Corporate Counsel

Company Description

It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.

Job Description

ServiceNow is currently seeking a Corporate Counsel to be based in Dublin, reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel (also based in Dublin). The role will help support the continued growth of the ServiceNow business, with a particular focus on ServiceNow’s expansion of our go-to-market offering using Hyperscaler architecture, including in new markets.

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in ServiceNow’s growing Corporate Legal team and to work on challenging legal issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment.

What you get to do in this role:

- Provide legal advice to various cross-functional teams within ServiceNow, including Finance, Tax, Sales and Operations, and Engineering, as well as supporting our wider Legal teams, with a particular focus on ServiceNow’s expansion of our go-to-market offering using Hyperscaler architecture, including in new markets.
- Deliver business-oriented, risk-based guidance on the full range of corporate legal matters in relation to strategic projects, including advising on emerging areas of law and partnering with outside counsel to deliver guidance on law in jurisdictions that are new to ServiceNow.
- Support key legal and cross-functional projects on other corporate strategy initiatives, market expansions, and overall commercial enablement.
- Develop strong knowledge of various business models and contractual arrangements utilized by ServiceNow (e.g. direct sales, resellers, partners, etc.) and proactively deliver legal services to build and enhance ServiceNow’s business in EMEA, APJ and other regions around the world.
- Support corporate matters for ServiceNow’s corporate structure, including inter-company loans, dividends, capital injections, intra-group contractual arrangements and project-driven activities, including restructurings, M&A integration and international treasury related activities.
- Assist the wider Corporate Legal team as required with matters for ServiceNow’s international subsidiaries including governance, board meetings, corporate filings, reporting and other requirements.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we need someone who has:

- Irish/U.K. law degree.
- 3+ years of relevant, post-qualification legal experience.
- Broad experience in corporate law, with some international and in-house experience preferred, but not essential.
- Some knowledge and understanding of IP, software/technology licensing and commercial contract law.
- Business and results oriented with a pro-active, flexible and real-world approach to problem-solving, and the ability to make sound decisions and exercise good judgment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, a good sense of humor, and a proven ability to build strong and deep working relationships with internal stakeholders over multiple geographical locations.
- Motivated and enthusiastic team player.
- Strong analytical, issue-spotting and investigatory skills – able to quickly analyze complex factual situations and identify, understand and evaluate key risk issues.
- Ability to work independently and under pressure and handle multiple competing tasks simultaneously and thoroughly to closure.
- Proactive, commercial, and focused communication style, with experience at tailoring your message for legal and non-legal recipients alike.
- Excellent project management skills, with strong examples of this in action.

Not sure if you meet every qualification? We still encourage you to apply We value inclusivity, welcoming candidates from diverse backgrounds, including non-traditional paths. Unique experiences enrich our team, and the willingness to dream big makes you an exceptional candidate

Additional Information

Work Personas

We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

Accommodations

We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are unable to use this online application and need an alternative method to apply, please contact globaltalentss@servicenow.com for assistance.

Export Control Regulations

For positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.

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