Counsel, Commercial (EMEA)

ClickHouse; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Healthcare

Equity in the company

Time off

Remote home office setup $500

Global gatherings

Job summary

ClickHouse is seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to support its EMEA sales team by reviewing and negotiating customer contracts and providing pragmatic legal counsel to enable growth.

As an early member of the EMEA legal function, you will help build playbooks and templates, advise on data privacy and software licensing across multiple jurisdictions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to scale revenue responsibly.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in good standing in the UK or EU jurisdiction.
• 3–6 years of experience in law firms or in-house roles.
• Experience supporting SaaS or software technology deals.
• Proven ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate customer contracts for the EMEA region.
• Advise on regulatory, data privacy, and tax considerations impacting revenue.
• Develop scalable contract templates and processes.
• Collaborate with sales, product, and finance teams.

Skills

SaaS contracts

Commercial law

Regulatory compliance

Data privacy

Negotiation

Cross-border contracting

Languages (EU)

Education

Law degree

Job description

Overview

ClickHouse is seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to join ClickHouse’s elite and business-focused Legal team. You will be responsible for supporting ClickHouse’s EMEA sales team in reviewing and negotiating customer agreements and providing legal support for ClickHouse’s revenue-generating activities. You’ll be a trusted advisor and business enabler in a rapidly growing company while maintaining high standards for both legal practice and business ethics.

What You’ll Do:

• Become an important member of the commercial legal team responsible for supporting the go-to-market team by reviewing and negotiating ClickHouse’s customer contracts. Your primary focus will be supporting the EMEA sales team.

• Cultivate strong relationships with the EMEA sales team and act as a solutions-oriented business partner to ClickHouse’s EMEA sales team by providing pragmatic, sound legal counsel.

• Negotiate complex cross-border transactions with sophisticated counterparties located across multiple jurisdictions, with increasing ownership of complex deals.

• Monitor and advise on relevant regulatory, compliance, or legal developments impacting the business in the EMEA region, and partner with the broader Legal team and cross-functional stakeholders where required.

• Provide training and enablement to internal stakeholders on legal issues and contract processes.

• Help maintain and update our legal agreements, policies, and templates; develop and improve scalable workflows to enable rapid revenue growth and stability for the company.

• As an early member of ClickHouse’s EMEA legal function, contribute to building the playbooks, templates, and processes the region will run on, with mentorship and support from the broader Legal team.

What You Bring Along:

• Qualified lawyer in good standing in the UK or another European jurisdiction, with the right to work in the hiring location; local qualification (or active pursuit of it) a plus.

• 3-6 years of law firm and/or in-house experience. Experience supporting high growth infrastructure SaaS companies is a plus.

• Exceptional academic performance and training, including a law degree from a highly ranked university and/or experience at a top-tier law firm in the technology space.

• Proven experience drafting, negotiating, and closing complex commercial technology transactions and SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, partners, and resellers across multiple jurisdictions. International legal experience is a plus.

• Strong understanding of commercial legal issues related to SaaS and software licensing (i.e., data privacy, security, intellectual property, open-source, revenue recognition, and tax), professional services, and other go-to-market programs (such as partner/reseller programs).

• Excellent judgement, strong business orientation, and ability to translate legal risk into practical commercial advice within the context of business objectives.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and management skills; ability to build trust and strong relationships with ClickHouse’s sales team, cross-functional stakeholders, and ClickHouse’s customers.

• Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Experience with EU/UK data protection regulations in commercial negotiations and familiarity with regulated customer requirements (i.e., DORA) is a plus.

• Experience negotiating on customer paper and working with negotiation playbooks and fallback positions is a plus.

• Fluency in additional European languages is a plus.

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 countries.

• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.

• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.

• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.

• A USD$500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.

• Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

Culture - We All Shape It

As part of a rapidly scaling start-up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.

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Equal Opportunity & Privacy

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