Senior Counsel

Position Overview:

Join the Verra Mobility as Senior Counsel, and you will join a dynamic legal team that operates in true partnership with our innovative business teams. This role will report to the Sr. Associate General Counsel, Government Solutions, and be responsible for providing legal support critical to the government solutions and parking business units. Your work will span a wide range of legal subject matters, and each week will bring fresh and varied challenges. You will ensure that current and future products and services achieve our business objectives and customer expectations through close collaboration with sales, product, operations, finance, contracts and compliance professionals. We are a legal team that celebrates our responsibility for driving growth and success for our company. If you thrive in fast-paced environment, and in a business focused on profitable, rapid, and sustainable growth, then this opportunity is for you.

Essential Responsibilities:

The successful individual will need to be able to work independently and manage a high volume of legal assignments, including commercial & vendor contracts, customer contracts, RFP response support, legal research, statutory analysis, compliance matters, disputes, product issues, and special projects. The role is ideal for someone that loves being a lawyer but also enjoys business, appreciates process orientation, makes risk-adjusted decisions, loves winning, and accepts shared accountability for the metrics of commercial success.

In addition, the responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• While collaborating directly with our business teams you will be:
• Advising on and optimizing legal risk, and compliance considerations, while suggesting creative, business-supportive solutions;
• Issue-spotting potential legal challenges, and running them to ground; and
• Proactively identifying and anticipating emerging legal and regulatory issues that might impact our products and services.
• Additional duties include:
• Drafting, negotiating, and managing government and commercial contracts, licensing agreements, NDAs, vendor agreements, etc.;
• Creating and updating template agreements, and supporting the continuous improvement of contractual standards in response to changes in law and the organization’s business needs;
• Spotting potential privacy issues, and, working with our Data Protection Officer, provide business-oriented resolutions;
• Collaborating with IP counsel on patent and other IP related matters;
• Assisting with litigation matters, and other regulatory or stakeholder disputes;
• Assisting with employment matters, as needed;
• Managing outside counsel, as required;
• Developing strong collaborative working relationships with colleagues, and business stakeholder;
• Supporting the Sr. Associate General Counsel, Government Solutions with day-to-day legal management and workflow;
• Supporting other legal team leaders with special projects, as needed;
• Handling the occasional fire drill.

Qualifications:

• JD from an accredited law school and in good standing with a state bar association;
• 5 years as a practicing attorney with an emphasis on government and/ or commercial contracting matters;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a simple, understandable manner with colleagues of varying legal knowledge across the company;
• Ability to work well in time-sensitive situations and fast-paced environments; and effectively manage multiple projects or matters with competing deadlines;
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills;
• Solid business instinct and judgment;
• High degree of organization and efficiency with demonstrated attention to detail;
• Strong collaborative skills, and proven team orientation;
• Personal integrity, sound judgment, and strong ethics in business and personal conduct;
• Enthusiasm, energy, and motivation to contribute and thrive in a growing company where roles continually adapt as the company evolves; and
• Adaptable and comfortable with change, organizational evolution, and ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a law firm servicing business clients; and
• Experience as an in-house attorney.

Aligned with Verra Mobility Values:

• Do What’s Right – We’re committed to doing the right thing for each other and for our customers – integrity is our DNA.
• Lead With Grace – We embrace the importance of our colleagues and customers and always treat them with kindness and grace.
• Own It – We foster a culture of accountability and excellence, where going the extra mile is standard practice.
• Win Together – We are ambitious and like to win, but we know we win more when we include others and work together.