WHAT IS BOX?  

Box is the market leader for Cloud Content Management. Our mission is to power how the world works together. Box is partnering with enterprise organizations to accelerate their digital transformation by creating a single platform for secure content management, collaboration and workflow. We have an amazing opportunity to further establish ourselves as leaders in the space, and we need strong advocates to help us achieve that goal.  

By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to help capture a majority of this developing market and define what content management looks like for the digital enterprise. Today, Box powers 100,000+ businesses, including many top Fortune 500 companies who trust our secure collaboration platform to manage the entire content lifecycle. 

WHY BOX NEEDS YOU

The Box Legal team is looking for a legal counsel/a senior contracts legal manager to join the Commercial Legal group based in Japan, which provides legal support and counseling for all of Box Japan’s sales/partner/vendor legal matters and go-to-market activities including sales promotion, marketing, product support, incident response, etc. You'll report to the head of Japan Legal and as a legal advisor, your role will focus on supporting Box Japan’s growing business as well as drafting, negotiating, and closing various types of agreements with customers/prospects/partners/vendors. You will also provide critical legal support to key business stakeholders. We have a culture of collective success - we celebrate our wins together, learn from our "fail fast" moments together, and look to lift each other up every day. This is a tremendous opportunity to join an established legal team and add significant value to a dynamic and disruptive company. In this role, you will help make an immediate impact on issues within the organization and be part of its fun culture. This role will be based in Tokyo.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Draft, structure and negotiate agreements with customers, resellers, partners and vendors in Japan. Provide legal support for transactions with customers through Box resellers, engagement with vendors. Advise internal clients on legal risks and provide solutions when contracting with critical customers, partners and vendors Collaborate with business leaders on updates and revisions to programs and Box policies where needed Provide legal guidance for, and interpretation of, existing agreements. Maintain and update various legal templates including translation Plan and conduct legal training to the Japan go-to-market team, including new hires and refresher training Create and maintain contents for the department shared on Japan Portal (Legal Portal) Assist with contract management system administration, legal research, operational/export compliance Work on projects to drive improvements to the vendor review process and train business stakeholders on legal issues

WHO YOU ARE

Work experience in a law firm or the legal department of a commercial entity in Japan (3-5 years) Knowledge of Japanese law and some familiarity of Anglo-American law Knowledge of Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information, GDPR and/or US privacy legislation is preferable. Experience in reviewing commercial contracts (both in Japanese and English) Native level Japanese with the ability to communicate in English (business level) Legal educational background (law degree or law school graduate) is preferable Ability to handle multiple time-sensitive tasks simultaneously and efficiently Ability to identify issues and propose realistic/practical solutions Ability to prioritize tasks, communicate with various stakeholders and get things done in timely manner Love to learn new technologies, tools and eager to grow continuously

Head-over-heels about this role — but not sure you meet all the requirements? Apply anyway! At Box, we take a big-picture approach to hiring that fosters authenticity, diversity, and inclusion. If you're passionate about this opportunity, chances are, you shine pretty bright.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation. Box strives to respect the dignity and ‎‎independence of people with disabilities and is committed to giving them the same ‎‎opportunity to succeed as all other employees. Inclusiveness is core to our culture at Box, and we strive to ensure you get the most from your interview experience.

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