Senior Commercial Counsel
Cognia Law
contract
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Senior
About the role
- Negotiate, draft, and manage a wide range of technology agreements, including software licensing, SaaS, PaaS/IaaS, hardware supply, technology development, and support and maintenance contracts.
- Attend negotiations when needed and highlight key legal and commercial risks in both upstream and downstream contexts.
- Review public tender and bid documentation, prepare bid responses and contractual deviations, and escalate legal recommendations to senior management.
- Prepare legal analysis, executive summaries, and risk assessments to support business decisions prior to contract signature.
- Provide clear, commercially grounded legal advice on business opportunities and strategic initiatives.
- Support contract management post-signature, including interpreting signed agreements, preparing amendments or change documentation, and advising on contractual obligations.
- Investigate and manage customer complaints and claims, including assessing merit and guiding settlement strategies.
- Provide practical, solutions-focused advice to internal stakeholders across the supported business unit.
Requirements
- BCom Law, LLB, LLM, or equivalent legal qualification.
- 7–10 years’ PQE, ideally gained in a law firm or an international in-house legal team.
- Strong experience in technology contracting, including:
- - Software licences
- - SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS agreements
- - Hardware supply contracts
- - Technology development agreements
- - Support and maintenance arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
technology agreementssoftware licensingSaaS agreementsPaaS agreementsIaaS agreementshardware supply contractstechnology development agreementssupport and maintenance contractslegal analysisrisk assessments
Soft skills
negotiationcommercially grounded legal advicesolutions-focused advicestakeholder communicationrisk management
Certifications
BCom LawLLBLLM