DTN is a global leader providing insights and analytics to our customers to feed, fuel, and protect the world. We help people make critical business decisions that impact the agriculture, oil and gas, trading, and weather industries.
It’s a difference you’ve likely felt without even knowing it. From the food on your plate to the gas in your car to the last flight you took, chances are a DTN customer made it possible. And that’s just for starters. That’s why we say, “When our customers prosper, we all win.”
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Head of Legal to oversee our global legal operations. The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to the business, providing pragmatic and high-quality legal counsel while driving risk management and ensuring compliance in a dynamic, high-growth, tech/SAAS environment. This individual must excel in influencing at all levels, collaborating across functions, and executing complex legal strategies with precision and decisiveness.
Key Requirements:
- Qualified Attorney or Solicitor with 10+ years PQE, ideally with experience across both private practice and in-house roles.
- Experience and track record of managing global legal teams.
- Proven experience in providing high quality legal advice on a wide range of commercial matters across multiple jurisdictions.
- Expertise in negotiating and executing commercial agreements with leading global companies.
- Strong understanding of legal risk management and compliance within a high-growth, tech/SAAS based environment.
- Experience in supporting IP strategies, including the protection and exploitation of critical IPR.
- Ability to manage and resolve customer claims and disputes.
- Capable of providing legal support to other internal functions, such as HR, Finance and Procurement.
- Knowledge of company secretarial duties and commercial risk mitigation strategies.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Pragmatic, decisive, and able to work at pace with a high degree of accuracy.
- Collaborative, with a “roll-up-your-sleeves” attitude.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manages a small but high performing global legal team with 2 lawyers in the US and 2 based in the UK.
• Manages risk profile and a wide range of complex legal matters across the organization utilizing expertise in general corporate matters, such as corporate organization, compliance matters, license agreements, employment law, data privacy, risk management, and intellectual property matters.
• Provides a wide range of general corporate and commercial legal services to a number of in-house clients.
• Drafts, reviews and negotiates a wide range of legal agreements including sales contracts and advises organization on appropriate legal action to be taken.
• Manages complex litigation matters on the company’s behalf or coordinates litigation and other legal matters handled by outside counsel.
• Establishes business relationships with key vendors, customers and/or partners through structuring, and/or administrating contractual documents.
• Evaluates contracts to ensure compliance to company policy, applicable laws and other requirements.
• Recognizes the controls that mitigate the risk of negative outcomes through prevention or detection and correction; evaluates and quantifies the impact that risk has on the business or its customers.
What you can expect from DTN:
- Competitive Salary
- Unlimited PTO (US Salaried)/ Generous PTO (Other regions)
- Flexible working hours
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401K matching
Why DTN?
OUR VISION: To be the independent, trusted source of insights to our customers who feed, protect, and fuel the world.
OUR MISSION: Empower our customers with intelligent and actionable insights that exceed their expectations and enable their success on a daily basis.
OUR VALUES: Customer-Focused, Forward-Thinking, People-Centric, Solution-Oriented
We have great benefits at DTN – apply today to find out more!
At DTN, we are an equal opportunity employer. Come join us as we help feed, fuel, and protect the world!
** DTN is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
