Job Description
Vimeo is seeking an Associate Commercial Counsel to support its Legal Team. The role involves drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering Vimeo's agreements with partners and sales-assisted customers. The Associate Commercial Counsel will collaborate with various stakeholders and manage multiple priorities, reporting to the Vice President, Associate General Counsel - Commercial.
What this role involves:
- Independently review, draft, revise, interpret, and negotiate a broad range of agreements between Vimeo and its sales-assisted customers on a daily basis, including SaaS and technology licensing agreements, reseller and referral partnership agreements, RFIs and RFPs, OEM agreements, consulting agreements, statements of work, and nondisclosure agreements.
- Work across departments to ensure that contracts are negotiated and executed in compliance with contracting policies and applicable law.
- Respond promptly to approval requests from Vimeo’s business teams and escalate issues where appropriate.
- Educate stakeholders on policies, procedures, and negotiation playbook, and communicate issues concerning contract risks and agreement structure.
- Maintain and improve contracting policies, procedures, and negotiation playbook.
- Assist in management and maintenance of Vimeo’s standard terms, templates, and processes.
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience drafting and negotiating agreements in a global SaaS enterprise environment.
- Solid understanding of commercial contract terms (e.g., intellectual property rights, indemnification, and limitations of liability).
- Ability to identify legal risks within contracts and present summaries clearly.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and good judgment.
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner as well as in a team setting and manage multiple tasks at a time.
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a remote environment.
What Vimeo offers:
- Wide range of benefits, perks, variable compensation and where eligible long-term incentive programs.
- Paid time off.
- Generous 401k match.
- Commuter benefits.
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Fertility reimbursement.
- Group term life insurances.
- Wellbeing resources.