In-house Legal Counsel establishing and owning legal function at AI-focused company. Negotiating contracts and providing legal support to business operations while ensuring compliance.
Responsibilities
Own and negotiate customer contracts, including enterprise SaaS MSAs, DPAs, renewals and upsells
Enable enterprise deal velocity by providing fast, commercial, risk-aware legal support
Lead privacy, data protection and security obligations across customers and vendors
Manage and prioritise sub-processor contracting and compliance
Build legal playbooks, frameworks and escalation paths for the business
Reduce reliance on external counsel by bringing work in-house
Act as a trusted legal partner to People, Sales, Ops and leadership, including joining customer legal calls when needed
Requirements
~5–10 years PQE (ideally ~7) from a strong commercial law firm and/or in-house role
Deep experience negotiating enterprise SaaS contracts, including MSAs and DPAs (hands-on, not advisory-only)
Strong understanding of privacy and data protection regimes (e.g. GDPR-style frameworks)
Comfortable being a first legal hire with ownership, autonomy and ambiguity
Commercial mindset with the ability to balance speed, risk and pragmatism
Confident influencing non-lawyers and representing the company with customer legal teams
High ownership, decisiveness and bias to action in a fast-moving environment
Nice to have: Experience supporting global or cross-border operations, customers or data flows, particularly in a high-growth tech or SaaS environment
Benefits
📈 **ESOP** – Employee Stock Ownership Plan so you can grow with the company
🤖 **AI Productivity Benefit** – Get up to $1200 USD/year to spend on AI tools, courses, and learning resources that help you work smarter and grow your skills
👶 **Parental Leave** – We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all eligible new parents, and an additional 6 weeks for the birthing parent
🎉 **Milestone Merch** – Celebrate your work anniversaries with customised Relevance AI swag
🍿 **Food, Drinks & Community** – Stay energised with free breakfasts, healthy snacks, and a fully stocked fridge of drinks. Enjoy team lunches provided every Thursday and Friday, plus Uber Eats dinners and regular catered office meals throughout the week. As the home of the AI workforce, we also host vibrant community events featuring thought leaders, industry partners, and the wider tech community.
🪩 **Quarterly Team Events** – Build stronger connections through fun, meaningful team bonding experiences every quarter
🏓 **Social Clubs** – Share your hobbies and interests by joining or starting a club with your teammates. From hiking and chess to board game nights and social committee activities—there’s something for everyone!
🧠 **Sonder EAP** – Access 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support through Sonder, our Employee Assistance Programntal health and wellbeing support through Sonder, our Employee Assistance Program
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