English.
- Sound and practical business judgment and decision-making skills.
- Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and able to prioritize work to meet time-sensitive deadlines.
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to translate business needs into contract language.
- Able to manage and drive issues and projects cross-functionally.
- Pro-active and curious to learn new legal, business and industry concepts.
- Highly self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Flexible and team-oriented and perform well in a diverse environment with colleagues from a wide range of experiences and backgrounds.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Service-orientation and commitment to professionalism and teamwork.
- Sense of humor and strong interpersonal skills.

**What will make you stand out?**
- **Communication** - Speaking clearly and persuasively, Listening and getting clarification; Responding well to questions; Demonstrating group presentation skills; Participating in meetings; Writing clearly and informatively; Edi