We are looking for a self-motivated, approachable, and business-savvy technology lawyer to join our in-house legal team to support Apryse’s growing business and team in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC).
The ideal candidate has experience working with software licensing transactions and intellectual property rights, learns quickly and is passionate about delivering exceptional legal work in an efficient and pragmatic manner. The candidate will play an important role in Apryse’s legal department and business, supporting our sales efforts, compliance team and other day-to-day legal matters.
Location
Singapore
Key Responsibilities
Draft and negotiate software license agreements, reseller agreements and other commercial contracts.
Provide day-to-day legal advice and pragmatically resolve issues that arise across the business, primarily focused on supporting our sales and compliance teams.
Support negotiations in connection with compliance opportunities and misuse of open source licensing.
Work with legal and business stakeholders to develop and support processes for contracting and other legal matters to improve efficiency, scalability and productivity of sales process.
Work collaboratively and efficiently with external legal counsel where required.
Assist with privacy matters and other regulatory compliance efforts.
Requirements
Law degree from an accredited law school.
Minimum of 4 years of relevant commercial legal experience (ideally in a major law firm and/or in-house at a software company).
Extensive experience working with software licensing agreements and technology-related transactions.
An understanding of intellectual property rights issues related to software.
Strong negotiation skills with the ability to understand the interplay of legal and business terms, and to advocate a strong position while maintaining a positive relationship with the other party.
Ability to grasp legal and business issues and provide tailored advice in plain language to non-legal stakeholders.
Creative problem-solver who can take a leadership role in transactions and resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and practical ways.
Proactive, service-oriented attitude, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative business relationships at all levels of the organization.
impeccable attention to detail, organized and able to self-motivate and work well independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.
Nice to haves:
Fluency in another language.
Experience working with and supporting sales teams.
Experience supporting IP compliance and protection efforts in APAC region.
Experience negotiating agreements with government entities in APAC.
Familiarity with open source software.
Experience with privacy regulations.
Company Description
Apryse is the industry-leading provider of document software development (SDK) technology powering everything from traditional desktop software to innovative web and mobile applications. With a broad international portfolio of combined companies, products, and leading technologies, we are actively changing the way the world works with documents to make work better and life simpler.
We are also a fast-growing company, chosen as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers of 2022 by Mediacorp Canada Inc and selected among Canada’s best employers for recent graduates with its addition to the 2022 Career Directory.
Since having secured a $95M strategic growth investment in 2019, we have grown from approximately 50 employees to over 370, made eleven acquisitions, and in 2021, Thoma Bravo, the top private investment firm in the world for software, came on board with another strategic growth investment.
Customers like IBM, Autodesk, DocuSign, Boeing, Microsoft (and many more!) come to us to realize their web and mobile strategies for document management, editing, and collaboration as the #1-ranked commercial document SDK of choice for companies worldwide. As a result, you can find our document technology in thousands of solutions, including those of household names, used by millions across virtually every industry. Our XODO app alone has 25M unique installs -- and counting -- and the highest ratings among PDF productivity apps on the largest online app marketplaces.
Internally, we foster an atmosphere of opportunity, growth, and success for every individual amidst an exciting and challenging entrepreneurial culture. Career progression is based on merit, not tenure. Every member of our vibrant team is empowered to be a contributor, innovator, and successful leader.
Ready to join our team?
If you are interested in helping Apryse deliver on its commitments and taking your career to the next level, we invite you to apply online now.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.