Senior Legal Counsel shaping AI, data, and SaaS commercial strategy at Intent HQ. Lead contracts, compliance, and ethical innovation across global freemium and AI platforms.
Responsibilities
Lead and advise on negotiations for AI and data solution contracts, including SaaS, freemium platform, and cloud licensing agreements, as well as data partnerships and collaboration frameworks
Draft, review, and refine commercial and licensing documentation (bespoke and template) for AI and freemium-based cloud products, ensuring alignment between business model flexibility and compliance obligations
Partner with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure commercial agility aligns with legal integrity, balancing innovation, monetisation strategies (including free-to-paid conversion), and risk management
Support international operations, ensuring legal agreements are consistent with local and cross-border compliance requirements
Oversee the company’s overall legal risk management framework, identifying and mitigating risks associated with AI models, data usage, and freemium service models
Advise on intellectual property ownership, open-source licensing, and data usage rights for AI models, datasets, and user-generated data in freemium environments
Develop scalable legal processes that enable product experimentation while maintaining compliance and commercial clarity
Provide expert guidance on data protection and privacy, ensuring compliance with GDPR, the UK Data Protection Act 2018, and emerging AI and digital consumer protection regulations
Contribute to the definition and implementation of ethical AI and freemium data usage policies, ensuring transparency and fairness in how customer data supports model improvement and monetisation
Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure that AI systems are developed and deployed responsibly, and that freemium models comply with data privacy and consumer protection standards
Requirements
8+ years PQE as a UK-qualified lawyer (or equivalent common law jurisdiction)
Advisory experience on AI model ownership, intellectual property, and open-source licensing
Substantial in-house experience within an AI SaaS or data analytics company, ideally supporting freemium or subscription-based commercial models
Proven expertise in drafting and negotiating SaaS, AI solution, and freemium platform agreements, including data licensing, model access, and usage-based pricing structures
In-depth knowledge of privacy law and data governance, with experience advising on data processing, AI training data use, and customer consent frameworks
Demonstrable ability to balance legal rigour with commercial pragmatism, providing solutions-oriented advice in fast-paced, innovation-driven contexts
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior leadership, product strategists, and commercial teams
A keen interest in AI, data science, and emerging business models such as freemium and usage-based pricing
Benefits
Flexible working
Free breakfast daily (when in the office)
26 days holiday (increasing with service)
Pension scheme
Income Protection with Employee Assistance Programme
Life Assurance
Oliva Mental Health platform and counselling
Higher than statutory maternity/paternity benefits
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