Legal Director

About Ping Identity: 

At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. We call this digital freedom. And it's not just something we provide our customers. It's something that inspires our company. People don't come here to join a culture that's built on digital freedom. They come to cultivate it. 

Our intelligent, cloud identity platform lets people shop, work, bank, and interact wherever and however they want. Without friction. Without fear. 

While protecting digital identities is at the core of our technology, protecting individual identities is at the core of our culture. We champion every identity. One of our core values, Respect Individuality, reminds us to celebrate differences so you are empowered to bring your authentic self to work. 

We're headquartered in Denver, Colorado and we have offices and employees around the globe. We serve the largest, most demanding enterprises worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100. At Ping Identity, we're changing the way people and businesses think about cybersecurity, digital experiences, and identity and access management. 

• Negotiate and draft a wide variety of commercial agreements in support of driving our sales and partnering business. This will include SaaS agreements, software agreements, reseller agreements, partner agreements, and documents related to privacy and data retention.
• Work with our sales operations and information systems team to help build scalable processes and increase deal velocity and standardization.
• Provide advice and guidance to all areas of the business related to corporate matters, governance and compliance, and management of intellectual property.
• Be on cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategic initiatives.
• Provide legal guidance for entry into new markets.

• PQE legal experience working on commercial transactions, with SaaS, licensing, privacy and/or IP experience as a premium.
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to think critically about issues, rather than applying a formulaic approach.
• Highly effective and confident communication ability over email, the phone/teleconference and in person, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Well-developed negotiation skills and tactics.
• Deal presence; the ability to get a deal done from “soup to nuts” and to inspire confidence in your sales team colleagues.
• Significant experience both assisting sales with the successful positioning of supplier terms or working as efficiently as possible with customer paper to get deals done.
• Appropriate knowledge of revenue recognition issues.
• Confidence to work independently but the judgment to escalate issues for guidance when needed. 
• A strong team ethic, work ethic, and an ability to work efficiently in a high pace, dynamic environment, with a positive attitude.
• An ability to learn quickly and assimilate into a new environment seamlessly.
• Accountability to meet deadlines and prioritize projects. 
• A law degree or equivalent and law qualification in the UK or the EU and particular knowledge of negotiating contracts subject to not only the laws of England and Wales but also experience with negotiating contracts subject to the laws of other major European jurisdictions.

• You have a strong mix of both corporate international law firm and in-house experience.
• You are familiar with negotiating enterprise SaaS/software deals with complex, regulated entities, particularly those in Finserv, and have an attendant knowledge of the applicable regulatory regimes such as DORA and the EBA guidelines.
• You have significant data privacy expertise.
• You have familiarity with employment matters.

Life at Ping:

We believe in and facilitate a flexible, collaborative work environment. We’re growing quickly, but remain true to the innovative, can-do startup values that got us here. Most importantly, we keep hiring talented, smart, fun, and genuinely nice people because that’s who we want to succeed with every day. 

Here are just a few of the things that make Ping special:

• A company culture that empowers you to do your best work.
• Employee Resource Groups that create a sense of belonging for everyone.
• Regular company and team bonding events.
• Competitive benefits and perks.
• Global volunteering and community initiatives

Our Benefits: 

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule 
• Parental Leave
• Progressive Healthcare Options
• Retirement Programs
• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement 
• Commuter Offset (Specific locations) 

Ping is the collective sum of all our individual experiences, backgrounds and influences and we pride ourselves in growing and learning together. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone’s individuality is respected and everyone has an Identity. In recruiting for new colleagues, we welcome the unique contributions you can bring and encourage you to be your best self.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.