Senior Commercial Counsel

SmartRecruiters Inc; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI recruiting technology company is seeking an experienced Commercial Counsel to join its team in Greater London. This role involves managing commercial transactions, providing legal support, and collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate has a law degree, at least 5 years of relevant experience, and proficiency with legal documentation tools. The position is full-time and allows for remote work. Ideal for those who thrive in dynamic environments and wish to influence the growth of an innovative company.

Qualifications

• 5 years of commercial transaction and contract negotiation experience.
• Ability to work independently and use good judgment.
• Knowledge of Data Privacy laws preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support a large volume of commercial transactions.
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Provide day-to-day legal support across teams.

Skills

Commercial transaction experience

Contract negotiation

Fluency in another European language

Education

Law degree from an accredited law school

Tools

Google Docs

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat Pro

DocuSign

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Counsel to join our fast-paced innovative AI recruiting technology company. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys working at the intersection of law technology and business. Youll play a key role in shaping how we partner with clients suppliers and strategic collaborators providing practical legal guidance that enables growth while managing risk in a rapidly evolving industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support a large volume of commercial transactions that include RFPs / RFIs NDAs MSAs DPAs and Vendor agreements. You will be required to partner closely with our US Sales and Success teams to manage and guide transactions and contracts through evaluation negotiation and closure and facilitate the timely closure of business transactions while minimizing risk exposure.
• Draft and negotiate professional services agreements, partnership and other types of commercial agreements.
• Improve and help to maintain agreement templates playbooks and other legal documents for your territory to help us scale globally.
• Act as a true business partner from all functional areas mostly for the Sales HR Marketing and Engineering & Product teams based across EMEA by sharing your knowledge and expertise and provide day-to-day legal support.
• Contribute to other legal projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited law school and qualification to practice law with a demonstrated record of success as a lawyer.
• 5 years of commercial transaction and contract negotiation experience with emphasis in enterprise sales and / or SaaS / cloud-based offerings privacy and intellectual property.
• Knowledge of Data Privacy laws particularly in the SaaS industry in order to advise our internal stakeholders and negotiate complex data processing agreements is a plus.
• Thrives at being part of a global Legal team and at working cross-functionally.
• Ability to work independently with little guidance but also able to use good judgment and call out issues when needed.
• Able to effectively deal with high-volume rapid cycles multiple assignments concurrent deadlines and changing priorities.
• Team attitude that no job is too big or too small.
• Pragmatic approach to handling complex legal issues while demonstrating grace and a positive attitude under all circumstances.
• Teamwork and the desire to support other members of the legal department is an essential characteristic.
• Capacity to communicate in clear and concise manner.
• Familiarity with Google Docs Gmail Microsoft Office Adobe Acrobat Pro DocuSign and Salesforce but we will train a person who has experience with similar tools or a willingness to learn.
• High level of personal integrity professionalism intellectual curiosity sense of humor and willingness to grow.
• Fluency in another European language is a plus.

Additional Information

• Remote Work: Yes
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Key Skills: Forecasting, Hyperion, Cost Management, Construction Estimating, QlikView, Bus Driving, Analysis Skills, HubSpot, Salesforce, Market Research, negotiation, Financial Planning
• Department / Functional Area: Legal
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1