With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.
Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.
At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.
Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.
What You Will Be Doing
You will be strategically drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide-variety of commercial agreements for ChargePoint’s cloud services, electrical vehicle (EV) charging equipment, and a number of associated innovative services across Europe. The position includes a substantial amount of communication with internal stakeholders and our customers while navigating novel and exciting matters. The successful candidate should have experience in negotiating commercial and technology agreements and a proven track record of successfully and independently handling multiple transactions at the same time.
- Draft, review, analyze, modify and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, master services agreement, purchase agreements, data sharing agreements, statements of work and others relating to the ChargePoint product portfolio.
- Get to experience and shape a fast changing market while working to establish answers to new legal questions.
- Interpret contract requirements, obligations, and risk exposure and advise on same.
- Advise and partner with internal stakeholders, including sales, finance, marketing and customer service teams as appropriate, in a continued effort to streamline contract related processes.
- Ensure conformity to business needs, proper risk allocation, and compliance with ChargePoint policies and procedures.
- Collaborate and partner with internal stakeholders in order to resolve contractual issues and assist in disputes
What You Will Bring to ChargePoint
- Position requires a law or business law degree or equivalent
- 2+ years of legal experience, preferably in-house at a fast-paced technology driven environment.
- Ability to draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements across Europe
- Customer-centric and solutions-oriented approach in supporting both external and internal clients while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations
- Experience in a global business environment with the ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently and with strong attention to detail
- Ability to advise and deliver strong business results with limited resources, under tight deadlines, and with a high degree of accuracy
- Ability to understand and advise on complex product offerings integrating software, hardware, and services.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information
- Strong interest in the commercial and financial implications of legal agreements
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative and team-oriented mindset
- Strong work ethic with ability to work independently
- Fluent in English with the ability to work in German and French as a differentiating plus
Location
Munich, Germany OR Radstadt, Austria
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What We Do
Electric mobility is the smart choice. We make it the easy one, too. So easy that someone plugs into our network every 2 seconds. Since 2007, we’ve focused solely on building the best electric vehicle (EV) charging experience for everyone involved in the shift to electric.
Join us in shaping the future of mobility. If you'd like to learn more about what it's like to build the new fueling network, check out our Engineering Blog: www.chargepoint.com/engineering
