Senior Legal Counsel, Contracts

10 hours, 5 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Legal
Veeam Software

Veeam Software

Veeam Software is the global leader in Backup that delivers Modern Data Protection, offering solutions for virtual environments, enterprises, small businesses, and service providers worldwide.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 2006
$500M raised

Description

  • Build trusted relationships with Sales, Deal Desk, Revenue Operations, and other stakeholders to support customer and channel transactions.
  • Lead the review, drafting, and negotiation of commercial agreements including SaaS, BaaS, software, professional services, channel agreements, and NDAs.
  • Provide practical legal advice on negotiations while identifying, communicating, and managing legal, regulatory, privacy, and commercial risks.
  • Advise on compliance requirements, data protection obligations, and internal approval processes.
  • Develop workable solutions to complex contractual and commercial issues and determine when escalation is required.
  • Anticipate contractual, legal, and operational issues and take proactive steps to reduce disputes and delays.
  • Support the development and improvement of contract templates, negotiation playbooks, legal processes, and training programs.
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the Legal department and contribute to a high-performing team culture.

Requirements

  • Qualified lawyer with 10-15+ years of post-qualification experience.
  • Significant in-house legal experience, gained in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department.
  • Strong commercial contracts background, ideally in software, SaaS, cloud technology, or a broader technology company.
  • Excellent drafting, contract review, and negotiation skills.
  • Extensive experience negotiating complex customer and partner agreements.
  • Experience advising business stakeholders in a practical, succinct, and commercially focused manner.
  • Experience supporting sales organizations and working closely with commercial stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
  • Experience advising on privacy and data protection issues in commercial technology transactions.
  • Strong commercial judgement and ability to assess risk proportionately (bonus skill).
  • Proactive, self-motivated, highly organized, and able to manage a high volume of matters and conflicting priorities (bonus skill).

Benefits

  • 25 paid vacation days plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care.
  • 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares.
  • Private medical, dental, and vision insurance with dependent enrollment.
  • Life insurance with enhanced coverage and global 24/7 protection.
  • Income protection after 26 weeks, covering a portion of salary.
  • Defined contribution pension plan with employer match.
  • Worldwide travel insurance for business and leisure, with option to enroll dependents.
  • Employee Assistance Program with therapy, legal, and financial support, plus online GP services and wellbeing programs.
  • Learning and development opportunities through LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly, mentoring, workshops, and Global Day of Learning.

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