Senior Director, Business and Legal Affairs

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa 2U Full time

At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission - to eliminate the back row in education - and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world's leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings - from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.

**What We're Looking For**:
2U is looking for an entrepreneurial Senior Director, Alternative Credentials (Alt Cred) Business and Legal Affairs (BALA) to work hand in hand with business units across 2U's Alternative Credentials segment, with a primary focus on supporting the open course (OC) division. You will provide expert legal counsel and business savvy decision making assistance to the OC team. Functioning as the primary lawyer and a strategic business counselor to the OC division, you will provide strategic guidance, legal oversight, and product counseling. A primary responsibility of this role will be managing partner contract negotiations, as well as advising the business on contractual and legal/compliance requirements. The Senior Director, Alt Cred BALA will be a strategic thinker with substantial commercial transactions experience and a hunger to learn about the online higher education industry.

**Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To**:

- With over 200 existing members, serve as the primary BALA support for drafting and negotiating new master services agreements and supporting documents with current and prospective university, corporate and other partners, including new content provider deals, renewals, and amendments;
- Advise on risks of proposed OC partnerships and recommend creative and practical legal solutions to meet business objectives;
- Craft and templatize terms relating to new product initiatives and program types, in partnership with product and partner management teams;
- Collaborate with other members of the BALA team to develop unified contracts and legal positions;
- Manage OC partner contracts to ensure timely business reporting of information; and
- Recognize and communicate themes and opportunities from interactions with business stakeholders and identify opportunities for business and process improvements to resolve challenges.
- Serve as the primary attorney for the OC division, providing day-to-day, front-line business and legal advice on a range of issues, including product counseling, marketing compliance, and platform operations;
- Keep abreast of applicable laws, regulations, and industry guidance that impact 2U's business and counsel OC teams to ensure compliance with applicable laws;
- Provide support to the BALA team and the broader 2U legal, privacy and compliance team on matters as needed;
- Serve as BALA's representative to leadership meetings, as needed;
- Provide strategic business advice to drive the business forward;
- Build relationships with the broader business to share knowledge and best practices;
**Things That Should Be In Your Background**:

- At least 8 years post qualifications experience as an admitted and licensed attorney in South Africa with a primary focus on high stakes and large value
- SaaS commercial transactions
- Strong negotiation skills
- LLB (Bachelor of Laws)
- Attention to detail + Excellent communication skills + Ability to work independently + under frequent and irregular deadlines

**Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role**:

- Big Five experience
- Experience with international operations
- Knowledge of international privacy laws and/or higher education industry

**Benefits & Culture**

Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you're excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us - and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow

We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.
Full-time, ZA benefits include:

- 2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses per year
- Subsidised medical aid with Discovery Health Medical Scheme
- 4% 2U contribution towards Discovery Life Pension Fund and Group Risk Benefit
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous leave policy including time off to volunteer for non-profit organization, study leave, sports leave and a company-wide festive season break

**2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement**

At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we've taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientati

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