Legal Counsel, Corporate and M&A

You are a key member of Geotab's in-house legal team with expertise in managing complex corporate and commercial transactional agreements. You have a strong focus on corporate transactions, including acquisitions, investments, divestitures, restructurings, and joint ventures, both domestically and cross-border. You’re able to navigate intricate legal matters and contribute to Geotab’s general corporate and commercial needs.

What you'll do:

As Legal Counsel for Corporate and M&A, you will handle corporate and commercial agreements, with a focus on acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures. You’ll manage cross-border transactions and support post-acquisition integration. You’ll also provide legal guidance on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, helping Geotab achieve its strategic objectives while managing legal risks.

How you'll make an impact

• Manage complex corporate and commercial agreements with a major focus on corporate transactions, both domestically and cross-border, including acquisitions, investments, divestitures, restructurings and joint ventures.

• Support the post-acquisition and integration of acquired entities or investments.

• Support legal aspects of risk management strategies with focus on corporate structuring.

• Support Geotab’s global strategic initiatives, including global expansion and new market entry.

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and finance agreements, including partnering agreements, purchase agreements, confidentiality agreements, debt agreements, licensing agreements, and various vendor and supply agreements.

• Support negotiations with Resellers, Customers, solution partners, OEMs, suppliers, governments and other stakeholders in a global context; integrate legal, technical and business considerations with a focus on practical solutions and strong business relationships.

• Provide input into legal strategy addressing mass/electronic contracting, third-party flow-through and dynamic product development requiring constant upgrades and change.

• Provide input into strategies addressing industry-wide stakeholder dynamics emanating from broader issues related to AI, big data, “internet of things”, data privacy and other emerging industry issues.

• Develop in-depth technical knowledge and understanding of Geotab product offerings.

• Provide legal support for product design, development and implementation activities.

• Provide general legal support for corporate, commercial and human resources/employment matters.

What you'll bring to the role

• 5+ years of experience practicing law in a medium to large in-house legal department or law firm with a busy M&A practice.

• JD from an ABA accredited law school.

• License to practice law in California, Delaware, Georgia, New York or Texas (other states applicable)

• Law school transcripts.

• Member in good standing with applicable bar association.

• Broad corporate and M&A experience, with a particular focus on technology transactions.

• An understanding of global corporate and tax structuring considerations.

• Ability to strategically and work collaboratively with senior management to effectively pursue opportunities, negotiate transactions, and work actively with business partners and outside counsel on a broad range of corporate matters.

• A collaborative self-starter who has strong business acumen and excellent interpersonal skills. 

• Experience negotiating and working with large, multi-national, regulated organizations, including, Federal, State and local government entities.

• The ability to read, write, and speak multiple languages is an asset.

• Previous exposure to and affinity for software, programming, computing and related technology.

• Thorough understanding of the telematics industry and applicable legislation and regulations.

• Strong sense of ethics and the ability to handle sensitive or private information with tact and discretion.

• Knowledge of data privacy and AI laws.

• A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and relationship management skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including comfort with delivering presentations and public speaking.

• High accuracy and meticulous attention to detail

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

• A strong team player with the ability to engage with all levels of the organization.

• Strong project management skills; able to identify needs, develop effective solutions and manage projects through to completion.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve to well-judged decisions.

• Strategic mindset, has a keen sense of priorities, along with an ability to pivot as the landscape changes.

• Technical competence using software programs, including, but not limited to, Google Suite for business (Sheets, Docs, Slides.)

• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable in a flat organization.