Overview
A leading provider of AI-driven spend management solutions is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel / Legal Director to join their EMEA commercial legal team. This role focuses primarily on the DACH region with exposure to multiple other jurisdictions across EMEA. The position reports directly to the Head of Legal EMEA and is fully remote, with optional office visits depending on location.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support to the Go-To-Market sales organization across EMEA to facilitate deal closures and business continuity.
- Negotiate and draft commercial agreements including SaaS master subscription agreements, data processing agreements (DPAs), AI terms, professional services agreements, partner agreements, and regulatory addenda such as DORA.
- Manage service desk tickets assigned to the EMEA Legal team on various legal matters to maintain workflow and unblock business processes.
- Advise on regulatory and customer compliance requirements across the EU/EEA.
- Develop deep knowledge of the company’s products, SaaS offerings, security, and data protection policies to support all business lines effectively.
- Collaborate closely with sales operations, finance, product, privacy, security, and Deal Desk teams to ensure contractual consistency with internal policies.
- Resolve customer success issues and commercial disputes by working directly with customer representatives and internal teams.
- Work with legal and cross-functional stakeholders to standardize documentation, develop guidelines, and improve team efficiency quarterly.
- Create training materials and deliver ad-hoc sales enablement sessions on new regulations and contracting processes.
- Assist with additional projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Qualified German lawyer; a Master of Laws degree or membership in a recognized international bar is a plus.
- Fluent written and verbal German and English; additional languages are highly desirable.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant legal experience, including at least 4 years in-house within the tech sector, ideally with exposure to the US software industry.
- Comfortable working directly with strategic and regulated customers, internal clients, and executives.
- Ability to handle complex contractual issues autonomously and efficiently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly responsive and service-oriented.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships across legal and other departments.
- Creative problem-solving skills and willingness to pursue innovative approaches.
- Commitment to excellence and customer success.
Compensation & Benefits
- Two company-wide paid wellness days annually.
- Paid time off on your birthday or another day within your birthday month.
- 40 hours of paid volunteer time off annually.
- Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program offering 24/7 counseling and support.
- Business travel protection including medical, safety, and emergency support.
- Monetary referral bonuses for successful candidate referrals.
- Competitive, location-specific benefits packages including medical/dental insurance, retirement/pension plans, and life or accident protection tailored to your primary work location.
Location
- Fully remote role with potential office visits depending on candidate location.
Additional Information
- The employer is an equal opportunity organization committed to a fair and inclusive work environment.
- Hiring decisions are made without discrimination based on any protected characteristic.
- Recruiter inquiries or unsolicited resumes will not be accepted.
- Applicants acknowledge that their personal data will be processed for recruitment purposes in accordance with the employer’s privacy policies.