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About the Role
The Senior Legal Counsel of CP&ESG will support the Tagetik business unit in North America, potentially assisting TeamMate and Corporate Tax business units. This role involves collaborating with business and legal leaders to achieve organizational objectives, acting as a trusted advisor, and providing strategic legal support. The position reports to the Managing Legal Counsel for TeamMate and Corporate Tax.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct legal support in structuring, drafting, negotiating and managing complex and high value software transactions, master services agreements and related statements of work, partner, reseller and strategic alliance arrangements as well as vendor and consulting agreements, with minimal supervision.
- Ensure legal strategies align with organizational goals.
- Innovate processes and drive continuous legal improvement.
- Provide top-tier legal advice and strategic recommendations.
- Implement and support forward-thinking legal solutions and frameworks.
- Foster strong relationships with leadership within the business and the GLCD.
- Track and respond to critical changes in the legal landscape.
Requirements
- A minimum of 8+ years of progressively responsible legal experience, ideally gained through a combination of employment with an internationally recognized law firm and a global corporate law department.
- Admission to practice law in the jurisdiction where the candidate resides.
- Prior management experience would be a plus but not required.
- Willingness to travel when necessary or appropriate.
- Strong intellect, excellent legal acumen (including excellent drafting skills), and rigorous analytical skills.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, technology, and business leaders to advise on the design, development, commercialization and deployment of software, data and AI-enabled products.
- Support AI initiatives within the Wolters Kluwer enterprise, the GLCD and the CP&ESG business unit, including advising on products, emerging AI regulation(s) and responsible AI frameworks.
- Functional knowledge of artificial intelligence technologies, including experience applying AI tools to streamline legal and compliance processes, enhance productivity, and support business innovation.
- Understanding of laws and regulations applicable to the business.
- Excellent communications and change management skills.
- A proven history of working well with and influencing a management team.
- Proficiency in English (both written and oral).
Skills
- AI tools
- AI initiatives
- AI regulation
- Responsible AI frameworks
- Artificial intelligence technologies
- Legal and compliance processes
- Business innovation
- Drafting skills
- Analytical skills
- Communications
- Change management
- Influencing management teams
- English (written and oral)
Location
- New York
- Chicago
- Tampa
- Atlanta
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Onsite (as needed)
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8+ years of legal experience
Education Level
- Admission to practice law
Salary/Compensations
- $128,900.00 - $226,050.00 USD
- Eligible for Bonus
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
- 401(k)
- FSA/HSA
- Commuter Benefits
- Tuition Assistance Plan
- Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave
About the Company
- Wolters Kluwer N.V. is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals.
- We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.
- Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.
Equal Opportunity
- To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts.
- Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style.
- We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant.
- To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process.
- Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
- Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.