Remote, United States (Eastern or Central Time Zones Preferred)This is a remote U.S.-based role. We have a strong preference for individuals located in the Eastern or Central time zones to support collaboration with the broader team.About Axiom:Axiom is where legal teams go to find the right talent for everything from routine in-house tasks to complex outside counsel work. Too many legal departments are stuck having to choose between paying the high fees of their law firm, hiring full-time employees they don’t need, or turning to a low-cost agency that can’t meet their quality standards. At the same time, top lawyers want to work on challenging legal matters, but they want more control over how, when, and where they practice. Both are forced compromises that no one should have to make. Axiom shares and meets the higher standards of its clients and lawyers, with our “work smarter, adapt faster, go further” approach – connecting growing mid-market and Fortune 500 companies with the world’s deepest bench of experienced, specialized legal talent.About the role: We are looking for a solutions-focused Director-level attorney. The role reports to the General Counsel.Responsibilities include:Negotiate agreements with customers.Develop customer-centric solutions to ensure both legal compliance is achieved and internal and external customer needs are satisfied.Supporting business operations and providing direction and counsel regarding compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and staying abreast of laws, legislative developments and developing external trends.About you:EDUCATION:Juris Doctorate degree (or equivalent) from an ABA accredited law school Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one StateEXPERIENCE:15+ years’ experience (10+ prior inhouse counsel experience required)Current member of the bar or able to be admitted to the inhouse counsel bar.Experience negotiating and drafting service agreements, license agreements, subcontracts, marketing agreements, real estate leases, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements and consulting agreementsExperience supporting operations outside of the United StatesKNOWLEDGE & SKILL:Strong oral and written communication skills.Demonstrated ability to successfully build relationships and work with cross-functional teams. Detail-orientation and ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.Ability to deliver in a demanding and entrepreneurial environment in a timely manner.STRATEGIC PLANNING:Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges.Recommends process, product or service improvements.Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.Contributes to the development of functional strategy.Makes decisions within functional, business unit, company or industry guidelines.Develops innovative new concepts, services, technologies or products to address current and future customer requirements.Operates with limited supervision in a complex environment.CUSTOMER FOCUS:Anticipates customer needs to influence the development of innovative solutions.Communicates highly complex ideas to multiple organizational levelsWorks effectively across the organization to create broad acceptance for ideas/initiativesAccommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the application process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at [email protected] and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.Axiom’s total rewards philosophy is to be transparent and equitable with all job candidates.The annual base salary range for this role is $210,000-$225,000, and you will be eligible to participate in our cash bonus plan which on target would be 25% of your base salary for a Director role in the Legal team. You can also participate in our benefits programs that include healthcare, life and disability coverage, 401K with company match, paid sick and personal time off, paid parental leave and more. Please note that the final compensation is determined by several considerations, including the quality of your experience and expertise, your ability to immediately contribute to Axiom, your potential to move up to the next level, the market you are located in, and other business considerations.To preserve interview integrity, candidates may use AI tools to prepare for interviews, but may not use AI tools, live transcription, answer-generation tools, or third-party assistance to generate responses during live interview conversations unless Axiom has expressly permitted tool use for a specific exercise or approved an accommodation in advance. For some technical exercises, the interviewer may expressly allow reference materials or AI tools; otherwise, assume they are not permitted.#LI-NS2
