Senior Legal Counsel
Core
Senior Legal Counsel supporting commercial activities, contract negotiations, and risk management for New Relic's SaaS business in the APJ region with a specific focus on Japan.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (commercial/transactional)
Builds
Commercial agreements, partner contracts, and scalable legal processes for the APJ region
Domain
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Asia Pacific and Japan markets
Required skills
Japanese commercial contract law, SaaS transactional law, privacy and data protection law, revenue recognition principles, partner channel management, AI legal regulation, contract dispute resolution
Preferred skills
In-house legal experience, AI product knowledge, industry-specific regulatory knowledge (Financial Services, Healthcare, Telecoms, Insurance, Consumer)
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS and commercial agreements; Coach sales teams on deal structure and contract disputes; Advise leadership on risk in APJ commercial and partner commitments; Manage Japanese form agreements and data processing agreements; Partner with Contract Managers and Deal Desk on execution; Collaborate with Privacy Legal on global regulatory responses; Support partner business growth through resellers and system integrators; Advise marketing and procurement on Japanese commercial contracts; Drive operational excellence in legal workflows and templates
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC