Commercial Legal Counsel managing US contracts and legal matters, collaborating with Sales and Revenue teams while reporting to London-based legal leadership.
Responsibilities
Independently manage and negotiate commercial contracts across the Americas, with a strong focus on SaaS customer agreements with enterprise and financial institution (representing ~90% of your workload), as well as supplier and partnership agreements
Be the primary legal business partner for our Americas Sales and Revenue teams, supporting the entire contract lifecycle from RFI through to execution, while managing legal risk in a balanced, business-focused way
Work directly and effectively with Senior Leadership, Sales, and Revenue Operations teams
Provide clear, practical legal advice to non-legal stakeholders.
Provide occasional support to the UK-based Head of Legal on non-commercial legal matters
Requirements
**Our ideal candidate has:**
Detail-oriented and highly organized.
Comfortable being the only legal representative in the US, with regular collaboration with the UK Legal team.
Thrive in a high-autonomy environment and enjoy taking ownership of your domain.
Pragmatic, commercial, and solutions-oriented.
Has at least three years of post-bar / legal experience(or similar relevant experience), with a strong background in SaaS and commercial contracts
Has proven experience negotiating SoWs, DPAs, and commercial agreements with enterprise clients and/or financial institutions
Understands key issues of intellectual property and data protection in the US context
Has excellent written and verbal communication skills
Is based in New York and available to attend the New York office at least two days a week
**Bonus Points for:**
Prior in-house experience
Experience working with SaaS technology contracts
Familiarity with legal tech tools such as CLM’s.
An interest in cryptocurrency
Benefits
**How we work**
Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to **90 days per year**
$500 remote working budget to set up your home office space
**Learning & Development**
$1,000 annual Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development
**Vacation / Leave**
Holidays: **25 days of annual leave + public holidays** (federal holidays observed in the US)
An extra day off for your birthday
Enhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave
**Benefits**
Competitive salary, along with share options
Private health insurance and access to Spill Mental Health Support
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