Senior Counsel

About This Team and RoleJoin Verra Mobility as a Senior Counsel, and you will join a dynamic legal team that operates in true partnership with our innovative business teams. This role will report to the Associate General Counsel and be responsible for providing broad-based legal support. Your work will span a wide range of legal subject matters, and each week will bring fresh and varied challenges. We are a legal team that celebrates our responsibility for driving growth and success for our company. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, and in a business focused on profitable, rapid, and sustainable growth, then this opportunity is for you.What You'll DoThe successful individual will need to be able to work independently and will lead a high volume of legal assignments and complex, cross-functional legal initiatives, including contracting, legal research, compliance matters, disputes, M&A, employment matters, litigation, corporate governance, and special projects. The role is ideal for someone that loves being a lawyer but also enjoys business, appreciates process orientation, makes risk-adjusted decisions, loves winning, and accepts shared accountability for the metrics of commercial success.In addition, the responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:While collaborating directly with our business teams you will be:Drafting, negotiating, and managing customer contracts, commercial partnership contracts, licensing agreements, channel marketing agreements, and complex vendor agreements;Advising on and optimizing legal risk, product, commercial and compliance considerations, while suggesting creative, business-supportive solutions;Operating as first-level review of privacy policies, terms, user agreements, and ensuring they are aligned with product strategy and anticipated use cases;Issue-spotting potential legal challenges, and running them to ground; andProactively identifying and anticipating emerging legal and regulatory issues that might impact our products and services.Additional duties include:Creating and updating template agreements, and supporting the continuous improvement of contractual standards in response to changes in law and the organization's business needs;Spotting potential privacy issues and, working with our Data Privacy team and counsel, provide business-oriented resolutions;Collaborating with IP counsel on patent and other IP related matters;Assisting with mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions including due diligence, transaction documentation, and post-closing integration support;Assisting with litigation matters, and other regulatory or stakeholder disputes;Assisting with employment matters, as needed;Managing outside counsel, as required;Developing strong collaborative working relationships with colleagues, and business stakeholders;Supporting the Associate General Counsel with day-to-day legal management and workflow;Supporting other legal team leaders with special projects, as needed;Handling fire drills.What we're looking forJD from an accredited law school and in good standing with a state bar association;5+ years as a practicing attorney with an emphasis on contracting matters and/or prior experience as a product counsel at a technology-focused organization; Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a simple, understandable manner with colleagues of varying legal knowledge across the company;Ability to work well in time-sensitive situations and fast-paced environments; and effectively manage multiple projects or matters with competing deadlines;Strong presentation and negotiation skills;Solid business instinct and judgment; High degree of organization and efficiency with demonstrated attention to detail;Strong collaborative skills, and proven team orientation;Personal integrity, sound judgment, and strong ethics in business and personal conduct;Enthusiasm, energy, and motivation to contribute and thrive in a growing company where roles continually adapt as the company evolves; andAdaptable and comfortable with change, organizational evolution, and ambiguity.Nice to have!Experience at a law firm servicing business clientsExperience as an in-house attorney