About the Role
As Senior Legal Counsel, you will support Sitecore’s commercial and compliance operations across EMEA sales regions. You will lead the drafting and negotiation of customer-facing contracts—including outbound licenses, SaaS/cloud agreements, and service offerings—and support vendor and supplier agreements. You will also contribute to broader compliance and corporate initiatives, and negotiate Data Processing Agreements as part of standard SaaS contracting, working closely with the Data Protection legal team on escalated issues.
This role requires a strategic, business-minded attorney who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders across geographies.
What You’ll Do
* Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, primarily software licensing and SaaS/cloud agreements, including risk assessment and internal approvals
* Negotiate Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and related privacy terms as part of standard contracting workflows, with support from DP legal as needed
* Serve as the primary legal interface for the sales organization, offering strategic guidance and ensuring process compliance, answering first level of privacy and data protection queries
* Maintain and evolve contract templates, playbooks, and clause libraries
* Deliver internal training on legal policies and processes
* Collaborate with Finance, Privacy and Product teams to implement and oversee legal compliance programs
* Support general corporate matters and special projects as needed
* Support to the product team
What You Need to Succeed
* Minimum 5 years of post‑qualification experience in a law firm and/or in‑house legal department
* Law degree and license to practice law
* Proven expertise in SaaS/cloud contracts, intellectual property rights, and software licensing
* Demonstrated ability to advise on global privacy and data protection frameworks and to negotiate DPAs, SCCs, and related contract terms in SaaS environments
* Ability to translate business needs into pragmatic legal solutions with clear, concise drafting
* Comfortable interacting with senior management and cross‑functional teams
* Strong business acumen and ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines
* Familiarity with AI‑related legal issues and tools
Additional Skills That Could Set You Apart
* Experience supporting Sales teams in a legal capacity, preferably at software providers companies
* Good understanding of software development and technologies, eagerness to learn Sitecore’s products and services
* Experience working with stakeholders across multiple geographies
* Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus
Equal Opportunities at Sitecore
Sitecore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without unlawful regard to race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other local legally protected characteristic.
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