Assistant General Counsel, EvolutionIQ (CCC Intelligent Solutions)
EvolutionIQ
Legal
Chicago, IL, USA · New York, NY, USA · Remote
About Us: EvolutionIQ’s mission is to deliver state-of-the-art technology that helps insurance claims teams make claims handling more accurate, fair, and efficient, so that more people impacted by injury or illness can continue their lives with dignity and stability. We are currently experiencing massive growth and to accomplish our goals, we are hiring world-class talent who want to help build and scale internally, and transform the insurance space. Our team is our #1 priority, and we have been named one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces 3 years in a row and Built In’s Best Places to Work in 2025 and 2026!
As the Assistant General Counsel supporting EvolutionIQ, you will be a key legal partner to our Sales organization and broader go-to-market teams, helping EvolutionIQ / CCC Intelligent Solutions close strategic commercial agreements with speed, clarity, and sound legal judgment. This role will be part of CCC Intelligent Solutions legal department. Your primary focus will be drafting, reviewing, and negotiating SaaS agreements and related commercial contracts with clients (primarily large insurance carriers), prospects, partners, and vendors. You will also advise on privacy, security, AI, data usage, and intellectual property issues as they arise within commercial contracts, ensuring that our agreements appropriately protect the business while enabling continued growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Commercial Contracting: Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS agreements, MSAs, order forms, statements of work, amendments, renewals, data processing agreements, BAAs where applicable, vendor agreements, NDAs, and other commercial contracts.
- Sales Partnership: Serve as a primary legal partner to Sales, Revenue, Client Services teams, providing practical guidance that helps move deals forward while appropriately managing risk.
- Customer Negotiations: Lead or support negotiations with customer legal, procurement, privacy, security, and business stakeholders, particularly for enterprise and strategic SaaS transactions.
- Deal Support & Risk Management: Advise internal teams on contract terms related to liability, indemnity, warranties, service levels, termination rights, payment terms, data usage, confidentiality, privacy, security, AI, and intellectual property.
- Privacy, Security & AI Contract Review: Partner with internal stakeholders to assess privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, AI-related, and IP provisions as they appear in customer, partner, and vendor contracts.
- Template & Process Improvement: Help maintain and improve contract templates, fallback positions, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, and other legal processes that support scalable deal velocity.
- Contract Lifecycle Support: Support contract intake, review, negotiation, execution, renewal, and post-signature interpretation in partnership with sales and business stakeholders.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure commercial agreements reflect business requirements and operational realities.
Qualifications:
- Legal Experience: J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
- SaaS Contracting Background: Proven experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, software licensing, technology services, enterprise customer, vendor, and partnership agreements.
- Go-to-Market Partnership: Experience working closely with Sales, Revenue, Customer Success, Deal Desk, Finance, and Security teams to support commercial transactions.
- Commercial Judgment: Strong understanding of key SaaS contract issues, including limitation of liability, indemnification, warranties, service levels, data protection, confidentiality, audit rights, termination, payment, and renewal terms.
- Privacy & Security Contract Fluency: Ability to review and negotiate privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, AI, and IP provisions as part of broader commercial agreements.
- Business-Oriented Approach: Practical, solutions-oriented style with the ability to balance legal risk, customer demands, sales priorities, and company standards.
- Communication Mastery: Exceptional ability to explain contract risks and negotiation tradeoffs clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Operational Mindset: Interest in improving contracting processes, templates, playbooks, and workflows to help a fast-growing SaaS company scale.
- A Modern Legal Partner: Can leverage AI and agentic tools responsibly to improve contract review, drafting, negotiation preparation, and legal operations while maintaining strong judgment and confidentiality.
Work-life, Culture & Perks:
- Compensation: The base salary range is $260-285K, with flexibility depending on a candidate’s background and experience. An annual bonus plan and company equity plan (RSUs) are also included in our compensation package.
- Well-Being: Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D, and 401k matching. Additional family, wellness, and pet benefits.
- Home & Family: Paid time off and sick leave, 100% paid parental leave: 16 weeks for primary caregivers and 12 weeks for secondary caregivers. We offer a flexible schedule for new parents returning to work.
- Office Life: Catered lunches, happy hours, pet-friendly spaces, and monthly technology stipend.
- Growth & Training: $1,000/year for each employee for professional development, as well as opportunities for tuition reimbursement.
EvolutionIQ appreciates your interest in our company as a place of employment. EvolutionIQ is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.