Senior Counsel – SaaS, Privacy & Compliance (Remote)

Finalsite; Glastonbury (CT); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Finalsite is seeking an Associate General Counsel to serve as a senior member of the Legal team and trusted advisor to leaders across the organization. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this role provides practical, business-focused counsel on commercial transactions, SaaS and technology agreements, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate combines strong legal judgment with pragmatic problem-solving to enable growth in a fast-paced, remote-friendly tech environment.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing with at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 8–10+ years of progressively responsible legal experience, with significant in-house experience.
• Experience supporting a SaaS, software, technology, or similarly complex business environment.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial and technology transactions.
• Strong knowledge of SaaS agreements, software licensing, data privacy, data security.
• Experience advising senior executives and business leaders on complex legal, commercial, and risk matters.
• Experience supporting M&A transactions, corporate matters, litigation, or regulatory compliance is strongly preferred.
• Combination of top-tier law firm and in-house technology/SaaS experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor on commercial transactions to senior leadership and cross-functional business partners, providing strategic, practical, and commercially focused counsel.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial and technology agreements, including SaaS agreements, customer and vendor contracts, software and technology licensing agreements, payment processing agreements, data-related agreements, confidentiality agreements, strategic partnerships, and other complex transactions.
• Assist Lead legal support for complex commercial negotiations, balancing legal and regulatory requirements with business objectives and customer needs.
• Provide legal guidance on data privacy and security matters and support the continued development, implementation, and management of the company's global privacy program.
• Monitor evolving privacy, technology, and regulatory requirements and translate legal developments into actionable guidance for business leaders.
• Partner with Sales, Finance, Technology, Product, HR, Operations, and other functions to proactively identify legal risks and develop practical solutions.
• Advise business teams on contractual obligations, interpretation, compliance, and risk.
• Support mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, transaction execution, integration, and other corporate matters as needed.
• Provide counsel on customer disputes and collection matters, including management of outside counsel when appropriate.
• Develop and improve templates, playbooks, and contracting practices to increase efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Support the effective use and administration of contract lifecycle management and other Legal department technology.
• Handle sensitive and confidential matters with sound judgment and discretion.
• Manage multiple complex matters simultaneously with a high degree of independence, accountability, and urgency.
• Support the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel on strategic initiatives, special projects, and other legal matters as needed.

Skills

SaaS experience

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

Job description

Finalsite is seeking an Associate General Counsel to serve as a senior member of the Legal team and trusted advisor to leaders across the organization. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this role provides practical, business-focused counsel on commercial transactions, SaaS and technology agreements, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate combines strong legal judgment with pragmatic problem-solving to enable growth in a fast-paced, remote-friendly tech environment.