Senior Commercial Counsel – EMEA (Remote in UK) (977-SLS)

3 weeks, 2 days ago
Full-time
Senior
Sales and Business Development
Solutus Legal Search

Solutus Legal Search

Solutus Legal Search specializes in providing tailored legal search services, leveraging over two decades of expertise to connect clients with the finest candidates and ensure successful hiring outcomes.

Specialized Consumer Services
11-50
Founded 2000

Description

  • Review, draft, negotiate, and close customer contracts for the EMEA sales team.
  • Provide pragmatic commercial legal advice and serve as a solutions-oriented partner to sales and business stakeholders.
  • Lead complex, cross-border enterprise SaaS transactions across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Advise on regulatory, compliance, and legal developments affecting the EMEA business.
  • Deliver training and enablement on legal issues and contracting processes.
  • Maintain and update agreements, policies, templates, and playbooks.
  • Develop scalable legal workflows and infrastructure to support rapid revenue growth.
  • Collaborate with the broader Legal team and cross-functional stakeholders on commercial matters.
  • Support APAC commercial activities as the legal function expands.

Requirements

  • Law degree and membership in good standing in the UK.
  • At least 7 years of legal experience spanning both private practice and in-house work at a high-growth technology company.
  • Experience drafting, negotiating, closing, and advising on complex commercial software and SaaS agreements.
  • Experience supporting enterprise customers, partners, and resellers across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Strong understanding of SaaS and software licensing issues, including data privacy, security, intellectual property, open source, revenue recognition, and tax.
  • Knowledge of professional services and go-to-market programs, including partner and reseller programs.
  • Experience supporting a high-growth infrastructure SaaS company preferred.
  • Strong judgment and business orientation, with the ability to translate legal risk into practical commercial advice.
  • Excellent communication, relationship-building, organizational, and prioritization skills.

Benefits

  • Remote role based in the UK.
  • Competitive base salary and equity package based on qualifications and experience.
  • Mentorship and development from experienced legal leadership.
  • Opportunity to work with a collaborative, high-caliber legal team.
  • Meaningful visibility and influence within a rapidly growing global technology company.
  • Exposure to sophisticated international SaaS transactions and future legal leadership opportunities.

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