Senior Legal Counsel
Core
Principal in-house legal resource owning the full contract lifecycle, privacy/AI governance framework, and corporate governance for a SaaS company.
Role type
Senior Legal Counsel (Principal In-House)
Builds
Legal operations layer including templates, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, and AI-assisted review tooling
Domain
SaaS / Technology / Data Privacy / AI Governance
Required skills
SaaS/commercial contract drafting and negotiation, data privacy regulatory frameworks (AU/NZ/UK/US), AI governance (GDPR, AI use policy, vendor risk), legal operations mindset, outside counsel management, AI tool usage
Preferred skills
M&A support experience, ambition to grow into General Counsel, team leadership
Technologies
AI-assisted review and redlining tooling, workflow automation platforms
Responsibilities
Own the full contract lifecycle (MSAs, DPAs, supplier agreements, employment terms), build and own privacy and AI governance framework, manage corporate governance and entity management, provide M&A support as opportunities arise
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with path to leadership
