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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive in-house legal experience within a scaling SaaS environment, with a strong focus on commercial contracts, vendor agreements, and proactive risk management. Capable of leading legal change projects and training teams on legal processes while ensuring efficient operations through technology integration.
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In-House Legal ExperienceCommercial Contract NegotiationVendor Contract ManagementLegal Risk AssessmentProject Leadership
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Hard Skills
Commercial ContractsVendor AgreementsLegal Risk ManagementEmployment LawData ProtectionCap Table ManagementContract ReviewLegal Change ProjectsPragmatism in Legal AdviceSaaS Industry Knowledge
Soft Skills
Commercial MindsetCollaborationProactive Problem SolvingEffective CommunicationTeam Training
Tools & Technologies
AI in Legal OperationsContract Management Software
Industry Keywords
SaaSIn-House LegalPrivate PracticeLegal FrameworksVendor Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Partner with the global sales teams as they negotiate commercial contracts (standard contracts for our products, NDAs, DPAs) - you will be the legal partner to them, ensuring we secure customers quickly, fairly and in a sustainable way.
- Partner with individuals and teams across the business around vendor contracts - ensuring contracts are reviewed with a legal lens and teams understand what they are signing up for when bringing on new vendors.
- Field legal questions from across the business - knowing when you can advise directly, and when external specialist legal advice is required. These will include queries from the People team (eg. HR and employment law), the Finance team (eg. stock option schemes, cap table management etc), the InfoSec team (eg. data protection).
- Build a proactive partnership with product — understanding the roadmap so legal risks are surfaced before features ship, pricing models change, or new suppliers come on board, not after.
- Anticipate where the business is heading — understanding Orbital's growth goals well enough to spot the legal risks and gaps on the horizon and get ahead of them before they become problems.
- Lead significant legal change projects — terms revamps, new commercial frameworks, major product or supplier transitions — work that touches multiple teams and needs a legal owner who can drive it end-to-end, not just advise on it.
- Train the wider team on where legal starts and ends, to contain escalations and ensure they are targeted and appropriate.
- Build a trusted and valued function, embedded across leadership of the business.
- Partner with Operations to ensure the legal function is operating efficiently, using AI and technology to scale with the company.
- Resource planning for the future team we might need and management of any external counsel required as extra support.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Prior in-house legal experience at a scaling SaaS company is essential. Law firm experience alone is not sufficient — we need someone who has operated inside a fast-moving business and understands what that demands.
- You know the difference between what matters and what doesn't. In-house legal at a scale-up requires pragmatism: picking your battles, moving at commercial pace, and being genuinely helpful rather than a blocker.
- You've been the person in the room who makes things move, not slow them down — pragmatic, commercially minded, and easy to work with.
- A background in both private practice and in-house is common in this role, but the in-house experience is what we'll weigh most heavily.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Shape the legal function - the playbook, the process, the infrastructure are yours to design
- Real strategic influence: you'll be at the table on IP, HR, pricing models, and commercial terms — not just executing others' decisions
- Genuine momentum: $60m Series B, doubling headcount, expanding across two continents
- Work alongside a fast-moving leadership team that values legal as a business enabler, not just a risk function
- Security is everyone's responsibility at Orbital. We ask all team members to follow our security policies, complete regular awareness training, and handle sensitive data with care in line with ISO 27001 standards.
- At Orbital, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We especially welcome applications from people who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.