Senior Counsel, Commercial - AMER
Job Description:
• Become an important member of the commercial legal team responsible for supporting the go-to-market team by reviewing and negotiating ClickHouse’s customer contracts. Your primary focus will be supporting the Americas sales team, with opportunities to support APAC as we grow the commercial legal function.
• Cultivate strong relationships with the Americas sales team and act as a solutions-oriented business partner to ClickHouse’s Americas sales team by providing pragmatic, sound legal counsel.
• Lead complex cross-border transactions with sophisticated counterparties located across multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitor and advise on relevant regulatory, compliance or legal developments impacting the business in the Americas region, and partner with the broader Legal team and cross-functional stakeholders where required.
• Provide training and enablement to internal stakeholders on legal issues and contract processes.
• Help maintain and update our legal agreements, policies, and templates; develop and improve scalable workflows to enable rapid revenue growth and stability for the company.
Requirements:
• Law degree and member in good standing in the US; international legal experience (especially APAC) is a big plus.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience practicing both with a law firm and in-house at a high growth technology company.
• Proven experience drafting, negotiating and closing complex commercial software and SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, partners, and resellers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of commercial legal issues related to SaaS and software licensing (i.e., data privacy, security, intellectual property, open-source, revenue recognition, and tax), professional services and other go-to-market programs (such as partner/reseller programs).
• Excellent judgement, strong business orientation and ability to translate legal risk into practical commercial advice within the context of business objectives.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and management skills; ability to build trust and strong relationships with ClickHouse’s sales team, cross-functional stakeholders, and ClickHouse’s customers.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a high-growth environment.
Benefits:
• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.
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• Become an important member of the commercial legal team responsible for supporting the go-to-market team by reviewing and negotiating ClickHouse’s customer contracts. Your primary focus will be supporting the Americas sales team, with opportunities to support APAC as we grow the commercial legal function.
• Cultivate strong relationships with the Americas sales team and act as a solutions-oriented business partner to ClickHouse’s Americas sales team by providing pragmatic, sound legal counsel.
• Lead complex cross-border transactions with sophisticated counterparties located across multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitor and advise on relevant regulatory, compliance or legal developments impacting the business in the Americas region, and partner with the broader Legal team and cross-functional stakeholders where required.
• Provide training and enablement to internal stakeholders on legal issues and contract processes.
• Help maintain and update our legal agreements, policies, and templates; develop and improve scalable workflows to enable rapid revenue growth and stability for the company.
Requirements:
• Law degree and member in good standing in the US; international legal experience (especially APAC) is a big plus.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience practicing both with a law firm and in-house at a high growth technology company.
• Proven experience drafting, negotiating and closing complex commercial software and SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, partners, and resellers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of commercial legal issues related to SaaS and software licensing (i.e., data privacy, security, intellectual property, open-source, revenue recognition, and tax), professional services and other go-to-market programs (such as partner/reseller programs).
• Excellent judgement, strong business orientation and ability to translate legal risk into practical commercial advice within the context of business objectives.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and management skills; ability to build trust and strong relationships with ClickHouse’s sales team, cross-functional stakeholders, and ClickHouse’s customers.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a high-growth environment.
Benefits:
• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.
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