Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex. By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed.
We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 22,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com.
We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. is an established and rapidly growing software company in the Kitchener-Waterloo tech community seeking to add a Corporate Counsel to its growing legal team. This role will provide broad exposure to a variety of matters related to the management and operations of an international publicly traded technology company.
Under the Supervision of the Senior Corporate Counsel, Your Responsibilities Will Include:
- Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements and procurement contracts.
- Assist with coordinating global corporate filings.
- Reviewing contractor agreements and assisting with procuring adequate contractual documentation.
- Developing and revising agreement templates for various internal departments.
- Implementing and ensuring compliance with standard contracting processes and contract requirements.
- Monitoring legislative and regulatory changes in numerous jurisdictions and evaluating their impact on Descartes’ business operations.
- Assist as required on a wide array of corporate matters inherent to the day-to-day operation of a global organization.
Experience Required
- Law Degree and Membership in good standing in the law society of a Canadian province.
- Minimum of 1 year experience in drafting, negotiating and advising on a variety of commercial transactions and contracts, such as IT procurement contracts, software licensing, SaaS agreements, e-commerce, hosting arrangements, SLAs, NDAs, professional services engagements, etc.
- Knowledge of commercial law in a variety of areas relevant to technology transactions.
- Working knowledge of worldwide privacy frameworks is an asset (GDPR, CCPA, UK GDPR, PIPEDA, etc.).
- Business acumen and ability to assess issues from non-legal perspectives when providing support to product managers and other business units.
Skills and Aptitudes Required
- Sound judgment and a level of commercial sophistication gained from being on the frontlines of drafting and negotiating numerous types of technology transactions.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong work ethic and professionalism.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at the same time, effectively adapt to changes in those priorities, and handle competing demands while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure and love of the challenges that arise in a fast-paced tech environment.
- Highly organized, with a focus on time management.
- Ability to adopt a flexible work schedule from time to time to accommodate international time zones and/or peak work periods.
- Willingness to travel very occasionally.
Location: This is a fully remote position with an option to work from our headquarters in Waterloo. This position is open to candidates throughout Canada; however, strong preference will be given to applicants in Montreal.
Conseiller (ère) juridique d’entreprise
The Descartes Systems Group Inc., une société de logiciels bien établie à la croissance rapide issue de la communauté de la technologie de la région de Kitchener-Waterloo, est à la recherche d’un(e) conseiller(ère) juridique d’entreprise pour s’ajouter à son équipe en croissance. Ce poste permettra au candidat retenu d’être exposé à une vaste gamme d’enjeux différents en lien avec la gestion et les activités d’une compagnie publique internationale œuvrant dans le secteur des technologies de pointe.
Sous la direction de la conseillère juridique senior, vos responsabilités incluront :
- Rédiger et négocier une vaste gamme d’ententes commerciales et de contrat d’achats.
- Participer à la préparation et le dépôt de documents corporatifs et de divulgations financières à l’échelle mondiale.
- Réviser et négocier les contrats d’entrepreneurs et veiller à respecter les exigences contractuelles et documentaires.
- Élaborer et réviser des modèles de contrats pour diverses divisions internes.
- Élaborer et renforcer les processus et exigences contractuels et veiller à leur mise en œuvre.
- Assurer une veille législative et réglementaire dans de nombreux ressorts et évaluer leur incidence sur les activités de la société.
- Fournir des conseils juridiques sur une vaste gamme de dossiers en lien avec la gestion quotidienne d’une multinationale selon les besoins.
Expérience Requise
- Diplôme en droit et membre en règle du barreau d’une province canadienne.
- Au moins un an d’expérience en lien avec la rédaction, la négociation et le conseil juridique relatifs aux contrats et transactions commerciaux : contrats de services informatiques, licences, logiciels SaaS, commerce en ligne, contrats d’hébergement, accords sur le niveau de services (SLA), ententes de confidentialité, contrats de services professionnels, etc.
- Bonne connaissance du droit commercial dans les domaines pertinents aux transactions technologiques.
- La connaissance des cadres législatifs internationaux en lien avec les données et la protection de la vie privée est un atout (GDPR, CCPA, UK GDPR, PIPEDA, etc.).
- Sens des affaires et capacité d’évaluer les enjeux d’une perspective autre que juridique dans le conseil fourni aux gestionnaires de produits et autres unités d’affaires.
Compétences et Aptitudes Requises
- Bon jugement et un certain degré de connaissances commerciales acquises lors de la rédaction et la négociation de divers types de transactions dans le domaine des technologies.
- Apte à travailler à la fois de façon indépendante et en équipe.
- Bon sens de l’éthique et professionnalisme.
- Capacité à gérer et à prioriser des projets multiples en même temps, en s’adaptant aux changements ayant une incidence sur les priorités, et habileté à gérer des demandes concurrentes dans des délais serrés.
- Aimer les défis et la pression propres à l’environnement dynamique du secteur des technologies.
- Très bon sens de l’organisation et capacité à gérer son temps de façon efficace.
- Capacité à travailler hors des heures et périodes de travail normales de temps à autre en fonction des besoins d’une multinationale opérant dans différents fuseaux horaires.
- Ouverture à voyager de façon très occasionnelle.
Emplacement: Ce poste est en télétravail exclusivement, avec la possibilité de travailler du siège social situé à Waterloo. Ce poste est ouvert à tous les candidats situés au Canada; cependant, la préférence sera accordée aux candidats situés dans le fuseau horaire de l’Est.
Join Us
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.
Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact. Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability.
If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can’t promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience.
Through COVID-19, we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance, training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we’re all in this together.
We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at Descartes.com. Descartes is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants in North America with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email us at [email protected]. Provide your name and contact information along with the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
