Senior Legal Counsel - Remote

Overview

As Senior Legal Counsel in the commercial legal team at Sophos, you will provide expert and timely legal guidance to the business on a wide range of commercial matters.

In Short

• Form a key part of a dynamic global commercial legal team providing legal support and advice to a growing cyber security business.
• Negotiate a wide variety of supplier, customer and channel agreements (including DPAs) in jurisdictions globally.
• Advise on legal risk on new and ongoing business projects and go to market offerings.
• Manage a wide variety of internal customer queries using our Jira ticket system.
• Draft bespoke contracts to deal with commercial issues pragmatically.
• Establish and maintain relationships with different parts of the business.
• Identify areas for business improvement and work to improve processes.
• Engage in team meetings, thriving on healthy debate.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited US law school and licensed to practice law in the US.
• A minimum of 8 years of commercial legal experience, with at least 5 years in an in-house counsel role.
• Expertise in contract law and commercial transactions.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• An ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong analytical skills and solution orientated.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Experience dealing with public sector contracts and tender processes.
• Data privacy experience.
• Desirable: German language skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a leading cybersecurity company.
• Dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
• Collaborative team culture.
• Professional development opportunities.