TheyDo - Journey Management

Legal Counsel

TheyDo - Journey Management

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Anywhere in Europe

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About the role

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a range of customer and partner agreements (including MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, order forms, and related commercial terms)
  • Support commercial negotiations by advising on risk, proposing pragmatic alternatives, and helping close deals efficiently
  • Maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, and fallback positions to streamline contracting at scale
  • Identify recurring contract issues and proactively propose ways to standardize and simplify contracting
  • Own day-to-day execution of the internal contracting process, including intake, approvals, tracking, and record keeping
  • Maintain our contract registry and ensure contracts are stored and tracked accurately and consistently
  • Coordinate with external counsel for specialized legal topics (e.g., jurisdiction-specific issues), ensuring smooth collaboration and high-quality outcomes
  • Partner with Sales, Finance, Compliance and Product teams to enable business goals while managing legal risk appropriately
  • Work in our core tools and workflows (Slack, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and Gong) to support commercial deal cycles and keep stakeholders aligned
  • Deliver periodic enablement sessions and practical trainings to the GTM team (Sales, CS, Partnerships) on contracting best practices, common negotiation points, and how to use templates/playbooks effectively
  • Use AI tools and workflow automation to reduce repetitive work and improve turnaround time (e.g., drafting support, clause comparison, summarizing contract changes, creating playbooks and guidance)
  • Identify bottlenecks in contracting and implement improvements through clearer templates, better playbooks, and streamlined processes
  • Learn and adopt new tools quickly to support efficient and scalable legal operations, while ensuring quality, confidentiality, and sound judgment
  • Stay up to date with key regulations relevant to a global SaaS business (e.g., privacy/data protection, commercial contracting norms, and general compliance requirements)
  • Flag emerging risks early and coordinate with internal stakeholders or external advisors to address them proactively.

Requirements

  • A law degree (or equivalent legal qualification)
  • 2–5 years of experience in commercial contracting, either in-house, at a law firm, or a combination of both
  • Strong drafting skills and comfort negotiating directly with business stakeholders
  • Experience working in a modern, tool-driven environment, including: Slack, Word Google Docs (or Google Workspace), Salesforce for deal tracking and contract workflows
  • A high level of comfort with AI tools for knowledge work—able to use them responsibly to accelerate drafting, analysis, summarization, and process improvement
  • Comfortable delivering internal trainings and enablement sessions to non-legal teams, particularly GTM stakeholders, and translating legal concepts into practical guidance
  • Strong attention to detail paired with pragmatic judgment and a solution-focused mindset
  • Clear, concise communication skills, able to explain legal concepts in plain language and provide actionable recommendations.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation and pre-IPO equity
  • Fully remote working with flexible hours
  • Health Insurance benefit
  • Flexible holiday days
  • Learning and Development budget
  • Wellbeing budget
  • Paid parental leave
  • Home office or co-working support
  • Company events
  • Latest tech & tools
  • Continuous growth of our benefits package

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
contract draftingcontract negotiationrisk assessmentcontract managementlegal analysisworkflow automationdata protectioncompliancecommercial contractinglegal research
Soft skills
attention to detailpragmatic judgmentsolution-focused mindsetclear communicationtraining deliverystakeholder alignmentcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitynegotiation
Certifications
law degreelegal qualification