Senior Legal Compliance Specialist

Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Product team at Ansys. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for advising and guiding the implementation of process changes, maintenance of policies and procedures, and monitoring of applicable laws and regulations.

About the Position
The Senior Legal Counsel - Product will work closely with product management and development teams to identify and remediate risks with new and existing products and services throughout the development lifecycle. This includes supporting and/or leading the implementation, management, and improvement of policies and procedures to improve compliance with internal and external requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with product management and development teams to proactively identify and remediate risks with new and existing products and services throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support and/or lead the implementation, management, and improvement of policies and procedures to improve compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Coordinate with legal and non-legal stakeholders on product development activities and product launches to translate risk management requirements into the product development process.
• Draft and negotiate the terms of various agreements, including software/technology agreements.
• Provide guidance on the use of open-source software.
• Support global license compliance and privacy programs.
• Conduct periodic training on a variety of topics for wide audiences.
• Monitor applicable laws and regulations.