Commercial Counsel – EMEA

ElevenLabs

Commercial Counsel working with ElevenLabs on legal transactions in EMEA. Supporting SaaS, licensing, and strategic partnerships in a growing AI company.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, with a primary focus on GTM/Sales transactions in EMEA, including enterprise customer contracts
Partner with sales, business development, and operations teams to design and implement strategies that support high-growth go-to-market initiatives.
Monitor and interpret evolving European legal and regulatory developments, including data protection, technology, and AI-related frameworks, and apply this knowledge to contract drafting and risk assessment.
Develop, maintain, and localize contract templates, playbooks, and policies to reflect regional requirements and industry best practices.
Provide clear, pragmatic, and commercially focused legal advice to cross-functional teams, tailoring advice to enable responsible growth and innovation.
Contribute to scaling the Legal Team’s commercial function, fostering a collaborative, solutions-oriented team culture.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Law degree and qualification to practice law in a relevant EMEA jurisdiction
5+ years of relevant post-qualification legal experience (in-house experience in technology or SaaS strongly preferred).
Proven track record drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
Strong knowledge of enterprise software licensing, SaaS, data protection, and intellectual property.
Experience advising on privacy, cybersecurity, and cross-border data transfer issues.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Comfort in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and tight deadlines

Benefits

Comp & perks

Innovative culture: You’ll be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI, surrounded by a team pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Growth paths: Joining ElevenLabs means joining a dynamic team with countless opportunities to drive impact - beyond your immediate role and responsibilities.
Learning & development: ElevenLabs proactively supports professional development through an annual discretionary stipend.
Social travel: We also provide an annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues each year, however you choose.
Annual company offsite: Each year, we bring the entire team together in a new location - past offsites have included Croatia and Italy.
Co-working: If you’re not located near one of our main hubs, we offer a monthly co-working stipend.

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract draftingnegotiationcommercial agreementsenterprise software licensingSaaSdata protectionintellectual propertyprivacycybersecuritycross-border data transfer

Soft Skills

communicationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilitystrategic thinkingcommercial awarenessteam culture developmentpragmatic legal advicesolutions-oriented mindset

Certifications

law degreequalification to practice law in EMEA jurisdiction