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Sr. Legal Counsel

238k – 285kSunnyvale, CALegalOnsite12+ YOE
Summary

Senior Corporate Counsel providing primary commercial legal support for Americas West and APAC regions, negotiating enterprise SaaS/software agreements and supporting Sales, Channels, and Customer Success teams. Requires 12+ years experience and deep SaaS contracting expertise.

About the role

Your Impact

  • Negotiate enterprise SaaS and software agreements in close partnership with Sales and other revenue teams.
  • Lead commercial legal support for the West Coast, Central, Canada, and APAC regions, including enterprise, channel, OEM, and strategic partner agreements.
  • Help develop and refine legal processes supporting Sales, Marketing, Channels, and Customer Success.
  • Partner with Revenue Operations on customer acquisition and retention initiatives.
  • Work with field operations to streamline negotiations, reduce acquisition costs, and enhance customer success.
  • Negotiate complex technology transactions with a practical, risk-balanced approach.

Your Toolkit

  • 12+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience
  • Top-tier law school education; Active bar membership
  • In-house experience at a high-growth technology company, ideally late-stage private or early public
  • Deep commercial contracting experience in enterprise SaaS/software and cybersecurity
  • Strong working knowledge of data privacy and security, applied directly to commercial contracts
  • Experience with channel partner structures (distributor, reseller, MSP)
  • Hands-on, efficient deal-closing approach with strong attention to detail and the big picture
  • Comfortable working across multiple regions, including APAC, Australia, and Canada
  • Ability to support customers in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, public sector)
  • Versatility to support other practice areas and a willingness to take on whatever legal work the business needs, big or small
  • Excellent judgment, communication skills, and ability to simplify complex legal concepts
  • Proven ability to prioritize, operate independently, and adapt in a fast-changing environment

Nice-to-Haves

  • Prior experience supporting other practice areas such as Employment, Product, Privacy and IP highly preferred.
Skills
Commercial ContractingEnterprise SaaS AgreementsCybersecurity LawData PrivacyData SecurityChannel Partner AgreementsOEM AgreementsStrategic PartnershipsContract NegotiationRegulatory Compliance
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