Senior Legal Counsel - Technology
Core
In-house legal counsel providing commercial and technology law support to PwC New Zealand's Internal Firm Services team, focusing on complex agreements, AI contracting, and regulatory compliance.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (technology)
Builds
Standard AI contracting playbooks, commercial agreements for SI/ERP/SaaS, and vendor risk frameworks.
Domain
Professional services / Technology law
Required skills
Complex commercial agreement drafting, technology contract negotiation, AI service advising, privacy/data handling guidance, regulatory change tracking, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
AI clause negotiation, agile/hybrid delivery model support
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Negotiate complex technology agreements (SI/ERP, SaaS, MSAs), support bids/tenders and strategic client contracts, advise on AI-enabled services and develop standard AI contracting positions, partner with Risk/Procurement on vendor risk, provide guidance on privacy/data handling, track legislative/regulatory changes, respond to ad hoc legal queries
Seniority
Mid to Senior, hands-on IC