Principal, Legal Counsel
Core
Senior technology lawyer advising on software and technology agreements, supplier contracts, privacy, regulatory matters, sanctions, and export controls for a global financial services software company.
Role type
Senior individual-contributor legal counsel
Builds
Technology supplier contracts, software licensing, partner arrangements, and compliance frameworks
Domain
Financial services software / Technology law
Required skills
Legal qualification (UK or major European jurisdiction), commercial contracting and negotiation, software industry experience, technology and software legal expertise, complex legal issue analysis, written and spoken English
Preferred skills
Privacy and data protection, intellectual property and software licensing, SaaS/PaaS/OEM/distribution agreements, open-source software, procurement, regulatory advice, sanctions, export controls, corporate compliance, trademark matters
Technologies
SaaS, PaaS, OEM, open-source software
Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate software and technology-related agreements; advise on contracts with technology suppliers; support commercial arrangements with partners and resellers; advise on procurement contracts; provide guidance on privacy, data protection, and regulatory matters; advise on intellectual property, software licensing, and open-source software; assess sanctions and export-control requirements; support corporate compliance and trademark matters.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC