Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial (SaaS)

TL;DR

Senior Legal Counsel (SaaS): Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a wide range of SaaS commercial contracts with an accent on customer agreements, DPAs, and SLAs. Focus on aligning legal strategy with business goals, providing legal advice on commercial matters, and streamlining legal commercial operations.

Location: Hybrid (Montreal or Quebec City, Canada)

Company

hirify.global is a Quebec-based company, pioneer in AI-powered search and recommendations.

What you will do

• Draft, negotiate, and review a wide range of SaaS commercial contracts, including enterprise-level customer agreements/MSAs, DPAs, SLAs, and partnership agreements.
• Handle the legal aspects of commercial deals from inception to closing.
• Provide legal advice to the leadership team in connection with commercial matters and risk management, and opportunistically on regulatory, compliance, and privacy issues.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including all go-to-market teams, Product and R&D, to align legal strategy with business goals.
• Work with our legal privacy/compliance function on several cross-functional initiatives and assist our procurement function on critical procurement deals.
• Develop and implement procedures to streamline legal commercial operations.

Requirements

• Negotiation experience with clients, preferably in a sell-side capacity.
• Strong negotiation skills, adept at managing complex discussions with empathy, humility, and professionalism.
• Strong business acumen and problem-solving abilities to provide strategic advisory support, along with excellent written and spoken English proficiency.
• I confirm either living or being about to move to Montreal or Quebec city.

Nice to have

• Over 4 years of legal experience, including in-house.
• Experience working in tech or SaaS environments.
• Strong in risk management for fast-paced environments, with solid analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Background or interest in AI, machine learning, data privacy (GDPR, etc.), and IP matters; privacy certifications (CIPP) or security exposure is a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person: This role requires you to be in the office full-time, whether it be at our Quebec, Montreal, Weert, or London locations.
• Hybrid: Our offices in Quebec City, Montreal, London and Weert are designed to foster collaboration and your well-being. We gather there on our pillar days two times a week to strengthen in-person interactions and encourage creativity, all while providing you with the flexibility of a hybrid environment.
• Remote: Our benefits will enable you to work comfortably from home, but you may be required to travel to attend our in-person team-building events.