Regional Legal Lead - US

Responsibilities:

• Legal lead for US with direct reporting to General Counsel.
• Own and manage contractual negotiations from point of handover from regional Sales team though to signature using standard form Condeco contracts and, where necessary, customer supplied MSAs.
• Work closely with local Sales, Delivery and Customer Success teams to ensure contractual obligations and operational delivery remain aligned.
• Work with all global stakeholders (CFO, GC, DPO, Finance, Product and Operations) to ensure global policies and standards are implemented and upheld regionally. 
• Review of NDAs, DPAs, Partner Agreements and other ancillary documents.
• Support GG and CFO on other regional legal matters where required.
• Work across global legal to support each other as required.

About You:

• Tenacious and ambitious with love of negotiation underpinned by strong values.
• Clear desire to seize the initiative, work autonomously and push your colleagues forward – whilst consulting and escalating where needed.
• Flexibility and willingness to work closely with regional Sales teams to negotiate contracts directly with customers - including being able to ‘jump’ on a call on short notice and work with incomplete instructions.
• Ability to say ‘no’ so clients and customers in a positive way and make them understand why.
• Sound commercial judgment: when to accept, when to negotiate and when to escalate.
• Proven ability to find that balance between protecting the company / enforcing compliance against contract standards and maximising sales in a timely manner.
• Ability to multitask and be flexible – able to prioritise despite substantial ‘noise’ and to adapt to rapidly changing situations and priorities.
• Enjoy building strong working relationships with internal stakeholders.

Essential Skills:

• Significant track record of reviewing and negotiating SaaS agreements directly with customers and partners.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience and knowledge of contract law, data protection/privacy, IT and cloud legal issues.
• Knowledge of issues affecting SaaS companies locally, regionally and globally.
• Demonstrable experience of managing internal stakeholder expectations under high pressure situations. 
• Able to work on own initiative direct with internal stakeholders and customers.

Benefits:

• 25 days PTO
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Optional Transit and Parking Benefit 
• Voluntary Disability 
• 401k Employee contribution only

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