Senior Counsel (London, United Kingdom)

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In the posting’s own words

We're looking for a senior lawyer with strong experience advising on commercial and technology matters to join our legal team. You'll be working in an exciting and constantly evolving environment while establishing relationships cross-functionally with our sales, strategic partnerships, and other teams to close contracts with our customers and partners.

What it asks for · 5

• Are a UK-qualified solicitor, at least 6 years PQE with relevant experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial and technology agreements (for example enterprise sales agreements, data processing agreements and SaaS agreements) and partnership agreements (for example service partner, reseller and referral agreements)
• Build relationships and credibility easily, and enjoy partnering with others
• Work hard and stay comfortable in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment, whether the project is large or small
• Understand AI, privacy and other regulatory issues in commercial tech transactions
• Have experience using and advising on artificial intelligence

Also a plus

• Additional language skills, especially French and German
• A privacy qualification, such as CIPP/E

What the job covers

• Lead on complex, strategic deals, drafting and negotiating customer-facing agreements: software services agreements, data processing agreements, regulatory annexes, security documents and privacy policies
• Draft and negotiate distribution, reseller, professional services and referral agreements
• Act as a strategic adviser to key business partners on complex legal issues, working closely with Sales, Deal Desk, Revenue Recognition and other stakeholders
• Track emerging legal and regulatory developments, including the EU AI Act, and develop policy and risk positions where needed
• Work with Revenue Recognition, Security, Sales Operations and other teams so our agreements are consistent with Figma's policies and processes
• Mentor colleagues, including junior lawyers working with you on deals, and help improve our legal resources and know-how

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Words the posting leans on

• agreements11×
• legal4×
• sales4×
• commercial3×
• deals3×
• design3×
• experience3×
• partners3×
• privacy3×
• regulatory3×
• services3×
• strategic3×
• act2×
• advising2×
• agreements data2×
• complex2×

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