Sr. Paralegal

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Mar 17, 2022

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ZUORA

Zuora (NYSE : ZUO) is a growth SaaS company whose leading cloud-based subscription management platform helps over 1,000 companies around the world launch and grow their subscription businesses, engage with customers in new and ongoing ways, and become part of the fast-growing Subscription Economy.

At Zuora, every employee is a ZEO (CEO of their own career). Our culture is not an empty branding effort - people come to work at Zuora because it is an empowering and respectful place, filled with smart, curious, caring and customer-focused people.

Zuora also supports its communities, including with Zuora for Good (dedicated corporate funding for charities). Our CEO, Tien Tzuo, is a visionary and transparent leader and author, with 97% support on Glassdoor, who has attracted an experienced and diverse leadership team.

Zuora offers flexible work arrangements, and has offices in Silicon Valley, Atlanta, Boston, Denver, London, Paris, Beijing, Sydney and Tokyo.

At Zuora, different perspectives, experiences and contributions matter. Everyone counts. Zuora is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

THE LEGAL TEAM

Zuora Legal is a world class team of smart, empathetic people, who apply their tremendous legal expertise and business acumen in collaborative and agile ways.

We focus on Zuora’s most important legal issues, do the right thing, simplify complicated issues, and support, respect and enjoy each other.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a highly organized, positive, agile, practical and efficient Senior Paralegal to support a 20 person Legal team.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a caring and collaborative environment where you’ll have the ability to be part of a great team, have an impact and learn.

The Senior Paralegal will report to Zuora’s Deputy General Counsel. This role can be remote or in person at the option of the successful candidate.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Legal Department attorneys and identify, prioritize and help implement practical solutions to improve and make more efficient the Legal Department’s processes.
• Corporate and M&A support needs include subsidiary management, support for Board and committee meetings, support for SEC filings, insider trading compliance, reviewing and managing 10b5-1 plans, support of stock trading matters, and supporting mergers and acquisitions activity.
• Contract processes include contract management, NDA management, and coordination and alignment with other functions such as Finance and Deal Desk.
• Outside counsel management processes include ensuring we have clear communications about budgets and a streamlined process for approval of invoices.
• Supporting litigation, investigation, and other document collection, hold and production efforts, working with teams across the company, as well as reviewing documents and transmitting information to outside counsel with minimal guidance.
• Legal research and preparation of agreements, including coordinating approvals and signatures of documents.
• Working closely with Finance, HR, Sales, Security and other functions to provide corporate data for auditors, RFPs, and other third-party requests.
• Managing, organizing and filing key Legal Department documents.
• Managing various Department software and subscriptions, and maintaining relationships with third-party vendors.

COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL TRAITS

• Highly ethical in all dealings.
• Highly organized person who prioritizes and manages competing projects.
• A person who simplifies and comes up with practical solutions.
• A really good communicator.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Good judgment and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• A strong team player who works effectively and collaboratively with other teams and stakeholders to accomplish company goals.
• Proactive attitude with ability to execute projects and day-to-day tasks with minimum supervision.
• Strong client service orientation and solutions-oriented approach.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 6 years of experience as a Paralegal.
• In-house public company and Corporate Paralegal experience preferred.
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions, commercial and litigation a plus.
• Experience supporting, simplifying and improving legal department processes a plus.
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, Google Docs and experience with Salesforce a plus.
• Bachelors’ degree with strong academic record.
• Paralegal certificate preferred.

ABOUT ZUORA & OUR ZEO CULTURE

Zuora (NYSE : ZUO) provides the leading cloud-based subscription management platform that functions as a system of record for subscription businesses across all industries.

Powering the Subscription Economy, the Zuora platform was architected specifically for dynamic, recurring subscription business models and acts as an intelligent subscription management hub that automates and orchestrates the entire subscription order-to-revenue process seamlessly across billing and revenue recognition.

Zuora serves more than 1,000 companies around the world, including Box, Ford, Penske Media Corporation, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Xplornet, and Zoom.

At Zuora, we have one CEO but every employee is empowered and supported to be the ZEO’ of their own career experience. By embedding inclusion and belonging into our processes, policies and culture, we are building a workplace where our 1,200 ZEOs across North America, Europe, and APAC can bring all the elements of who they are into their work.

In addition to an industry-leading six-month, 100% paid parental leave for all our ZEOs, we also offer programs to support your mental health and give back to our communities along with career cash and plenty of learning and development opportunities.

To learn more visit www.zuora.com

Zuora is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Think, be and do you! At Zuora, different perspectives, experiences and contributions matter. Everyone counts. Zuora is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Zuora does not discriminate on the basis of, and considers individuals seeking employment with Zuora without regards to, race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)zuora.com.

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