Legal Counsel, Procurement

• Serve as the primary legal partner to global Procurement and advise cross-functional stakeholders on third-party contracting matters • Draft and negotiate buy-side agreements, including SaaS, software, marketing, facilities, professional services, and real estate agreements • Provide practical legal guidance on complex, high-value, and high-risk procurement transactions, including escalation and resolution of issues requiring cross-functional stakeholder input or business leadership approval • Develop and maintain scalable procurement and legal review processes • Develop and maintain legal knowledge-management resources, including procurement playbooks, templates, and other institutional knowledge resources • Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, contract lifecycle management tools, and emerging legal and AI technology to scale procurement legal support • Develop and deliver training and practical guidance to Procurement and business stakeholders on contracting processes, legal requirements, negotiation strategy, risk allocation, and common contractual issues • Maintain awareness of emerging legal and commercial issues affecting procurement, including developments relating to data privacy and security, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, technology contracting, and vendor risk, and incorporate relevant developments into contracting guidance and processes • Support broader Legal team priorities and initiatives as needed

We are seeking a driven, experienced commercial attorney who thrives in a fast-paced environment to fill the position of Legal Counsel - Procurement. You will work closely with internal business resources, procurement stakeholders, legal and other stakeholders across the enterprise to lead high value, high visibility and high impact procurement negotiations, while also ensuring all third-party agreements meet MongoDB’s contracting standards. You work both independently and as part of a team that values quality, fun and collaboration. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City, NY or Austin, TX for our hybrid working model or remotely in the United States. Responsibilities • Serve as the primary legal partner to global Procurement and advise cross-functional stakeholders on third-party contracting matters • Draft and negotiate buy-side agreements, including SaaS, software, marketing, facilities, professional services, and real estate agreements • Provide practical legal guidance on complex, high-value, and high-risk procurement transactions, including escalation and resolution of issues requiring cross-functional stakeholder input or business leadership approval • Develop and maintain scalable procurement and legal review processes • Develop and maintain legal knowledge-management resources, including procurement playbooks, templates, and other institutional knowledge resources • Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, contract lifecycle management tools, and emerging legal and AI technology to scale procurement legal support • Develop and deliver training and practical guidance to Procurement and business stakeholders on contracting processes, legal requirements, negotiation strategy, risk allocation, and common contractual issues • Maintain awareness of emerging legal and commercial issues affecting procurement, including developments relating to data privacy and security, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, technology contracting, and vendor risk, and incorporate relevant developments into contracting guidance and processes • Support broader Legal team priorities and initiatives as needed Our ideal candidate will have: • 5+ years of commercial contract experience, with a proven track record negotiating procurement agreements • Experience at law firm and/or high-growth tech company • JD with an active bar membership in your jurisdiction • Understanding of data privacy requirements • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills • Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines • Proactive, dynamic and results-driven individual with strong attention to detail • Curious and passionate about technology • Ability to demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations • Leadership and teamwork skills and willingness to take on new responsibility About MongoDB MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software. Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 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MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Req ID: 3273561291 MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates. MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is: $118,000—$231,000 USD