Corporate Counsel – Commercial Contracts, RFPs, Data Privacy
Mango Languages
Full-time
Remote
United States
About the Role
Mango Languages is seeking a Corporate Counsel with experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, managing RFP processes, and ensuring compliance with data privacy laws like GDPR, CCPA, and FERPA. You’ll play a critical role on a small, agile legal team that enables Mango’s mission to connect people through language and culture.
This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects, collaborate with talented colleagues, and contribute directly to Mango’s growth and success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of inbound and outbound commercial contracts, including master services agreements, SaaS agreements, licensing agreements, data privacy agreements, non-disclosure agreements, independent contractor agreements, statements of work, order forms, and purchase orders
- Proofread, fact-check, and quality-assure (QA) contracts and RFP responses to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company standards
- Manage, draft, and review RFP responses, including bid documentation, contract terms, and compliance requirements
- Maintain and expand knowledge of Mango’s contracting standards, products, and data privacy and security requirements
- Identify and advance legal team projects and initiatives
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to improve legal processes and create efficient workflows
- Develop, maintain, and improve contract templates, legal playbooks, and internal legal guidance documents
- Deliver contract-related compliance training to Mango employees
- Identify and ensure compliance with data privacy laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and FERPA, and help maintain Mango’s ISO 27001 information security certification
- Collaborate with external legal specialists as needed
- Evening availability outside standard business hours is required to collaborate with C-level executives
Qualifications:
- Law degree and bar certification in good standing in any U.S. state
Required Skills:
- At least 5 years of experience or equivalent experience for Corporate Counsel level in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts
- At least 4 years of experience managing, drafting, and reviewing RFP responses, including bid documentation, contract terms, and compliance requirements
- Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating Data Privacy Agreements, privacy policies, and regulatory compliance documents. Familiarity with implementing or maintaining data privacy programs (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, FERPA) is preferred
- Experience developing, maintaining, and improving contract templates, legal playbooks, and internal guidance documentation
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with business, compliance, regulatory, and technology teams to deliver practical legal solutions
- Proficient in using a MacBook, Google Workspace (Google Business Suite), and Adobe Acrobat Pro for contract redlining and commenting
Preferred Skills:
- Experience developing and delivering training on legal, compliance, or contract topics
- Certification in data privacy and/or security
Interview Process:
- Candidates selected to move forward in the interview process will be required to complete a skills assessment relevant to the responsibilities of this role.
Why Join Mango?
At Mango Languages, we believe that language is an adventure, a journey for the bold, curious, and passionate. Our award-winning language-learning system helps people around the world build conversation skills and connect deeply with new cultures.
Join a team of innovators, linguists, and technologists committed to transforming how the world learns languages.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Mango Languages is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected category. All employment decisions are made solely on the merit and capability of an individual applicant.
Mango Languages maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all employees and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.