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Senior German Commercial Counsel

Elastic

Full-time
EMEA
counselor
attorney
saas
cloud
hiring
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We are hiring a solid Corporate Counsel / Senior Corporate Counsel, with 5 – 7+ years’ experience, to join our expanding EMEA Commercial Legal department in this fast growing, truly globally distributed company. Reporting to the Senior Director, EMEA Commercial Legal, this position will be ideal for a self-sufficient and resourceful mid-level attorney located in Amsterdam, London or Munich.

What you will be doing:

  • Primarily responsible for negotiating and structuring a wide variety of commercial contracts (including channel agreements, cloud/ SaaS and software subscription contracts, and related professional services contracts), in support of our Sales and Partner organizations in the EMEA Central Region (e.g. Austria, Germany and Switzerland).

  • Engage closely with the wider Legal Department spread across the USA and APJ and Elastic’s go-to-market, finance and compliance organization. 

  • Supporting EMEA & Global Legal team members on ad hoc projects – as directed.

  • Help to build and strengthen workflow processes between the Legal Department and other departments within Elastic to enable dealmaking and compliance initiatives.

  • Partner with co-workers who are sharp and motivated, combined with a company culture that is open, welcoming and unequaled.

What You Bring Along:

  • You are qualified and legally permitted to practice law in Germany and have 5 – 7+ years’ experience in the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts (including cloud/ SaaS and software subscription contracts and related professional services supply contracts).

  • Experience &knowledge of relevant laws and legal systems in jurisdiction(s) in Central Europe (including Austria, Germany and Switzerland). 

  • You will have the ability to balance legal risks with business strategy. Candidates who have experience both in-house and at a major national or international law firm are preferred.

  • You thrive while independently running your own time in a demanding, fast-paced environment, are able to handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and humour.

Moreover, you have/are:

  • A self-starter by nature - you have the proven track history to balance multiple projects and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance.

  • Experience with, or at least a good working knowledge of, complex software licensing and cloud business models and related legal issues.

  • Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver outstanding results.

  • Familiarity with data protection and privacy issues and concerns in the context of technology transactions, as a significant plus.

  • Prior experience representing high-growth companies is strongly preferred.

  • Ability to collaborate and function well in a distributed team environment.

  • Ability to participate in some limited travel requirements.

  • Written and spoken German.

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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EMEA
Posted 1 year ago
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Senior German Commercial Counsel

Elastic
The job listing has expired. Unfortunately, the hiring company is no longer accepting new applications.

To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Legal jobs

We are hiring a solid Corporate Counsel / Senior Corporate Counsel, with 5 – 7+ years’ experience, to join our expanding EMEA Commercial Legal department in this fast growing, truly globally distributed company. Reporting to the Senior Director, EMEA Commercial Legal, this position will be ideal for a self-sufficient and resourceful mid-level attorney located in Amsterdam, London or Munich.

What you will be doing:

  • Primarily responsible for negotiating and structuring a wide variety of commercial contracts (including channel agreements, cloud/ SaaS and software subscription contracts, and related professional services contracts), in support of our Sales and Partner organizations in the EMEA Central Region (e.g. Austria, Germany and Switzerland).

  • Engage closely with the wider Legal Department spread across the USA and APJ and Elastic’s go-to-market, finance and compliance organization. 

  • Supporting EMEA & Global Legal team members on ad hoc projects – as directed.

  • Help to build and strengthen workflow processes between the Legal Department and other departments within Elastic to enable dealmaking and compliance initiatives.

  • Partner with co-workers who are sharp and motivated, combined with a company culture that is open, welcoming and unequaled.

What You Bring Along:

  • You are qualified and legally permitted to practice law in Germany and have 5 – 7+ years’ experience in the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts (including cloud/ SaaS and software subscription contracts and related professional services supply contracts).

  • Experience &knowledge of relevant laws and legal systems in jurisdiction(s) in Central Europe (including Austria, Germany and Switzerland). 

  • You will have the ability to balance legal risks with business strategy. Candidates who have experience both in-house and at a major national or international law firm are preferred.

  • You thrive while independently running your own time in a demanding, fast-paced environment, are able to handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and humour.

Moreover, you have/are:

  • A self-starter by nature - you have the proven track history to balance multiple projects and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance.

  • Experience with, or at least a good working knowledge of, complex software licensing and cloud business models and related legal issues.

  • Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver outstanding results.

  • Familiarity with data protection and privacy issues and concerns in the context of technology transactions, as a significant plus.

  • Prior experience representing high-growth companies is strongly preferred.

  • Ability to collaborate and function well in a distributed team environment.

  • Ability to participate in some limited travel requirements.

  • Written and spoken German.

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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