Hiring: Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial | Hybrid | Reston, VA Company: Ellucian Location: Reston, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:17:52 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : GDPR, SaaS About the job Experience: •7+ years of legal experience, including in-house experience in commercial contracting, licensing, IP, privacy, and data governance matters. Required Skills: •Ellucian is seeking a business-minded, collaborative, and self-motivated •To provide legal support across a broad range of commercial contracts and related matters. In this role, you will review, draft, and negotiate complex customer and commercial agreements and serve as a trusted legal partner to Ellucian business teams. •If you are a practical, solutions-oriented attorney who understands technology, enjoys partnering across the business, and knows how to balance legal risk with business objectives to get deals done, this could be a great fit. •Where You Will Make An Impact •Lead end-to-end negotiations for high-value, strategic transactions, balancing legal risk with business objectives to close impactful deals. •Advise on corporate, intellectual property, governance, and compliance matters. •Provide guidance on complex regulatory issues affecting global SaaS providers, including data privacy, AI governance, and information security. •Support compliance with GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act, FERPA, state privacy and other applicable statutes and regulations. Qualifications: •Draft, structure, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of complex commercial agreements, including SaaS subscription and cloud services agreements, SOWs, license agreements Data Privacy/Processing addenda (DPAs), AI addenda, non-disclosure agreements, and vendor/supplier agreements. Compensation: •Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!