Managing Counsel, Commercial (Legal, Remote)

Job summary

This role is for a seasoned commercial lawyer focused on partnership agreements within a global HR-tech environment. The position involves supporting the structuring and negotiation of various partnership deals while ensuring legal compliance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience in partnership, embedded, reseller, and channel agreements is essential.
• Expertise in commercial transactions, particularly enterprise-level SaaS agreements.
• Familiarity with HR Tech industry and bespoke HR services agreements is advantageous.
• Strong commercial drafting skills to create clear and enforceable partnership frameworks.
• Excellent negotiation skills with a focus on practical solutions for complex challenges.
• Knowledge of data protection laws, especially GDPR, is critical.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work independently while collaborating with teams.
• Strong relationship-building skills with stakeholders.
• A sense of humor and humility is valued.

Responsibilities

Practicals

• Draft and negotiate complex partnership agreements, including embedded services and channel agreements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align partnership agreements with business objectives.
• Develop templates and resources for partnership deals.
• Provide legal support for EMEA sales as needed.
• Offer legal training to empower stakeholders in navigating commercial issues.
• Maintain a solutions-focused approach to negotiations.
• Reports to: Senior Director
• Team: Legal - Employment, Product and Commercial
• Location: Preference for EMEA time zones, with AMER East Coast as secondary.
• Start date: As soon as possible.