Counsel

• 5 or more years of relevant commercial contracting experience
• Professional experience advising senior leaders/executives on contract law and risks and how these issues impact the contracting process
• Direct experience in handling complex contract drafting, reviews and negotiation
• Professional and commercial approach to problem solving
• Strong communication skills and team work ethic
• Ability to research and answer complex questions effectively and accurately
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively, and under pressure in handling multiple competing tasks simultaneously
• Sound business judgment and keen attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree preferred
• Experience in the background screening industry and/or other regulated industry
• Experience working with customer service agreements

• Negotiate, draft, review, and finalize a range of commercial agreements including services agreements, supplier agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, and license and subscription agreements
• Address legal risk issues that stem from commercial agreements, including indemnification, liability limitation, privacy, data protection and information security
• Respond to staff and counterparty inquiries regarding contract interpretation and compliance with internal company policies and procedures. As appropriate, coordinate with Compliance Department for matters regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Coordinate internal review by all affected stakeholders and obtain internal and external signatures in accordance with the company’s approval and execution procedures
• Collaborate among a diverse and dispersed team
• Review Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and similar documents, and assists in providing HireRight responses
• Develop, maintain and enforce contract templates and support the overall administration, tracking, and analysis of contracting activity and compliance
• Research and resolve contract disputes and problem resolution
• Provide ad-hoc support to the business team as and when required