Director Commercial Legal, EMEA (Software)

Location: Remote, United Kingdom; UK-based.

Company

hirify.global is a data and AI trust company providing data resilience and data security posture management solutions to more than 550,000 customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead the EMEA Commercial Legal team of four to five lawyers while remaining directly involved in complex transactions.
• Negotiate and close high-value software, SaaS, BaaS, professional services, and channel agreements with Sales, Deal Desk, and other stakeholders.
• Partner with the US counterpart to align contracting positions, templates, playbooks, processes, knowledge sharing, and workload across regions.
• Provide practical, commercially focused advice on legal, regulatory, privacy, data protection, and commercial issues.
• Build partnerships with Sales leadership, monitor pipeline priorities, and allocate legal resources effectively.
• Develop training and guidance, serve as the escalation point for complex or high-risk matters, and drive continuous improvement across the global Commercial Legal team.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with a current practising certificate.
• 12+ years of post-qualification experience gained at a leading law firm and/or in-house, including significant in-house experience within a software or technology company.
• Proven experience managing, coaching, and developing lawyers.
• Extensive hands-on experience negotiating and closing complex software and SaaS agreements in a fast-paced sales environment.
• Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills, with experience partnering with Sales and other technology-sector stakeholders.
• Experience advising on privacy and data protection matters arising in commercial technology transactions.
• Strong commercial judgment, pragmatic risk-based decision-making, and sound escalation judgment, including where precedent is limited.
• Collaborative, team-oriented leadership style with a global perspective and the ability to balance a significant personal caseload with team leadership.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including simplifying complex legal issues and providing clear, practical guidance.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 paid vacation days, four additional global hirify.globale Days, and 24 paid volunteer hours annually.
• Private medical, dental, and vision insurance with dependent enrolment.
• Life insurance, income protection after 26 weeks, and a defined contribution pension plan with employer match.
• Worldwide travel insurance for business and leisure, with dependent enrolment available.
• Employee Assistance Program, therapy, legal and financial support, online GP services, and wellbeing programs.
• Learning and development through LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly, mentoring, workshops, and Global Day of Learning events.