Senior Legal Counsel

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Senior Legal Counsel

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London, United Kingdom

Reporting To: Alison Fraser

Description

We're looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our global legal team. This is a high-impact individual contributor role reporting to the Chief Legal Officer in New York, with a primary focus on supporting our commercial and regulatory needs in the UK and EMEA.

The role will center on negotiating complex SaaS and technology-related contracts, advising on data protection and compliance, and providing pragmatic, business-focused legal advice across a range of issues. You'll work closely with commercial, product, customer success, and internal operations teams, and serve as the first point of contact for legal matters in your region.

You'll join a small, fast-moving legal team that partners across the business and helps drive commercial results while managing risk at scale.

What skills and experience do I need to succeed?

We're looking for a senior, business-minded lawyer with strong technical skills and a proactive mindset. You should be comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment and confident engaging with both internal stakeholders and counterparties.

Required:
• Qualified to practice law in England & Wales
• 8+ years of post-qualification experience, including at least 3+ years in-house at a B2B technology or financial services company
• Expertise drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including:

1. SaaS MSAs and order forms
2. Data processing agreements (including UK/EU GDPR compliance)
3. SLAs, SOWs, partner/reseller agreements, and vendor contracts

• Demonstrated ability to manage contract negotiations directly with counterparties, including enterprise procurement teams and global financial institutions
• Solid understanding of UK and EU data protection/privacy laws, including:

1. Use and negotiation of SCCs and other transfer mechanisms
2. Support for internal privacy compliance (data mapping, policies, DPIAs)

• Familiarity with EBA outsourcing guidelines and cloud outsourcing frameworks applicable to technology vendors supporting regulated financial institutions
• Awareness of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) and its implications for SaaS providers in financial services
• Experience advising business teams across multiple jurisdictions (especially UK and EMEA), with a strong grasp of regional legal and compliance risk
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple workstreams and deadlines with minimal oversight
• Clear, concise communicator who can explain legal concepts to non-lawyers and help drive decisions

Nice to have:
• Experience supporting or managing matters related to:

1. Internal investigations or litigation (pre-litigation, disputes, eDiscovery coordination)
2. Corporate governance, entity management, and board support in UK/EMEA
3. Employment and contractor issues across the UK and EMEA regions

Experience improving legal team operations (playbooks, templates, training, tooling).

You may have worked as a 'Senior Counsel', 'Legal Counsel', 'Senior Legal Counsel'.

What do we offer?

Confluence offers generous benefit packages for team members. As a growing, global organization, we are always looking for ways to ensure that our employees can access benefits that matter to them and their families. This includes:

1. Generous Time Off packages including additional half days with each public holiday in your location.
2. Global Career Development opportunities
3. Social Events
4. Referral Bonus scheme - Up to $3,000 per successful referral
5. Plus many more!

More about the Location

This role offers a hybrid working model, with expectations that you work from our London office 1-2 days a week as a minimum, and remotely for the rest of the time. This flexible arrangement aims to provide a balance between in-person collaboration and remote work flexibility.

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Values

We look for people who align with our 4 values:

1. Integrity: Face reality with honesty, courage and accountability
2. Imagination: Deal creatively with challenges and envision what the world could be
3. Discipline: Build good habits into reflexes which become a part of our life
4. Service: Committed to the success of others

If you would like to find out more about a Career at Confluence, please apply today.