Corporate Counsel

Overview

This role is within the Legal team and focuses on driving commercial transactions across the EMEA region and globally. The position supports complex, customer-facing SaaS and technology contracting while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to develop practical legal positions and improve workflow efficiencies through legal technology and AI.

Responsibilities

• Drive commercial transactions by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating:
  • SaaS master agreements
  • Professional services terms
  • Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
  • Customer-facing commercial documents
  • Provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal guidance to fast-moving sales teams.
• Align with stakeholders across Sales, Deal Desk, Finance, InfoSec, Privacy, and Professional Services.
  • Solve complex legal and business problems in a balanced way, supporting commercial objectives while managing legal risk.
• Support legal operations and AI workflow development
  • Partner in establishing global legal operations processes.
  • Identify opportunities to build, modernize, and refine templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and internal workflows using AI and legal technology platforms.
• Lead AI and regulatory initiatives
  • Monitor current and emerging AI and data privacy regulations, including the EU AI Act and GDPR.
  • Adapt commercial positions and customer-facing terms as regulatory requirements and product offerings evolve.
• Provide global and cross-functional coverage
  • Manage a high-volume commercial contracting workload with proactive ownership.
  • Cover EMEA matters and provide coverage for time-sensitive U.S.-based legal matters during EMEA business hours.

Requirements

• Education & qualification: Law degree or equivalent legal qualification from a recognized jurisdiction; admitted to practice in at least one relevant EMEA jurisdiction.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 7 years supporting sales in-house at a high-growth U.S. multinational software/SaaS company.
  • Proven experience supporting fast-moving software sales teams and negotiating complex SaaS, cloud services, and technology transactions under tight deadlines.
• Legal operations & AI technology:
  • Hands-on experience using legal AI platforms and legal technology to optimize contract review cycles, playbook development, and legal department operational efficiency.
• Regulatory knowledge:
  • Strong working experience with data protection laws (GDPR).
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of emerging AI frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act).
• Mindset:
  • Startup mentality with a solutions-oriented approach; able to build and establish policies and processes from scratch within a global organization.
• Languages:
  • Fluent written and spoken English required.
  • Additional EMEA language capability preferred (German, French, or Spanish).

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional EMEA language capability (German, French, or Spanish).

Compensation & Benefits

Full-time role; compensation and benefits details were not provided in the source description.

Location

United Kingdom – Remote Office

Work Type

Full Time

Department

Legal

Equal Opportunity Employer

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.