Senior Commercial Counsel - SaaS & Partnerships

Veeam Software; United States; Remote; USD 153,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid parental leave

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Mental health support

401(k) with company match

Fertility/adoption/surrogacy support

AirVet

Legal services & identity protection

Tax-advantaged spending accounts

Learning & development

Job summary

Veeam is seeking a commercially minded Senior Legal Counsel to join the global sales organization. You will partner with Sales and stakeholders to provide pragmatic legal advice, navigate negotiations, and manage risk in a fast-paced software environment.

You will lead drafting and negotiation of SaaS, BaaS, software, services, and channel agreements, while developing templates and training to promote best practices across the business.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with significant (10-15+ years) post-qualification experience in a top law firm and/or in-house.
• Strong drafting, review and negotiation skills for complex commercial contracts.
• Experience advising on privacy and data protection in technology transactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead review, drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements including SaaS, BaaS, software, services, channel and NDAs.
• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice to Sales and business stakeholders.
• Identify and manage material legal, regulatory, privacy and commercial risks with clear guidance.
• Develop practical solutions to complex contractual issues balancing risk and mitigations.
• Proactively anticipate issues and address them to reduce disputes or delays.
• Contribute to development of templates, playbooks, processes and training.
• Collaborate with the Legal department to foster a high-performing team culture.

Skills

Contracts experience

Software/SaaS familiarity

Drafting & negotiation

In-house experience

Privacy & data protection

Sales collaboration

Education

Law degree

Job description

Veeam is seeking a commercially minded Senior Legal Counsel to join the global sales organization. You will partner with Sales and stakeholders to provide pragmatic legal advice, navigate negotiations, and manage risk in a fast-paced software environment.

You will lead drafting and negotiation of SaaS, BaaS, software, services, and channel agreements, while developing templates and training to promote best practices across the business.