Iron Mountain
Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology
Iron Mountain, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214
Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology
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About the Role Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology (Remote — Global Role based in the United States)
is responsible for providing legal advice and support to Iron Mountain’s fast‑paced, global organization on a variety of product, technology, and intellectual property issues. You will work with our product incubator, product development, marketing, strategic growth, and other global teams to appropriately balance risk while optimizing transformative business growth through legal analysis, guidance to our Commercial Sellers, and negotiation of technology‑related agreements. You will also advise on existing and new product development, including product pilots and launch. The ideal candidate will have a global mindset and demonstrate the ability to work internationally, collaborating with internal business partners, having a nuanced understanding of intellectual property and digital technology issues, understanding business models and objectives, and possessing advanced negotiation experience in digital product and service deals.
About Iron Mountain At Iron Mountain we provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner with 225,000 customers worldwide to preserve valuable artifacts, extract more from inventories, and protect data privacy in innovative ways.
Base Pay Range $159,400.00 / yr – $212,500.00 / yr
This range is provided by Iron Mountain. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Responsibilities
Effectively draft, negotiate and advise the business on a variety of IP and technology legal issues with a focus on technology-related agreements from early stage development to product launch, as well as customer, vendor and strategic partner arrangements/commercialization, based on an understanding of business and customer objectives and legal positions.
Draft, negotiate and advise on technology-specific contract templates, including provisions covering data use, data licensing, AI/ML, enterprise platforms, IP ownership/licensing, EULAs or online terms (click‑throughs, shrink‑wraps, and other no‑touch terms), OSS, and SaaS (and other cloud architecture).
Assist in drafting, maintaining and training others on technology‑specific contract templates (across client, vendor, and partner agreements) and ancillary legal strategic materials (such as playbooks of contracting best practices, alternative language guides, and go‑to‑market documentation) for new and updated product and service offerings.
Assist in various intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, trade‑secrets, and copyright issues, including prosecution work with external and regional counsel, IP claims, and licensing, as well as IP portfolio management and other IP work.
Thrive in a fast‑paced environment and enjoy working collaboratively with a variety of internal stakeholders, including the digital business team, the digital solutions incubator working group, other commercial lawyers advising the business, global contract support, engineering, sales, procurement, information security, risk, privacy & compliance and others.
Manage multiple deadlines effectively.
Skills
Experience drafting and negotiating software and related technology agreements, including complex client and vendor deals, combined with a strong knowledge of contract law and intellectual property law.
Experience drafting and negotiating different partnership agreements, including reseller, referral, co‑marketing, co‑sell, collaboration, API, OEMs and integration/ISVs, joint development, and channel partnerships, including GTM, VARs, SIs/GSIs, and MSPs and other service partners.
Experience counseling on IP issues, particularly software, cloud, AI/ML and other digital technology, including SaaS, software development, data processing and privacy, but also trademarks, patents, tradesecrets, and copyrights.
Strong knowledge in US IP law and globally recognized IP concepts.
Strong analytical skills to identify issues from both legal and business perspectives and the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate solutions through a pragmatic business oriented lens.
Strong problem‑solving capability, and the ability to handle ambiguity, particularly as it relates to the evolving landscape of technology and potential regulatory issues.
Ability to manage numerous matters on tight timelines and the ability to adapt to shifting priorities with flexibility and a pragmatic approach.
Ability to work collaboratively and remotely with teams from across the globe, as needed, but also the confidence and efficiency to work autonomously.
Experience working with and managing external counsel.
Self‑motivated, intellectually curious and willing to jump into new challenges and projects.
Willingness to work across regions and time zones on an as‑needed basis.
Requirements
A juris doctor degree (or international equivalent) from an accredited law school.
Qualified and admitted to practice law in local jurisdiction.
7‑10 years of related law firm or corporate in‑house experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the following areas: IP, commercial, partner and technology transactions;
IP prosecution, maintenance and licensing;
Commercialization of SaaS and other software solutions;
Negotiation and drafting of a variety of technology transactions; and
AI, privacy, data use and data security issues.
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Legal
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
Equal Employment Opportunity & Accommodations If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to accommodationrequest@ironmountain.com. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity.
Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law.
To view the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law posters and the supplement, as well as the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, CLICK HERE.
Requisition: J0090505
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Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology
role.
About the Role Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology (Remote — Global Role based in the United States)
is responsible for providing legal advice and support to Iron Mountain’s fast‑paced, global organization on a variety of product, technology, and intellectual property issues. You will work with our product incubator, product development, marketing, strategic growth, and other global teams to appropriately balance risk while optimizing transformative business growth through legal analysis, guidance to our Commercial Sellers, and negotiation of technology‑related agreements. You will also advise on existing and new product development, including product pilots and launch. The ideal candidate will have a global mindset and demonstrate the ability to work internationally, collaborating with internal business partners, having a nuanced understanding of intellectual property and digital technology issues, understanding business models and objectives, and possessing advanced negotiation experience in digital product and service deals.
About Iron Mountain At Iron Mountain we provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner with 225,000 customers worldwide to preserve valuable artifacts, extract more from inventories, and protect data privacy in innovative ways.
Base Pay Range $159,400.00 / yr – $212,500.00 / yr
This range is provided by Iron Mountain. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Responsibilities
Effectively draft, negotiate and advise the business on a variety of IP and technology legal issues with a focus on technology-related agreements from early stage development to product launch, as well as customer, vendor and strategic partner arrangements/commercialization, based on an understanding of business and customer objectives and legal positions.
Draft, negotiate and advise on technology-specific contract templates, including provisions covering data use, data licensing, AI/ML, enterprise platforms, IP ownership/licensing, EULAs or online terms (click‑throughs, shrink‑wraps, and other no‑touch terms), OSS, and SaaS (and other cloud architecture).
Assist in drafting, maintaining and training others on technology‑specific contract templates (across client, vendor, and partner agreements) and ancillary legal strategic materials (such as playbooks of contracting best practices, alternative language guides, and go‑to‑market documentation) for new and updated product and service offerings.
Assist in various intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, trade‑secrets, and copyright issues, including prosecution work with external and regional counsel, IP claims, and licensing, as well as IP portfolio management and other IP work.
Thrive in a fast‑paced environment and enjoy working collaboratively with a variety of internal stakeholders, including the digital business team, the digital solutions incubator working group, other commercial lawyers advising the business, global contract support, engineering, sales, procurement, information security, risk, privacy & compliance and others.
Manage multiple deadlines effectively.
Skills
Experience drafting and negotiating software and related technology agreements, including complex client and vendor deals, combined with a strong knowledge of contract law and intellectual property law.
Experience drafting and negotiating different partnership agreements, including reseller, referral, co‑marketing, co‑sell, collaboration, API, OEMs and integration/ISVs, joint development, and channel partnerships, including GTM, VARs, SIs/GSIs, and MSPs and other service partners.
Experience counseling on IP issues, particularly software, cloud, AI/ML and other digital technology, including SaaS, software development, data processing and privacy, but also trademarks, patents, tradesecrets, and copyrights.
Strong knowledge in US IP law and globally recognized IP concepts.
Strong analytical skills to identify issues from both legal and business perspectives and the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate solutions through a pragmatic business oriented lens.
Strong problem‑solving capability, and the ability to handle ambiguity, particularly as it relates to the evolving landscape of technology and potential regulatory issues.
Ability to manage numerous matters on tight timelines and the ability to adapt to shifting priorities with flexibility and a pragmatic approach.
Ability to work collaboratively and remotely with teams from across the globe, as needed, but also the confidence and efficiency to work autonomously.
Experience working with and managing external counsel.
Self‑motivated, intellectually curious and willing to jump into new challenges and projects.
Willingness to work across regions and time zones on an as‑needed basis.
Requirements
A juris doctor degree (or international equivalent) from an accredited law school.
Qualified and admitted to practice law in local jurisdiction.
7‑10 years of related law firm or corporate in‑house experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the following areas: IP, commercial, partner and technology transactions;
IP prosecution, maintenance and licensing;
Commercialization of SaaS and other software solutions;
Negotiation and drafting of a variety of technology transactions; and
AI, privacy, data use and data security issues.
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Legal
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
Equal Employment Opportunity & Accommodations If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to accommodationrequest@ironmountain.com. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity.
Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law.
To view the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law posters and the supplement, as well as the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, CLICK HERE.
Requisition: J0090505
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