Commercial Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Czechia, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Negotiate, draft, and authorize commercial agreements, including SaaS contracts, software licensing, partnership and procurement agreements, NDAs, and Data Protection Agreements.

• Provide legal support for commercial activities across various Veralto operating companies, such as GlobalVision, TraceGains, and X-Rite Pantone.

• Offer practical legal advice to business leaders as well as sales and service teams.

• Collaborate with sales and commercial teams to expedite customer-facing deal execution across various geographical locations and legal frameworks.

• Assist in M&A activities, encompassing due diligence, documentation, and integration planning.

• Manage regulatory concerns impacting products and operations, including data management, cybersecurity, privacy, AI, and product liability.

• Work alongside R&D, product, IT security, and compliance teams to foresee regulatory changes and adapt them into actionable requirements and contract positions.

• Create and deliver training on AI best practices and regulations, distributor management, competition law, compliance, and privacy.

• Serve as a PMO for legal initiatives by developing and maintaining guidelines, templates, playbooks, and RACI frameworks.

• Discover opportunities to leverage legal technology and AI tools for enhanced efficiency and ensure their responsible implementation.

• Advocate for proactive risk management by identifying emerging legal challenges and formulating scalable, practical solutions.

• Assist in designing and constructing a potential future legal Center of Excellence, defining its scope, processes, tools, and operational methodologies.

• Participate in recruiting, onboarding, and developing new team members, with the potential to take on management responsibilities as the CoE expands.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree with 6-8 years of experience in an international law firm, a multinational corporation, or both.

• Extensive experience with software-related commercial issues, including SaaS agreements, software licensing, and hosted services, from a sell-side perspective.

• Proficiency in English with outstanding written and verbal communication skills, capable of explaining intricate legal concepts to non-legal audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex, multi-party commercial negotiations with sound judgment.

• Strong collaboration and listening abilities, capable of effective prioritization, working independently in a remote international team, and maintaining adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong aptitude for regulatory horizon scanning and related training.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed, up to 20%.

• In-house counsel experience in a technology or software company and/or experience with international law firms.

• Experience negotiating with both large multinational corporations and smaller enterprises.

• Background in developing templates, playbooks, or legal operations processes, or in utilizing legal AI tools.

• Familiarity with M&A due diligence and procedural requirements.

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks related to technology, AI, and data, such as NIS2, the Data Act, the EU AI Act, and product liability regulations.

• Experience mentoring or managing junior lawyers, or establishing a shared-service or CoE model.

• Admission to the bar in an EU member state is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement

• Opportunities for career growth and skill development

• Opportunity to help shape a new legal Center of Excellence in Europe

• Potential future leadership and management opportunities

• Global team collaboration

• Meaningful autonomy and direct access to senior business stakeholders

• Training and development opportunities

• Opportunity to work with legal technology and AI tools

• Diverse and inclusive workplace

• Purpose-driven work supporting clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods