Senior Legal Counsel, APAC (Part-time 0.6)

LivePerson; Australia; Remote; AUD 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading global technology company is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for its APAC operations, offering a part-time role focused on negotiating commercial contracts and supporting the Sales Team. This position requires 5-7 years of experience in a relevant legal counsel role, particularly within a SaaS environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation skills and a background in data privacy and AI compliance. Join a diverse environment that values growth and empowerment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years’ experience in a legal counsel position, particularly in SaaS, data privacy, or AI.
• Strong experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
• Familiarity with data privacy law and corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate a variety of commercial contracts for the business.
• Support Sales and Partnership teams with legal requirements.
• Manage corporate governance and compliance across APAC subsidiaries.

Skills

Experience as legal counsel

SaaS sales

Data privacy and AI compliance

Strong negotiation skills

Excellent communication skills

Independent work

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel, APAC (Part-time 0.6)

Australia - Remote

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is the global leader in enterprise conversations. Hundreds of the world’s leading brands — including HSBC, Chipotle, and Virgin Media — use our award-winning Conversational Cloud platform to connect with millions of consumers.

At LivePerson, we foster an inclusive workplace culture that encourages meaningful connection, collaboration, and innovation. We are continually looking for ways to improve our products and make things better.

Overview:

LivePerson is looking for a dynamic, hands-on technology counsel capable of supporting commercial contracting as well as privacy and AI Compliance. This is a permanent part-time position, 0.6 FTE, flexible work arrangement. Your primary focus will be to support the Sales and Partnership teams across our LivePerson and Engage businesses to negotiate commercial agreements with enterprise customers and partners.

You will:

• Negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including master services agreements, master partnership agreements, and vendor agreements.
• Assist the Sales and Partnership teams with new opportunities, RFPs, and deal structuring.
• Provide strategic legal advice to enable business growth while managing legal and operational risk.

Employment and HR Legal Support

• Partner with the People team to advise on employment-related issues across the APAC region.
• Provide support on employment documentation, policies, and regional employee relations.

Corporate Governance & Compliance

• Support ongoing corporate governance and entity management across the APAC subsidiaries, working with external counsel and vendors as needed.

General Legal Affairs

• Act as the go-to legal advisor for all legal matters within the APAC region.
• Liaise with global legal and other colleagues to ensure consistency and alignment.
• Manage relationships and work with external counsel and vendors where needed.

You have:

• 5-7 years’ experience working as legal counsel with SaaS, data privacy, or AI or similar role in a Global Technology Company.
• Experience with SaaS sales and commercial contracts and licensing
• Experience with data privacy, AI compliance, and data mapping
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, especially within the SaaS industry.
• Familiarity with employment law, data privacy law, and/or corporate governance matters preferred.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work highly independently, manage multiple stakeholders, and handle competing priorities.
• Knowledge of regulations and best practices impacting data governance, data management, and artificial intelligence.

Why you’ll love working here:

As leaders in enterprise customer conversations, we celebrate diversity, empowering our team to forge impactful conversations globally. LivePerson is a place where uniqueness is embraced, growth is constant, and everyone is empowered to create their own success.

Belonging at LivePerson:

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.