Senior Commercial Counsel

Harness; Berlin; Remote; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel (EMEA) to join a dynamic legal team. The role focuses on negotiating commercial contracts and advising on legal considerations in the UK and EU. Ideal candidates will have significant in-house experience and a strong background in commercial contract negotiation. This remote position offers flexibility and the chance to work with a collaborative team.

Leistungen

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave

Monthly internet reimbursement

Qualifikationen

• 7 years of legal experience, with significant in-house experience at a US-based SaaS company.
• Strong background in commercial contract negotiation, particularly with large enterprise customers.

Aufgaben

• Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements including SaaS contracts.
• Advise internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory risks in key EMEA markets.

Kenntnisse

Negotiation

Analysis Skills

Ausbildung

Qualified in the UK or an EU jurisdiction

Jobbeschreibung

Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers worldwide to deliver code reliably, efficiently, securely, and quickly, thereby increasing the pace of innovation and improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle, including build, test, secure, deploy, and manage reliability, feature flags, and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI/CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing, Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights, and continues to expand rapidly.

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We are backed by $425M in venture funding from top-tier VC and strategic firms including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel (EMEA) (title dependent on experience) to join our lean and dynamic legal team. This role will primarily focus on negotiating and managing commercial contracts, including enterprise SaaS agreements, on-premises software licenses, data processing agreements, and partner agreements. The ideal candidate will have experience negotiating with large enterprises and advising on legal considerations in the UK and EU.

As part of a small in-house legal team, flexibility is key. While the focus will be on commercial contracts, you may also support areas such as employment, IP, regulatory compliance (including data privacy and AI), and legal operations.

Responsibilities

1. Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements including SaaS contracts, license and services agreements, and DPAs.
2. Work closely with Sales, Finance, and Deal Operations teams to support deal structuring.
3. Advise internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory risks in key EMEA markets.
4. Provide strategic guidance on commercial transactions, contract disputes, and risk mitigation.
5. Collaborate with external counsel when necessary on specialized matters.

Qualifications

• 7 years of legal experience, with significant in-house experience at a US-based SaaS company.
• Strong background in commercial contract negotiation, particularly with large enterprise customers.
• Experience with UK and EU commercial and regulatory frameworks relevant to SaaS businesses.
• Working knowledge of data privacy (GDPR) and AI regulations.
• Qualified in the UK or an EU jurisdiction with practical experience handling EMEA legal matters.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
• Ability to work independently in a remote-first environment while collaborating with global teams.

Work Location

• Remote

Benefits at Harness

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events
• Monthly internet reimbursement

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

Forecasting, Hyperion, Cost Management, Construction Estimating, QlikView, Bus Driving, Analysis Skills, HubSpot, Salesforce, Market Research, Negotiation, Financial Planning

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: Years

Vacancy: 1