Commercial Counsel

📋 Description

• Lead negotiation and drafting of customer/commercial agreements with risk protections.
• Partner with Sales/Procurement/Finance to embed Legal earlier and train teams.
• Shape procurement contracts with clear thresholds and playbooks for self-serve.
• Modernise and standardise templates (customer agreements, NDAs, DPAs, orders).
• Manage end-to-end deal flow for high-volume contracts; triage and track progress.
• Identify recurring risks and translate into simple policies and playbooks.

🎯 Requirements

• Acted as commercial counsel for complex SaaS/customer agreements and procurement.
• Led negotiations with counterparties’ legal teams to balance risk and outcomes.
• Designed or improved contracting processes (templates, playbooks, matrices).
• Built cross-functional relationships with Sales, Procurement, Finance, etc.
• Juggled a high-volume contract portfolio with prioritisation.
• Proactively identified risks and mitigation strategies.

🎁 Benefits

• £5,000 training and conference budget for development.
• 25 days of holiday plus 8 bank holidays (33 days total).
• Company pension scheme via Penfold.
• Mental health support via Spectrum.life.
• Individual wellbeing allowance via Juno.
• Private healthcare insurance through AXA.