Gearset Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
At Gearset, we’re on a mission to revolutionise DevOps for Salesforce, and we’re looking for the third member of our growing in‑house legal team. Our small but mighty legal team provides a pragmatic and customer‑facing legal function to a top tech company with impressive growth plans. Partnering closely with the other teams, this opportunity will give an ambitious commercial lawyer the chance to work in a supportive and highly entrepreneurial environment.
What’s the opportunity for a Legal Counsel at Gearset
* Accelerate Gearset’s growth by partnering with our Sales and Customer Success teams to review, negotiate, and close commercial agreements with some of our largest and most complex customers, balancing legal risk against our commercial goals.
* Solve a variety of legal and business challenges in a fast‑moving, focused, and collaborative environment.
* Educate Gearcitizens on the latest legal and regulatory developments that may impact our business, keeping abreast of and up to date on any changes.
* Recommend ways to improve and scale our processes and reduce friction, so we can keep up with the rapid growth of the business.
What you’ll achieve
* Work closely with our Legal and Compliance Manager and existing Legal Counsel to provide expert, pragmatic legal advice on a wide range of business matters.
* Support our Sales and Customer Success functions as we grow our customer base and expand opportunities, ensuring we can quickly and effectively win customer opportunities.
* Advise and assist other internal teams with their legal challenges as the need arises.
* Play a key role in ensuring we remain compliant with national and international data protection legislation, advising on data processing agreements and our internal data protection processes.
* Collaborate with IT and Engineering teams as we increase the use of AI tools across the business and within our software.
* Help shape and develop our legal function as we scale and streamline our legal operations.
About you
* A proactive junior/mid‑level UK qualified lawyer with proven post‑qualification experience.
* Experience reviewing and negotiating technology/SaaS agreements (private practice or in‑house).
* Able to pragmatically balance ideal legal outcomes with the reality of commercial goals.
* Comfortable leading contract negotiations with customers, and building effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
* Strong understanding of UK and EU data protection laws (US knowledge helpful).
* Exceptional writing skills and attention to detail, applied to drafting documents, policies and contracts, and communicating in a precise and digestible manner.
* Able to effectively prioritise and stay focused in an evolving environment.
* Excited to help a rapidly growing company scale its legal function.
* Comfortable admitting when you don’t have an answer, but confident you can find it.
Great to haves
* Experience in enterprise‑level SaaS MSA and DPA negotiations.
* Interest in AI and understanding of the developing regulatory framework.
* Experience on the “buyer side” of SaaS deals.
Salary and benefits (the stuff you’d expect!)
* Salary of £65,000 – £75,000 depending on experience.
* Full‑time opportunity, Monday to Friday with optional flexible home working (2–3 days a week in the office).
* Opportunity to join our Long‑Term Incentive Plan.
* Generous personal development budget up to £1,500 per year for courses, conferences or other professional development.
* Top‑end hardware provided.
* Free lunch in the office.
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy an extra 5 each year).
* Company Pension Plan (matching up to 5%).
* Life Insurance & critical illness cover.
* Discounted gym membership and other health and wellness benefits.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Legal
Industries
* Software Development and Technology
* Information and Media
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