Overview
A leading organization is seeking a Lead Counsel to join their Commercial Legal Team, providing essential legal support to the EMEA Sales Teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide first-line, client-centric legal support to Sales teams on privacy, commercial, and legal issues.
- Review and negotiate various commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, data processing agreements, consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, master services agreements, and statements of work.
- Collaborate with various business teams on legal processes as needed.
- Partner closely with Sales stakeholders, particularly in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), to understand business objectives and challenges, driving strategic improvements.
- Work alongside other legal and compliance groups to facilitate growth with a customer-focused approach.
Requirements
- Qualified to practice law in Germany.
- Native or fluent German speaker.
- Minimum of 5+ years of relevant in-house legal experience.
- Significant experience reviewing commercial contracts and independently managing negotiation processes, preferably with Enterprise SaaS experience in the DACH region.
- Excellent legal drafting skills.
- Strong foundation in data protection and EU privacy law.
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with business stakeholders to understand strategic goals and provide informed recommendations; experience supporting Sales teams is a plus.
- Ability to make decisions and clearly explain the rationale to empowered teams.
- Efficient and effective working style in a fast-paced, transparent environment.
- Comfortable integrating technology and utilizing/building AI tools in daily practice.
- Customer-oriented mindset with a focus on solving for the customer.
- Strong relationship-building skills based on trust.
- Excellent communication skills, especially via internal wiki, Slack, and Zoom.
- Self-driven and solution-oriented.
Preferred Qualifications
- Passion for values that emphasize customer focus, boldness, learning agility, alignment, adaptability, and delivering with heart.
Compensation & Benefits
Details on compensation and benefits are not specified in this listing.
Location
This role primarily supports the EMEA Sales Teams, with a focus on the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Candidates must be qualified to practice law in Germany and be fluent in German.
Additional Information
Applicants requiring accommodations due to disability or travel limitations are encouraged to inform the recruiter during the hiring process to receive appropriate support.
Applicants from Massachusetts should note that it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment.
This role involves collaboration across multiple teams and requires strong communication and interpersonal skills to build trust and work effectively in a dynamic environment.