Corporate Counsel: Technology Transactions

At Jack Henry, we deliver technology solutions that are digitally transforming and empowering community banks and credit unions to provide enhanced and streamlined user experiences to their customers and members. Our best-in-class products are just the start as we lay the groundwork for the future of digital banking and payments. We hope you'll join us. We can't do it without you.

We are seeking a talented Corporate Counsel to join a well-established team specializing in customer-facing technology transactions. In this role, you would work closely with Jack Henry customers, sales teams, and your peers to negotiate and draft agreements. The ideal candidate is a quick learner with experience in this area who is ready to quickly become a valued subject matter expert and is able to talk technology from a legal perspective.

This position can be based to work on a hybrid basis out of the following locations: Allen, TX; Cedar Falls, IA; Charlotte, NC; Lenexa, KS; Louisville, KY; Springfield, MO. You would be required to come to the office approximately twice a month for planning meetings. The rest of the time, you may work from home, but you must reside within 120 miles of one of these locations.This position comes with a base salary range of $105-160k, depending on candidate experience and geographic location, and compensation includes additional bonuses and stock options.

What You'll Be Responsible For:

• Prepares, reviews, edits, and negotiates customer facing technology transaction agreements including license agreements, SaaS agreements, EULAs, deconversion and termination agreements, customer merger agreements, assignment agreements, software customization agreements, and other customer impacting agreements.
• Contributes to clause library and oversees agreement template updates to create resources usable by the legal department and leaders within the company.
• Collaboratively leads in-person and virtual negotiation sessions with customer's counsel.
• Applies experience redlining technology contracts and providing general summary statements to customer's counsel related to company's position on contract segments.
• Addresses legal issues that arise in the day-to-day operations of the company, receiving guidance from experienced attorneys as needed.
• Develops a breadth of legal knowledge and practical skills, including legal writing, legal research, contract interpretation, negotiation, advocacy, effective client communication, and client relationship management.
• Starts to develop specialization in specific areas of the law.
• Develops a general understanding of the business operations of the Company.
• Works on problems of moderate scope and assignments that are often routine in nature.
• Handles simple legal matters with little to no instruction, including legal research assignments, reviewing and preparing routine legal documents, and interpreting laws and regulations.
• Determines a course of action based on precedent and other guidelines, modifying processes and methods as required.
• Increases legal knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, consuming industry publications and other media, and utilizing mentors within and outside of the legal department.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need to Have:

• Juris Doctorate degree required.
• Admitted to and in good standing with at least one state bar association.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of legal experience in technology transactions.
• Must be able to travel up to 15% of the time to other Jack Henry office locations, meeting sites, or customer locations. Will involve overnight stays on occasion.

What Would Be Nice for You to Have:

• Experience in any of the following: in-house experience for a technology company working on technology transactions, working for a large company in a role supporting commercial transactions, or working in a sizable law firm supporting its technology transaction practice.
• Knowledge of the financial services and fintech industry.
• Experience negotiating data privacy and data security terms in SaaS agreements.
• Understanding of payment processing regulations.
• Prior experience advising on matters related to intellectual property, artificial intelligence, data privacy, and/or financial regulations.
• Experience interacting with and presenting to executive leaders and boards of directors.
• Prior experience supporting a sales organization or prior experience in sales.
• Strong collaboration skills, including the ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams, build consensus among stakeholders, and maintain strong relations at all levels across the organization.
• Drive to take ownership of projects and tasks which, in many cases, may be matters of first impression or improving on the current process or approach.
• Openness to adapting your practice in response to changing business goals and market realities.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, multi-task in a fast-paced environment, adjust to changing priorities as needed, and drive strategic projects to successful delivery.
• Experience negotiating complicated transactions with multiple decision makers.
• Ability to quickly issue-spot and appropriately prioritize risk and outcomes.

If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this opportunity. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement on this posting, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet motivated people who align with Jack Henry's mission and can contribute to our company in a variety of ways.

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