Director, Commercial Legal – EMEA

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Lead the EMEA Commercial Legal team at Veeam, overseeing four to five lawyers.

• Act as a key individual contributor in intricate software transactions.

• Collaborate with the US counterpart to ensure uniformity across contracting positions, templates, playbooks, and procedures.

• Negotiate and finalize complex, high-value agreements related to software, SaaS, BaaS, professional services, and channel partnerships.

• Work directly with Sales, Deal Desk, and other essential stakeholders.

• Offer practical and commercially oriented legal advice while considering legal, regulatory, privacy, and business factors.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the EMEA Commercial Legal team.

• Establish partnerships with Sales and sales leadership, aligning legal resources with business priorities and pipeline.

• Create and provide training along with practical guidance on contracting.

• Act as an escalation point for complex, high-risk, or unique commercial issues.

• Keep leadership in Commercial Legal updated on significant issues, emerging trends, and resource requirements.

• Promote collaboration and continuous enhancement within the global Commercial Legal team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a qualified solicitor in England and Wales, holding a current practicing certificate.

• Have 12+ years of post-qualification experience from a prominent law firm and/or in-house.

• Possess significant in-house experience within a software or technology firm.

• Demonstrate proven leadership abilities with a history of managing, coaching, and developing legal professionals.

• Have extensive hands-on experience in negotiating and closing complex software and SaaS agreements in a dynamic sales environment.

• Exhibit exceptional drafting and negotiation capabilities.

• Show demonstrated experience working closely with Sales and other business stakeholders in the technology industry.

• Have experience advising on privacy and data protection issues that arise in commercial technology transactions.

• Exhibit strong commercial judgment with confidence in making pragmatic, risk-based decisions.

• Maintain a flexible, creative, and solutions-oriented mindset.

• Ability to balance the needs of Sales with appropriate legal and business risks.

• Possess excellent communication and influencing skills.

• Capable of simplifying complex legal concepts and providing clear, practical guidance.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25 days of paid vacation, in addition to 4 global VeeaMe Days for self-care, and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with dependent enrollment options.

• Life insurance with enhanced coverage and global protection available 24/7.

• Income protection after 26 weeks, covering a portion of your salary.

• Defined contribution pension plan with employer matching.

• Worldwide travel insurance for both business and leisure travel, with the option to enroll dependents.

• Employee Assistance Program offering therapy, legal, and financial support, alongside online GP services and wellbeing programs.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O'Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and events such as our annual Global Day of Learning.