Senior Commercial Counsel

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

📋 Description

• Negotiate, structure, and finalize enterprise sales and partnership agreements.

• Assist with vendor and service agreements, data licenses, marketing arrangements, and various commercial contracts.

• Collaborate with sales and business development teams to expedite deal execution.

• Utilize customer empathy to develop sustainable agreements and streamline negotiations.

• Create and implement scalable legal processes, including standardized deal terms and templates.

• Offer practical advice on privacy, intellectual property, data security, and legal matters specific to AI.

• Address cross-border commercial and regulatory challenges in the UK/EU and APAC regions.

• Establish data transfer mechanisms such as SCCs, adequacy decisions, and BCRs for voice data processing.

• Stay updated on the changing legal landscape for AI technologies and convert developments into actionable recommendations.

• Support a comprehensive range of legal issues associated with a rapidly growing startup.

• Assist in creating and expanding the legal function.

• Report directly to the Associate General Counsel (Commercial).

• Lead legal support for the company’s operations in the UK/EU and APAC.

⛳️ Requirements

• JD, LLM, or an equivalent law degree/qualification from an accredited institution.

• 5–12 years of legal practice experience, whether in-house, at a firm, or a combination of both.

• Proven expertise in international commercial transactions, especially within the UK/EU and APAC markets.

• Background in enterprise agreements, partnerships, and other strategic collaborations.

• Significant experience in areas such as IP, privacy, data security, and data licensing, with a willingness to learn additional aspects.

• Practical knowledge of relevant data protection laws and structuring cross-border transfer mechanisms.

• Exceptional writing skills that are clear, straightforward, and persuasive.

• Experience assisting a high-growth startup in scaling its sales operations is advantageous.

• Hands-on experience with commercial and legal issues related to AI is a plus.

• Prior experience supporting a U.S.-based company's commercial expansion into the UK/EU and/or APAC is beneficial.

• Ability to quickly adopt new AI models and integrate AI into workflows comfortably.

🏝️ Benefits

• AI-focused operating environment with access to and encouragement for using advanced AI tools.

• Flexible remote work arrangement.

• Chance to collaborate with experienced leadership and high-performing cross-functional teams.

• Opportunity to build systems and foundational legal practices from the ground up.

• Involvement in pioneering AI legal strategies and impactful commercial agreements.