Senior Legal Counsel, EMEA

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the redlining, negotiation, and management of SaaS enterprise sales contracts, which include MSAs, GTC/ToS, NDAs, DPAs, and other legal agreements.

• Provide guidance on data privacy, intellectual property, information security, and strategies for corporate risk mitigation.

• Review and negotiate partnership agreements within the EMEA region.

• Spearhead the review and negotiation of procurement and marketing contracts globally as required.

• Lead HR-related initiatives and offer legal support concerning employment and labor law matters.

• Draft, review, and maintain company-wide policies in accordance with legal standards and governance practices.

• Monitor and evaluate legal and regulatory changes, advising on emerging risks and necessary adjustments.

• Offer legal counsel and leadership for new product developments and feature rollouts.

• Initiate and conduct legal training for various teams.

• Independently manage end-to-end cross-functional legal projects and process improvement initiatives across regions.

• Enhance legal procedures, templates, and governance frameworks.

• Develop and maintain documentation for the legal team.

• Contribute to administrative tasks and project-based work as priorities shift.

• Deliver precise and succinct legal research.

• Drive and implement regional legal strategies that support the company's growth and operations.

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Partners, Product, People, Finance, HR, and other cross-functional teams.

• Support legal initiatives in AMER and assist in the development of global policies and harmonized legal processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree and Bar admission in at least one European jurisdiction.

• A minimum of 4 years of experience specializing in drafting, redlining, and negotiating sales contracts.

• Experience in SaaS or a fast-paced technology environment providing in-house support to enterprise sales teams is highly preferred.

• Proven experience collaborating directly with Enterprise Sales teams to negotiate customer-facing commercial agreements, including MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, Terms of Service, and related SaaS contracts.

• Strong grasp of commercial contracting with extensive expertise in sales contracts and legal procedures.

• Comprehensive and specialized knowledge of the EU legal framework.

• Familiarity with UK and/or U.S. law is strongly preferred.

• Exceptional proficiency in the English language.

• Strong drafting and negotiation capabilities.

• Capacity to manage a significant volume of contracts under tight deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to cultivate trusted relationships with sales, finance, HR, and product teams.

• Proficient in delivering concise legal advice to business teams.

• Capability to swiftly analyze diverse parties' needs and offer innovative solutions.

• Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for matters from start to finish within a wider legal team structure.

• Competence in navigating complex legal and business processes.

• Strong organizational skills and the capacity to handle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Familiarity with AI and the ability to utilize AI tools while exercising sound judgment and critical thinking.

• Proactive, resourceful, solution-oriented, and accountable mindset.

• Ability to overcome challenges through teamwork while maintaining professionalism.

🏝️ Benefits

• Monthly remote work stipend for home internet and electricity expenses.

• Initial home office equipment package, including laptop, keyboard, and monitor.

• Home office equipment upgrade or a membership to a local co-working space following onboarding.

• Sick leave benefits.

• Parental leave provisions.

• 25 days of annual leave plus local national holidays.

• Personal development fund for courses, books, conferences, and materials.

• VSOP (Virtual Stock Option Plan).

• Annual international team-building trip.

• Quarterly and monthly online gatherings.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Opportunity for remote work or a Storyblok-funded co-working space.