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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in commercial contracting, including drafting and negotiating agreements such as MSAs, DPAs, and NDAs, while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards. Possesses strong organizational skills to manage contract lifecycle processes and support corporate governance.
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Commercial Contracting ExperienceGDPR KnowledgeStakeholder ManagementLegal ComplianceNegotiation Skills
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Hard Skills
Contract DraftingContract NegotiationLegal Risk AssessmentEntity ManagementData PrivacyIP LicensingSaaS AgreementsCompliance FrameworksContract Lifecycle ManagementRegulatory Alignment
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsExecution-FocusedProactive Problem SolvingAbility to Operate in Ambiguity
Tools & Technologies
Legal TechContract Lifecycle Management SystemsAI-Enabled Workflows
Certifications & Qualifications
Qualified to Practise Law
Industry Keywords
SaaSTechHigh-Growth EnvironmentsVenture CapitalLife SciencesBiotechData-Driven Platforms
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesOpen Source
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own day-to-day in-house legal work, primarily contracts
- Report to the fractional Head of Legal and own an independent legal desk
- Draft, review, and negotiate customer agreements, MSAs, DPAs, SaaS terms, NDAs, partner contracts, and vendor contracts
- Run deals with Sales and Revenue from first draft through signature, escalating complex issues
- Develop and maintain contract templates, fallback positions, and playbooks
- Advise on contract interpretation and risk
- Review procurement, vendor, and advisor contracts
- Establish and operate contract lifecycle management, including repository, naming, version control, renewal, and expiry tracking
- Automate routine legal work, including self-serve NDAs, approval routing, and clause libraries
- Report on contract volumes, cycle times, and open matters
- Assist with entity management, corporate filings, and board documentation
- Support equity, compensation, and cap table-related processes with Finance and People
- Maintain internal policies and compliance frameworks
- Support audit readiness and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions
- Provide legal input for customer security and procurement reviews
- Support data privacy and data protection work with IT & Compliance and the external DPO
- Partner with Security and Engineering on compliance initiatives
- Maintain records of processing, DPAs, and the sub-processor list
- Handle day-to-day IP, licensing, and open source licensing questions
- Partner with Product and Engineering on new features to ensure legal and regulatory alignment
Requirements
What you’ll need- 3–6 years of post-qualification experience
- Qualified to practise law in a relevant jurisdiction
- Hands-on commercial contracting experience, ideally in SaaS, tech, or high-growth environments
- Experience negotiating commercial agreements independently
- Exposure to at least one area beyond contracting: privacy, corporate, IP, or compliance
- Working knowledge of GDPR
- Experience in a startup, scale-up, or international business environment
- Venture capital experience highly preferred
- Strong commercial judgment and ability to balance risk and opportunity
- Ability to operate in ambiguity and make pragmatic decisions quickly
- Hands-on, execution-focused approach and willingness to build from scratch
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Highly organized and process-oriented
- Fast, responsive, autonomous, proactive, practical, and solutions-driven
- Nice to have: experience supporting global distributed teams
- Nice to have: familiarity with legal tech, CLMs, and AI-enabled workflows
- Nice to have: exposure to life sciences, biotech, or data-driven platforms
Benefits
Comp & perks- 23 vacation days per year
- 3 additional days provided by Seqera in December
- National/public holidays according to your location
- Equity
- Private health insurance
- Private life insurance
- Home office allowance valued over 1,000 USD
- Subscription to Oliva Mental Health App
- Annual learning and development budget of 1,000 USD
- Remote work arrangement