Legal Counsel Commercial & Product

Mews; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-scaling pre-IPO SaaS company in Greater London is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join their global Legal Team. This role requires negotiating and drafting various commercial agreements, providing legal guidance on product launches, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor with 5+ years of experience in commercial law and a strong background in technology. This is a dynamic opportunity to support innovation in the hospitality industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years post-qualification experience (PQE) with in-house experience at a law firm and technology company.
• Experience with SaaS agreements, technology licensing, and complex commercial technology arrangements.
• Basic proficiency in data privacy and AI-related legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and technology agreements.
• Provide legal guidance on product launches and compliance with regulations.
• Advise on intellectual property and competition matters.

Skills

Commercial contract drafting and negotiation

Understanding of EU and UK regulatory frameworks

Proficiency in data privacy and AI-related legal matters

Education

Qualified solicitor in England and Wales

Job description

Were looking for a Commercial Counsel to join our dynamic global Legal Team and help build the legal foundations for our next stage of growth. This is an exciting opportunity to work across commercial product and regulatory matters at a fast-scaling pre-IPO SaaS company thats redefining the hospitality industry.

Youll act as a trusted advisor to teams across Sales Product Operations and Compliancenegotiating complex SaaS and technology agreements shaping product compliance and driving scalable legal processes that keep pace with our innovation.

Your mission should you choose to accept it :

• Draft review and negotiate a wide range of commercial and technology agreements including SaaS licensing partnership and data processing contracts.
• Partner with Sales and Deal Desk to enable smooth business-focused deal execution.
• Lead the revamp of contract templates and playbooks supporting scalable operations and CLM tool implementation.
• Provide legal guidance on product launches integrations and marketplace features ensuring compliance with relevant EU and UK regulations (Data Act AI Act consumer and competition laws).
• Advise on intellectual property and competition matters ensuring appropriate protections and risk management.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product R&D Compliance and Legal teams to align on strategy mitigate risks and support business goals.
• Act as a proactive legal partner offering clear pragmatic advice to enable innovation and growth across the company.

Youll be a great fit if you bring a few of the below with you :

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or equivalent legal qualification with right to practice
• 5 years post-qualification experience (PQE) preferably with significant in-house experience at a law firm and technology company ideally with TMT sector expertise
• Strong TMT background with demonstrable experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation including SaaS agreements technology licensing API agreements and complex commercial technology arrangements
• Strong knowledge of EU and UK regulatory frameworks including EU Data Act AI Act DSA Product Liability Act Accessibility Act Platform-to-Business Regulation relevant consumer protection laws competition laws etc
• Experience advising on product development IP matters and technology-related legal issues in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in data privacy and AI-related legal matters (expert level not required but basic proficiency preferred)

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1