Job description
At Qualtrics, we create software the world’s best brands use to deliver exceptional frontline experiences, build high-performing teams, and design products people love. But we are more than a platform—we are the creators and stewards of the Experience Management category serving over 18K clients globally. Building a category takes grit, determination, and a disdain for convention—but most of all it requires close-knit, high-functioning teams with an unwavering dedication to serving our customers.
When you join one of our teams, you’ll be part of a nimble group that’s empowered to set aggressive goals and move fast to achieve them. Strategic risks are encouraged and complex problems are solved together, by passing the mic and iterating until the best solution comes to light. You won’t have to look to find growth opportunities—ready or not, they’ll find you. From retail to government to healthcare, we’re on a mission to bring humanity, connection, and empathy back to business. Join over 5,000 people across the globe who think that’s work worth doing.
Corporate Counsel
Why We Have This Role
We’re looking for a pragmatic, dedicated Corporate Counsel to empower our business teams by solving real problems in a fast-moving environment. This role will focus on negotiating and drafting commercial agreements and partnering closely with internal teams, especially sales, and external partners to protect and enable the company. You’ll support multiple go-to-market teams and help shape long-term legal strategies while mentoring our paralegal professionals. If you enjoy being directly involved in driving results without getting bogged down by theoretical risks, this role puts you at the center of our dynamic legal team. We strive to avoid pretentiousness and instead focus on working hard, having fun, and delivering results.
How You’ll Find Success
- Take ownership of negotiation and drafting for a variety of customer/partner vendor agreements
- Embrace pragmatic risk management to keep business moving efficiently
- Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, business teams, and partners
- Mentor and support paralegal team members
- Continuously identify ways to improve processes and legal playbooks
- Strategically lead initiatives to develop long-term legal frameworks
- Demonstrate strong communication and partnership skills
How You’ll Grow
- Gain broad exposure across numerous departments and complex commercial transactions
- Develop and execute legal strategies that impact the company’s growth trajectory
- Build leadership skills through mentorship opportunities and collaboration with senior legal staff
- Deepen expertise in cutting-edge tech transactions
Things You’ll Do
- Own drafting and negotiation of a range of commercial agreements, including general terms and conditions, data processing and other privacy agreements, business associate agreements, order forms, and others, working closely with sales and other teams in the company
- Act as a trusted partner to business stakeholders to swiftly address legal risks and commercial needs
- Own internal relationships for certain products and industries
- Review and improve contract templates and legal playbooks to streamline workflows
- Lead efforts to educate teams on contract best practices and legal process improvements
- Coach and mentor paralegals and junior legal team members
- Ownership, ownership, ownership
- Develop and roll out strategic legal initiatives aligned with product and industry demands
What We’re Looking For On Your Resume
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state
- 0 to 4 years of relevant transactional legal experience post-law school
- Demonstrated ownership and proactive problem-solving in contract negotiation and legal risk management
- Skilled attorney with a reputation for being collaborative, pragmatic, and a dependable team player
- Nice to have: experience at a top international law firm, a technology company in-house role, technical background, or experience handling tech transactions, interest in privacy
What You Should Know About This Team
- A highly engaged, pragmatic, and fun-loving legal group focused on business enablement over theory
- Opportunity to contribute across multiple departments and gain deep legal exposure
- Strong culture of mentorship, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Focus on balancing hard work with a supportive team environment
Our Team’s Favorite Perks and Benefits
- Hybrid work model: 3 days in office (including Mondays and Thursdays plus one org-selected day), 2 days remote or location-flexible
- Competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, 401(k) matching
- Learning and development programs including tuition reimbursement and access to conferences
- Employee Resource Groups supporting diversity and inclusion, including Q-Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized for inclusivity, leadership, and employee growth
The Qualtrics Hybrid Work Model: Our hybrid work model is elegantly simple: we all gather in the office three days a week; Mondays and Thursdays, plus one day selected by your organizational leader. These purposeful in-person days in thoughtfully designed offices help us do our best work and harness the power of collaboration and innovation. For the rest of the week, work where you want, owning the integration of work and life.
Qualtrics is an equal opportunity employer meaning that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
Applicants in the United States of America have rights under Federal Employment Laws:Family & Medical Leave Act, Equal Opportunity Employment, Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Qualtrics is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Qualtrics will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please let your Qualtrics contact/recruiter know.
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