Legal Counsel
Simply Business
Senior Legal Counsel
Confluence
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our global legal team. This is a high-impact individual contributor role reporting to the Chief Legal Officer in the US, with a primary focus on supporting our commercial and regulatory needs in the UK and EMEA.
- The role will centre on negotiating complex SaaS and technology-related contracts, advising on data protection and compliance, and providing pragmatic, business-focused legal advice across a range of issues. You’ll work closely with commercial, product, customer success, and internal operations teams, and serve as the first point of contact for legal matters in your region.
- You’ll join a small, fast-moving legal team that partners across the business and helps drive commercial results while managing risk at scale.
Requirements
- Qualified to practice law in England & Wales
- 8+ years of post-qualification experience, including at least 3+ years in-house at a B2B technology or financial services company
- Expertise drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
- o SaaS MSAs and order forms
- o Data processing agreements (including UK/EU GDPR compliance)
- o SLAs, SOWs, partner/reseller agreements, and vendor contracts
- Demonstrated ability to manage contract negotiations directly with counterparties, including enterprise procurement teams and global financial institutions
- Solid understanding of UK and EU data protection/privacy laws, including:
- o Use and negotiation of SCCs and other transfer mechanisms
- o Support for internal privacy compliance (data mapping, policies, DPIAs)
- Familiarity with EBA outsourcing guidelines and cloud outsourcing frameworks applicable to technology vendors supporting regulated financial institutions
- Awareness of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) and its implications for SaaS providers in financial services
- Experience advising business teams across multiple jurisdictions (especially UK and EMEA), with a strong grasp of regional legal and compliance risk
- Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple workstreams and deadlines with minimal oversight
- Clear, concise communicator who can explain legal concepts to non-lawyers and help drive decisions
- Nice to have:
- Experience supporting or managing matters related to:
- o Internal investigations or litigation (pre-litigation, disputes, eDiscovery coordination)
- o Corporate governance, entity management, and board support in UK/EMEA
- o Employment and contractor issues across the UK and EMEA regions
- Experience improving legal team operations (playbooks, templates, training, tooling
Benefits
- Generous Time Off packages including additional half days with each public holiday in your location.
- Global Career Development opportunities
- Social Events
- Referral Bonus scheme - Upto $3,000 per successful referral
- Plus many more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
contract negotiationcommercial agreementsSaaS MSAsdata processing agreementsGDPR complianceSLAsSOWsvendor contractsdata mappingDPIAs
Soft skills
clear communicationconcise communicationability to manage multiple workstreamsability to prioritizebusiness-focused legal advicecollaborationproblem-solvingdecision-makingadaptabilityinterpersonal skills
Certifications
qualified to practice law in England & Wales
