Job Description

A Moving Experience.

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and ) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world's leading automakers - from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC - to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 325 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.

Located in our Head Quarters in Burlington, Massachusetts, and under the supervision of the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, you will be part of a multi-national global legal team in an exciting, fast paced, innovative and dynamic environment. Your focus will be on supporting transactions involving cutting edge and technology solutions in the automotive world. You will be a lead negotiator for complex transactions, drafting and negotiating a very diverse range of complex cloud services, on premises software, embedded software, professional services, data privacy and data security related agreements. You will manage the negotiation strategy and align with all required internal stakeholders required to close transactions with our customers in North America.

Additional responsibilities are provided below:

Act as the primary attorney for the company supporting Cerence's business in the United States in direct interaction with customers' procurement and legal teams to ensure that negotiations are conducted efficiently

Lead rapid framing of license transactions and negotiation strategy, working with Sales, Finance, and senior sales management, and driving internal approvals

Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements including sales agreements, services agreements (SaaS), and partnership agreements and rapidly resolve contract issues in a manner that is reasonable for Cerence and the customer.

Partner with product and security team on various tasks related to the development and maintenance of our data privacy and security programs, in the advice and negotiation of DPAs,, security agreement addendum, and commercial contract terms and conditions relating to data protection, and developing policies and programs in the privacy and security areas

Handle privacy, marketing, competition, and other legal and regulatory matters in the region.

Legal management of employment and labor matters in the U.S

Handle real estate matters in the region.

Collaborate with global legal team members to develop and implement best practices and policies, for example in the areas of contracting, licensing, and compliance.

To succeed in this role incumbent must have these qualifications:

Massachusetts bar admission.

A minimum of 6 years of experience drafting and negotiating technology contracts focusing on corporate transactions; with at least 3 years of law firm experience and a minimum of 3 years of experience representing a global company either in-house or at a law firm.

Significant experience in SaaS and software transactions.

Working knowledge of privacy/GDPR and security requirements.

You "own" the transactions on which you work, and take personal responsibility for completing them, including driving all participants and functions to complete their required action.

Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to manage multiple contract requests/deal support requests in parallel and cope with tight deadlines.

Keen attention to detail, ability to work independently, and excellent organizational skills.

Good judgment with an understanding of when to ask for guidance or input.

Solid understanding of the difference between remote and real risks.

Cooperative attitude and an affinity for working with others, including business and global legal team, to get the job done.

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and ) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world's leading automakers - from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC - to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 325 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence's passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

All prospective and current Employees need to remain vigilant when it comes to executing security policies in the workplace. This includes:

- Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.
- Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity.
- Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective.
- Adhering to company's compliance and regulations.
- Encouraging to follow a zero tolerance for workplace violence.