Senior Commercial and Privacy Counsel, Americas

This hybrid position requires two days per week in our Austin office.

About you 

You’re a connector who puts people first and values the lasting ​partnerships you’ll build. You’re an active listener who cares about the stories people share and are energized by communication and collaboration. You love learning new things and are known for bringing innovative perspectives and questions to the table. You’re deadline and results-driven, passionate about creating new processes, systems, and best practices that help your internal partners do their best work.

About this role 

As Senior Commercial and Privacy Counsel, you would be a member of Udemy’s small but mighty Legal team.  You will be responsible for negotiating a wide variety of commercial and privacy contracts and advising the business on a variety of novel legal issues. This position provides a unique opportunity to make an immediate impact and interact directly with amazingly friendly co-workers in a fast-paced dynamic environment. 

We’re looking for someone who can help us maintain our earnestly authentic culture while we expand our global reach. We emphasize an environment of learning and collaboration to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their role and to help our colleagues to succeed. If you’re looking for the opportunity to make a significant impact, Udemy’s legal team provides an action-oriented environment to take both your career and our mission (to improve lives through learning) to the next level.

What you'll be doing

• Support Sales for Udemy Business and Procurement by negotiating commercial agreements, including SAAS subscription agreements, master services agreements, data processing agreements, NDAs, and various other agreements
• Support the partnerships team and negotiate channel, reseller and distribution agreements. 
• Solve for privacy and security considerations with our vendors and customer base
• Effectively coordinate with internal stakeholders from nearly every department of the company, including Finance, Sales Operations, Deal Desk, Customer Success, and GRC,  to negotiate a variety of different agreements in accordance with relevant policies and procedures to ensure Udemy’s interests are adequately protected
• Support the continuous improvement of standard forms of agreement and legal processes.
• Monitor and analyze changes in the law and legal risks to ensure we comply with applicable laws and regulations
• Counsel internal teams regarding company policies, legal issues, and risk tolerance.
• Develop training and other informational materials to educate the team and business on key contract issues, legal processes, compliance, and data privacy topics
• Support on other relevant tasks and projects as requested
• Help maintain our team’s excellent sense of humor and enjoyment of work

What you’ll have

• 7+ years experience working on commercial contracts either at a law firm or in-house legal department, including experience negotiating and drafting SaaS agreements
• In-house commercial contracting experience dealing with SaaS or software licensing transactions and supporting a sales organization
• Strong knowledge of CPPA and GDPR as it relates to commercial contracts
• Excellent negotiating and influencing skills, and a talent for non-confrontational, win-win negotiations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to distill complex issues clearly and communicate in a succinct, clear and concise manner.
• Attention to detail, a sense of passion to support Udemy’s business and the versatility and confidence to take on challenges that are presented to you
• Excellent critical thinking abilities, a strong business acumen and the ability to work autonomously and prioritize a workload in a fast-paced work environment.
• Desire for close collaboration with sales and sales support to close deals efficiently, with a practical approach
• Proficient drafting and legal technical skills, with keen attention to detail
• Experience working across jurisdictions and time zones
• Team player who enjoys building relationships and working with others
• Great personality, zest for life and a sense of humor

We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!

Life at Udemy 

We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:

• We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it.

• Learning is what we do – inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.

• Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.

• We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work. 

Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our Benefits Start With U

Our benefits package at Udemy “starts with U” and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in the United States:

• Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage

• HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions

• Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care

• Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay

• Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support

• Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development

• Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution

• Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly

• Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year

Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice.