Legal Counsel, Commercial

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

📋 Description

• Act as the main legal partner for the Go-To-Market team concerning EMEA-based transactions, facilitating customer deals from initial structuring to execution.

• Provide support for East Coast US transactions, collaborating closely with the US legal team.

• Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS agreements, enterprise customer contracts, professional services agreements, NDAs, and partner/channel agreements.

• Create and maintain standard form agreements and online terms, including platform terms, universal license agreements, and order forms.

• Engage in negotiations directly with sophisticated customer legal teams, particularly within financial services, insurance, healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors.

• Ensure that commercial agreements comply with open source licensing requirements and adhere to industry best practices.

• Stay informed about DORA, GDPR, and relevant EU and UK privacy laws in relation to commercial contracting.

• Collaborate closely with Product, Product Legal, Security, and other cross-functional teams to ensure legal advice aligns with business and technical goals.

• Offer practical, risk-calibrated guidance that is consistent with company policies and risk tolerance.

• Manage an average of four new deals each week, exercising strong autonomy and sound judgment.

• Contribute to the development of scalable contracting processes as the company and international team expand.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal qualification, with active bar or solicitor membership in good standing.

• Over 5 years of commercial legal experience, preferably with a combination of law firm and in-house technology company experience.

• Extensive experience in drafting and negotiating SaaS, subscription, and professional services agreements.

• Proven ability to draft standard form agreements and online terms from scratch, rather than solely negotiating pre-existing documents.

• Experience negotiating with customers in highly regulated industries, along with familiarity with the regulatory considerations affecting those sectors.

• Working knowledge of open source licensing and compliance issues.

• Familiarity with DORA, GDPR, and the UK and EU data privacy frameworks as they relate to commercial contracts.

• Experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or related technology sectors is highly desirable.

• Exceptional communication skills, with a proven ability to forge strong working relationships across Sales, Product, Security, and executive stakeholders.

• Sound business judgment, with the capability to balance legal risks against commercial objectives.

• Ability to independently manage multiple complex matters in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• Located in the United Kingdom; candidates from other European hubs where Chainguard has personnel may also be considered.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with opportunities for team meetups, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone, and internet expenses.

• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion, along with participation in secondary offerings and a 10-year exercise period for options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).

• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We fully cover your health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents, with no deductions from your paycheck.

• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need to perform at your best; we believe in the importance of recharging and resetting.

• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We provide 18 weeks of leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the flexibility to take it all at once or spread it over your child's first year.