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Department: Legal
Location: Vienna, US

Position Summary: What We Do: Four disruptive technology trends -- Big Data, Mobile, Cloud and Social -- are reshaping companies, industries and economies around the world. MicroStrategy is a NASDAQ-listed technology company that is transforming the way organizations interact with data to harness these forces. The MicroStrategy Business Intelligence (BI) Platform™ enables leading organizations to analyze the vast amounts of data available to their enterprises to make better business decisions. Through MicroStrategy Mobile™, we extend our BI platform to mobile devices and also make mobile app development fast and easy. We have embraced the flexibility and innovation of the cloud by offering cloud-based access to our entire platform via MicroStrategy Cloud™. Capitalizing on the growth of social media, MicroStrategy has most recently unveiled social intelligence applications, such as Wisdom Professional™, that can be used by customers to harness the power of social data. A global business with offices in 25+ countries, MicroStrategy has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Leaders” quadrant in the 2012 “Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms” report. To learn more about MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), visit us on the web, Facebook and Twitter. Find out more about the members of our Corporate Legal Team at Who Knew?

Basic Function:  You’ll join a top-flight legal team in supporting our mobile/internet applications business. You will help address IP licensing, social media, e-commerce and privacy issues that are cutting-edge and critical to our business vision and strategy. Based at the company’s HQ, you will contribute on both transactional and compliance/regulatory initiatives worldwide. Precise drafting, analytical thoroughness, creativity and collaboration are the hallmarks of this role. You enjoy a fast-paced environment but understand the importance of getting things right.

Job Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Draft, review and negotiate customer, partner and vendor agreements as well as other technology related agreements regarding software, SaaS, mobile apps, social media and API licensing
  
• Provide solution-based counseling on e-commerce, including platform policies, digital transactions, authentication, permission-based activities, privacy, advertising and trademark matters
  
• Develop transaction-support processes and procedures for the growing applications business
  
• Draft policies to establish and enhance regulatory and business standards compliance
  
• Collaborate with the apps team to integrate legal strategies with business and technology strategies
  
• Plan and implement legal aspects of apps initiatives in the context of marketing strategies, corporate governance and international business expansion plans

Job Requirements:

• J.D. from top tier law school followed by 4-10 years of experience with reputable law firm and/or in-house department
  
• Ability to manage fast-paced workload and add value to multiple projects simultaneously
  
• Self-starter who shows project ownership and enjoys working across departments

MicroStrategy is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Code: 15099