Senior Legal Counsel

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

📋 Description

• Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of customer agreements, vendor and partner contracts, service agreements, data protection and privacy-related agreements, NDAs, and other commercial contracts across Rayda’s operational markets.

• Manage contract negotiations with customers, vendors, partners, and other third parties across various jurisdictions.

• Collaborate closely with Sales to offer practical legal guidance during customer negotiations, aiming to minimize unnecessary friction in deal cycles.

• Deliver clear and commercially focused legal risk assessments that empower leadership and business teams to make well-informed decisions.

• Provide advice on data protection, privacy, intellectual property, and other legal matters pertinent to Rayda’s products and operations.

• Oversee and enhance Rayda’s contract lifecycle processes, including contract records, templates, approvals, renewals, and critical contractual obligations.

• Create contract templates, standard clauses, and negotiation playbooks to enhance consistency and expedite processes.

• Collaborate with the Compliance & Risk Lead on issues where legal, regulatory, compliance, and enterprise risk considerations intersect.

• Partner with Finance, Operations, People, Product, Sales, and other teams on legal matters impacting their functions.

• Provide legal support for employment, consultancy, and contractor arrangements as necessary.

• Assist in corporate governance, entity management, and other company-level legal issues.

• Coordinate with external counsel when specialized or jurisdiction-specific legal advice is required.

• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments across Rayda’s operational markets and advise the business on their legal implications.

• Aid in establishing scalable legal processes, documentation, and tools as Rayda expands.

• Offer pragmatic legal advice that balances legal risk, commercial objectives, and speed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with over 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience.

• Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, including customer, vendor, partner, and service agreements.

• Experience acquired within a reputable commercial law firm, technology company, SaaS business, or high-growth environment.

• Strong grasp of corporate and commercial law, with exposure to data privacy and technology-related legal issues.

• Experience in supporting cross-border transactions or businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions is highly preferred.

• Strong commercial judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk against business objectives and speed.

• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to simplify complex legal issues into clear, practical advice for non-legal teams and senior leadership.

• Highly organized, capable of managing multiple priorities, and comfortable independently handling legal matters from inception to completion.

• High level of integrity, discretion, and attention to detail.

• Comfortable working collaboratively with the Compliance & Risk Lead and other functions where legal and compliance matters intersect.

• Excellent written and spoken English skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual performance and compensation reviews.

• Health insurance (HMO).

• Company-provided work tools and equipment.

• Remote and flexible working environment.

• Opportunity to work with a globally distributed team.