Commercial Legal Counsel

SailPoint; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology company in York and North Yorkshire is looking for an experienced commercial counsel to provide legal support in the EMEA region. You will assist in negotiating SaaS and software agreements and work with various teams to ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will be a licensed attorney with strong negotiation and communication skills, and a solid understanding of privacy regulations.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of legal experience required.
• Prior in-house experience preferred.
• Experience navigating privacy laws essential.

Responsibilities

• Support EMEA Contracts team with sales and partner teams.
• Assist in negotiation of customer and partner agreements.
• Improve existing contract templates for EMEA.

Skills

Fluent German

Fluent Swedish

Experience with SaaS contracts

Legal judgment

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Licensed attorney

Job description

SailPoint is searching for an experienced commercial counsel with 2-5 years of legal experience to provide legal support as a commercial counsel function in EMEA. We are looking for a candidate who is a quick learner, can operate independently, is effective at working cross-functionally in a rapid-growth environment, and is excited about being part of a growing legal team at a fast-growing public technology company.

Responsibilities

• Support EMEA Contracts team to support sales team and partner team for SaaS and software company.
• Assist with the negotiation of all types of customer and partner commercial agreements, with a primary focus on outbound SaaS and software commercial agreements such as MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and DPAs, and advise the business on risk.
• Possess a minimum working understanding of privacy regulations.
• Assist in improving existing contract templates for the EMEA region.
• Collaborate with the global team to identify opportunities to centralize knowledge and create scalable processes to increase visibility and expedite communication, alignment, and execution of the legal function.
• Assist the Commercial Legal Team to improve, develop, and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with complex regulatory requirements in EMEA in support of our GTM efforts.
• Prior experience in negotiating contracts with European public authorities in DACH or Nordic regions is preferable.

Qualifications

Fluent written and spoken German if based in Germany

Fluent written and spoken Swedish if based in Sweden

• Licensed attorney in good standing. Qualified in a DACH or Nordic region is preferable.
• Prior experience in-house is ideal; candidates moving from private practice to in-house will also be considered.
• Experience navigating privacy laws and security issues in a commercial negotiation context.
• Experience drafting, redlining, and negotiating complex commercial agreements with a solution-oriented approach.
• Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability both to assess relevant/material risks quickly and to communicate those risks to business partners in plain language.
• Experience managing workload in a high-pressure environment with competing demands.
• Experienceimplementing/utilizingcontract lifecycle management systems is a plus.
• Experience with SaaS and on-premise software contracts
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to operate in a team environment and liaison between multiple cross-functional teams.
• Sound business judgement, and strategic, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

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