Overview
This role is for a Director, Legal Counsel within a high-impact legal department of a fast-growing, venture-backed SaaS company specializing in AI customer service solutions for financial institutions. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the position involves managing a portfolio of commercial, corporate, product, and data privacy matters.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal partner for the global sales team, leading negotiations to close deals.
- Draft and negotiate a variety of agreements including strategic partnerships, sales contracts, vendor agreements, marketing agreements, NDAs, and other commercial contracts.
- Collaborate with R&D teams on data collection, storage, usage, and privacy policies.
- Support cross-functional teams in assessing privacy, data security, and AI-related considerations in customer and partner agreements.
- Partner with General Counsel to optimize and create company-wide commercial templates, processes, sales trainings, playbooks, and other legal collateral to support scaling.
- Monitor and stay informed on relevant laws, regulations, and industry trends affecting venture-backed software companies, including federal, state, and international data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA.
Requirements
- 5-8 years of transactional legal experience, preferably in-house within SaaS and/or financial services sectors.
- Significant experience drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements and complex services and partnership contracts, including privacy and data security provisions.
- Strong familiarity with SaaS Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and related data governance, security, and compliance issues.
- Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills suited for a fast-paced technology scale-up environment.
- Ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance and translate complex legal language into actionable advice.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with modern data governance frameworks.
- Interest in the legal implications of AI-enabled products, particularly regarding privacy and contractual considerations.
- Experience working closely with sales and go-to-market teams.
Compensation & Benefits
Details on compensation and benefits are not specified in the description.
Location
Location details are not provided in the description.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The employer is an equal opportunity organization and does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, or any other legally protected status.