Counsel, Commercial (EMEA)

The role

You will support the EMEA sales team by reviewing and negotiating customer contracts. You will also provide legal counsel, monitor regulatory developments, and help build legal playbooks and processes for the region.

What you will do

• Review and negotiate customer contracts to support the EMEA sales team.
• Act as a solutions-oriented business partner to the EMEA sales team.
• Negotiate complex cross-border transactions with sophisticated counterparties.
• Monitor and advise on regulatory, compliance, or legal developments in the EMEA region.
• Provide training and enablement to internal stakeholders on legal issues and contract processes.
• Maintain and update legal agreements, policies, and templates.
• Develop and improve scalable workflows.
• Contribute to building playbooks, templates, and processes for the EMEA legal function.

Required qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in good standing in the UK or another European jurisdiction.
• Right to work in the hiring location.
• 3-6 years of law firm and/or in-house experience.
• Law degree from a highly ranked university and/or experience at a top-tier law firm in the technology space.
• Experience drafting, negotiating, and closing complex commercial technology transactions and SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, partners, and resellers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of commercial legal issues related to SaaS and software licensing (data privacy, security, intellectual property, open-source, revenue recognition, and tax), professional services
• Excellent judgement and ability to translate legal risk into practical commercial advice.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Nice to have

• Local qualification (or active pursuit of it)
• Experience supporting high growth infrastructure SaaS companies
• International legal experience
• Experience with EU/UK data protection regulations in commercial negotiations and familiarity with regulated customer requirements (i.e., DORA)
• Experience negotiating on customer paper and working with negotiation playbooks and fallback positions
• Fluency in additional European languages

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Employer contributions towards healthcare
• Stock options
• Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries
• USD$500 Home office setup for remote employees
• Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites

About the company

ClickHouse is a globally distributed company operating in over 25 countries.