Senior Commercial Counsel

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

This role offers the chance to play a critical part in the success of a rapidly growing and innovative SaaS company in APJ, with a particular focus on our India and South East Asia regions.

What it asks for · 9

• A seasoned lawyer (qualified in Singapore or another relevant jurisdiction) with at least 8 years’ law firm and/or in-house commercial transactional experience across Indian and other South East Asian jurisdictions,
• Someone with deep expertise in advising on Indian law and/or navigating its complex regulatory environments. As we grow rapidly across India, and expect many customers and prospects to sit in highly regulated industries like BFSI, this role will demand someone who can confidently navigate the complex and evolving regulatory landscape and the sector specific requirements our customers and prospects in India and South East Asia operate within.
• Someone possessing strong familiarity with negotiating SaaS contracts, and related technology areas such as privacy, security, intellectual property, and AI.
• Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Given the requirements of the role (particularly in supporting business and customers in India) conversational Hindi or Tamil and/or proficiency in one or more other another South East Asian language(s) would be valuable to enable negotiations, participate in customer meetings and collaboration with teams needed to support and build trust directly with customers and stakeholders in the India and South East Asia markets this role will support.
• Someone who thrives in negotiating, communicating, educating, and comfortable leading sensitive conversations with both legal and business counterparts.
• Someone with integrity, excellent judgment, and a high degree of emotional intelligence. You build strong collaboration channels with peers and stakeholders across the business and identify pathways to success with our customers.
• Comfortable working independently, adhering to established processes, and able to recognize when to seek guidance.
• Excited to drive contracts to closure and are comfortable partnering with clients in sales, where you will prioritize multiple deals simultaneously while supporting tight deadlines.
• Able to work out of our Singapore office on a hybrid basis and serve as a local point of contact for the Legal Department in the region.

What the job covers

• Negotiate and close a variety of commercial agreements and ancillary documents to support customer sales and partner engagements across India and South East Asia.
• Lead negotiations with Indian customers across all regions, as well as South East Asia customers, including from regulated sectors like BFSI.
• Deliver practical and decisive legal guidance to internal business teams, exercising sound judgment on risk trade-offs and escalation decisions, functioning as a trusted advisor who translates business needs into contractual commitments and actionable legal advice.
• Coach sales team members on negotiation strategies for Indian and South East Asia customers, including delivery of regular internal training sessions and office hours.
• Support the ongoing improvement of contract templates, playbooks, and processes in line with emerging laws and regulations in India and South East Asia.
• Support knowledge-sharing and mentorship across the Commercial Legal team, contributing to broader team initiatives and special projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Datadog stakeholders across the APJ region, including Deal Desk, People/HR, Procurement, and regional sales leadership.

Degree language

• Someone with integrity, excellent judgment, and a high degree of emotional intelligence. You build strong collaboration channels with peers and stakeholders across the business and identify pathways to success with our customers.

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Words the posting leans on

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• legal12×
• south east11×
• east asia9×
• india9×
• business8×
• commercial6×
• indian6×
• region6×
• someone6×
• support6×
• sales5×
• build4×
• collaboration4×
• complex4×
• contracts4×

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