Senior Corporate Attorney (Lead)

Job Description

Senior Corporate Attorney | Entrust

The Tone:
This is a hybrid role at Entrust, located in Shakopee, MN. Entrust shapes the future of identity-centric security solutions, providing cutting-edge technologies that help government agencies, enterprises, and financial institutions serve and safeguard citizens, employees, and consumers globally. This role is critical for leading commercial legal support for the digital security segment in the Americas and for strategic accounts, ensuring complex transactions support the company’s growth and help secure a world in motion.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full Time
• Location: Hybrid – Shakopee, MN
• Pay: $173239–$254084 yearly
• Team: Global legal team, managing 1-3 commercial lawyers and legal professionals
• Mission: Lead commercial legal support for Entrust’s digital security segment in the Americas and for strategic commercial accounts.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead: Provide commercial legal support for Entrust’s digital security business in North America, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements with appropriate risk escalation.
• Manage: Oversee a team of 1-3 commercial lawyers and legal professionals, focusing on work prioritization, practical guidance, and development to ensure high-quality legal support.
• Advise: Serve as a legal advisor to sales leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, building collaboration and providing clear recommendations after evaluating risks and options.
• Support: Structure and negotiate strategic partnerships and go-to-market models, including engagements with system integrators and managed service providers.
• Improve: Build upon scalable contracting processes and tools in collaboration with Legal Operations, developing playbooks, templates, and negotiation guidance.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and admission to the Bar of at least one state (preferably Minnesota), with experience in an in-house corporate legal environment supporting complex commercial technology transactions.
• Experience: 8+ years of relevant post-law school experience, demonstrating strong skills in interpreting, drafting, and negotiating sophisticated contracts, including for hardware, software, managed/hosted services, cloud services, SaaS, support, professional services, and partnerships.
• Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to provide practical, business-oriented advice, strategic thinking, effective management of multiple projects, and proven negotiation skills.
• Bonus: Experience leading a team of lawyers, background in cybersecurity or digital identity industries, ability to quickly understand complex technology, experience with regulated financial institutions, and superior interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.