Senior Corporate Counsel (4 month Fixed-Term Contract)

 - Independently draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including enterprise SaaS contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, and partnership arrangements 

- Provide clear, pragmatic legal advice to business stakeholders across Sales, Product, Finance, and Operations 

- Support revenue-generating activities while ensuring appropriate legal risk management 

- Manage a high volume of contracts and legal requests, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery 

- Maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes to enhance efficiency 

- Provide support on compliance matters, including data privacy, information security, and regulatory obligations 

- Assist with corporate governance, internal policies, and risk management initiatives 

- Conduct legal research and provide guidance on relevant legal and regulatory developments 

- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment between legal requirements and business operations 

- Liaise with external counsel where required, ensuring effective and cost-efficient support 

- Extensive experience drafting and negotiating enterprise level commercial contracts within a SaaS or technology environment 

- Strong understanding of data privacy laws (including GDPR) and regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g. DORA) 

- Ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives in a fast-paced environment 

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills 

- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively 

- Experience improving legal processes and operational workflows 

- Proactive, adaptable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree; active license to practice law in at least one jurisdiction 

- 6-10+ years of post-qualification experience, including in-house experience in SaaS, RegTech, or a regulated technology environment 

- Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex legal matters and support business priorities 

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders 

Additional Information 

This is a fixed-term contract role for a period of approximately 4 months. The successful candidate is expected to quickly integrate into the Legal team, deliver immediate value, and operate with a high degree of autonomy.