Corporate Counsel - Global Technology

Position Must Sit in Orlando, FL

Job Summary

The Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (MVW) Law Department services the Company and its vacation club, exchange services and property management businesses. This position is based at MVW’s worldwide headquarters in Orlando, Florida and provides legal services to support MVW focusing on broadly defined areas of technology innovation and procurement, license and usage of trademarks and copyrighted materials, online commercial activities, and social media.

This position reports to the Vice President and Senior Counsel, Information Technology, Intellectual Property & e-Commerce.

Expected Contributions

This position will provide legal support pertaining to commercial transactions and compliance in connection with MVW’s contracting initiatives, governance activities relating to data protection, information technology procurement, innovation and utilization, including applications within MVW’s human resources, sales and marketing, exchange, financial operations, and resort management groups, as well as providing legal guidance and support for e-commerce, trademark and copyright matters, including music licensing, both within and outside the U.S.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide guidance and leadership for technology adoption supporting MVW’s Global Technology, Brand & Digital, e-Commerce, Social Media, Mobile Applications, Vacation Ownership, Marketing, Resort Operations, Owner and Exchange Services, Human Resources, Financial Services, and other business lines and functional departments;
• Draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, SaaS subscription and cloud services agreements, enterprise and application software licenses, and technology partnership, IP licensing, and data and payment processing agreements;
• Support development and maintenance of templates and sample clauses for supplier agreements and statements of work as well as training materials for procurement and business stakeholders;
• Support development and maintenance of terms of service for websites and e-commerce activities in collaboration with other Law Department attorneys and Company stakeholders;
• Provide day-to-day legal support and direction to MVW’s Brand & Digital, Customer Experience, Commercial Services, Global Technology, and Procurement groups and other business lines and functional departments for:
• The evaluation, procurement, licensing, implementation and lifecycle management associated with proposed vendors, applications and activities making use of new and evolving technologies, service arrangements, customer interfaces, devices and media platforms; and
• copyright and trademark matters, including music licensing and utilization of licensed trademarks and other intellectual property, proposed branding initiatives and competitive trademarks, and providing support for licensing and other transactional activities pertaining to ownership or use of trademarks and other intellectual property;
• Proactively monitor evolving technologies and associated business, regulatory and contractual compliance requirements relevant to practice area and assist in the management of associated processes to ensure compliance by MVW, including timely adoption of compliant behaviors, best practices and technological enhancements to business practices and offerings;
• Collaborate with MVW’s Procurement, Privacy, Data Security and Risk Management group representatives and with lead IT, IP, e-Commerce and Privacy attorneys to maintain compliance with MVW governance and policies, including legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and industry standards to coordinate efficient business processes with appropriate utilization of technologies, including engagement with and information relating to customers and associates;
• Manage outside counsel and outside counsel legal budgets; and
• Perform such other legal services and support as may be deemed reasonable and appropriate by MVW Law Department leadership.

Candidate Profile

• Excellent academic record with a law degree from a top law school; admission to the bar of any state and in good standing; if not licensed in…