Role Description

We’re looking for a Senior Commercial Counsel to be a key member of Dropbox’s global commercial legal team with a primary focus on procurement related deals, processes, and relationships. Reporting directly to the Head of Global Commercial Legal, this leadership role offers an exciting opportunity to have company-wide impact primarily supporting Dropbox’s global procurement strategy and other cross functional teams and strategies.

This role is for an experienced in-house attorney in the commercial legal space with a client-first mindset and experience working closely with procurement teams to innovate and leverage technology to create and drive efficiencies in a world class commercial legal function in support of Dropbox’s business goals. You’ll be part of a team of attorneys and professionals responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a high volume of complex commercial contracts with Dropbox business partners, vendors, and customers around the world. Willing to act as both a team player and a mentor, you'll be primarily responsible for partnering with our procurement, finance, product, and other business teams to deliver efficient, scalable approaches to commercial matters, with a focus on procurement deals, processes, and relationships.

The ideal candidate is an experienced commercial attorney who has partnered closely with in-house business teams, and procurement teams, in particular, and is passionate about supporting the business and who thrives in solving legal, technology and business issues. The ideal candidate must be empathetic and a team player who is effective in collaborating with others and enjoys having a bit of fun (and hopefully many laughs!) along the way.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely and create strong working relationships with Dropbox’s business teams, with a primary focus on procurement, finance, product, and other business teams
• Engage personally in complex deals and work collaboratively with various company teams to implement company initiatives
• Develop and collaboratively implement an innovative strategy to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of delivering commercial legal support to Dropbox’s business
• Partner with our LegalOps team to increase process automation, legal technology, and other efficiencies
• Be an active and trusted leader, problem solver, and innovator to key stakeholders across the company

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years as a practicing commercial attorney, including substantive experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, technology, equipment, and marketing agreements
• Experience partnering with globally distributed in-house business teams, particularly procurement teams, at a SaaS company to handle a high volume of complex commercial transactions
• Process and tool focused innovator who drives performance and efficiencies while building trusted relationships and empowering business partners
• Ability to translate complex legal issues into clear and simple guidance, and to partner effectively across all levels of the company
• Passion for client service and efficiency
• Familiarity with procurement legal systems and tools and experience developing and / or enhancing legal procurement processes and procedures
• High integrity, strong ethics, and an unflappable demeanor
• J.D. with strong academic credentials and demonstrated record of success as a lawyer
• Member in good standing of bar and (if applicable) in-house counsel registration

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong record of close partnership and being embedded with procurement teams in day-to-day procurement deal work and operations
• Direct experience implementing new procurement tooling and processes to drive efficiencies and empower self service with procurement team
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple types of cross-functional commercial matters, including customer facing agreements, M&A integration and support, and commercial disputes

Compensation

Company Description

Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.

Team Description

The Dropbox Legal, Policy, Trust & Privacy Team safeguards our company to enable innovation while protecting our users, platform, and business. Our team navigates complex challenges at the intersection of technology and law, embracing agility to tackle the changing landscape while ensuring compliance and integrity. From governance to risk, compliance to public policy, we combine creative problem-solving with legal expertise to help our employees and users work securely, drive responsible growth, and shape the future of policy around technology. If you're excited about protecting trust in the digital age, join our Legal team. Areas of work include Governance, Risk, Compliance, Public Policy, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Commercial Contracts, Employment Law, and Regulatory Affairs.

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox.