Our client is a US SaaS & cloud‑based platform that was recently listed as one of the World’s Most Admired Technology Companies. This dynamic and fast-growing tech business offers exceptional solutions which create innovative digital workflows enabling 80% of the Fortune 500 to exceed productivity levels. With unforeseen business growth developing in Italy and Iberia, a talented Senior Legal Counsel with thorough commercial law SaaS and IT experience is required to take control of this region.
The Role
As Senior Legal Counsel, you will join the EMEA Office in Dublin to focus on reviewing and negotiating complex IT/SaaS contracts and numerous legal agreements while constantly assisting the commercial sales and other business units on legal matters. This role will expose you to a very broad focus where strong legal judgment is required when advising finance, sales operations, deal desk, product operations, support, security, and other business units to ensure you can identify commercial opportunities whilst protecting the business from possible risk.
The Candidate
Ideally, you will be an Italian Qualified Lawyer already based in Dublin or Amsterdam working for a US Tech business dealing with SaaS or software licensing transactions and supporting an EMEA sales team. Must have excellent drafting and negotiating skills ideally having trained with an international law firm or Top 5 Irish Firm. Must be bilingual in English and Italian with excellent verbal and written communication skills, Spanish is also advantageous for this role. The ideal candidate will have the natural ability to identify risks and use a pragmatic approach when handling complex legal issues. You will be encouraged to embrace working within a sales and fast pace environment. An excellent salary package and stocks are on offer for the right candidate with excellent progression and a super cool boss.
Contact
For further details, please contact Liam Taaffe at EMEA Legal, we’re expecting a large number of candidate applications and will only respond to applicants with relevant experience. So please only apply if you meet the requirements above.