Senior Legal Counsel, Upsun

• Legal qualification: A Juris Doctor (JD, LLB, or equivalent) with active qualification to practice law in your jurisdiction
• Tech sector experience: 5 to 10+ years of post-qualification experience within a law firm or in-house legal department, specifically supporting SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or developer-facing platforms
• Technical familiarity: You do not need to write code, but you have a strong understanding of how cloud applications are built and deployed. You are comfortable discussing concepts like APIs, containerization, edge computing, merge/pull requests, and multi-tenant databases
• Drafting and negotiating: Experience drafting and negotiating all manner of contracts, including bespoke customer-facing contracts, partnership agreements and product terms
• Language proficiency: Highly proficient in both spoken and written English and French
• Execution and mindset: A proactive problem-solver with excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills. You value clarity over complex legal language and thrive when working both autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• We know that a great hire won’t meet every requirement that we’ve outlined. If you can see yourself elevating the team, we want to hear your story. Few of us would be here had we not taken a chance

Desirable

• As Senior Legal Counsel, you will serve as a practical, strategic, and collaborative partner working directly across our group companies with Product, Engineering, Sales, Pricing, Customer Success, and Marketing teams.
• You will be deeply embedded in the product and sales lifecycles, building legal compliance into the core architecture of our platform, navigating emerging AI frameworks, and unblocking complex and bespoke commercial deals
• Your goal is to translate emerging regulations into clear, actionable business paths, and apply valuable legal expertise to the technical and commercial reality of how modern cloud applications are built and sold
• In this role you will be part of our Legal team and reporting to the General Counsel
• Embed compliance into the product lifecycle: Partner directly with Product and Engineering to review new platform features and documentation, advise on open-source software (OSS) and other vendor integrations, draft fit-for-purpose product terms and disclosures, and ensure continuous compliance with evolving technology sector laws
• Govern AI and emerging tech: Formulate clear legal frameworks for features utilizing AI/ML models—focusing on training data provenance, output liabilities, and compliance with the EU AI Act. You will also help monitor legal and regulatory changes and develop internal policies for responsible AI deployment
• Manage infrastructure, vendor, and partner risk: Review and negotiate complex upstream infrastructure contracts (IaaS), reseller agreements, EULAs, and AWS/Azure/GCP Marketplace agreements. You will also support broader corporate initiatives and help design and scale strategic partner programs
• Integrate data privacy and security: Collaborate with our DPO, Senior Data Privacy Counsel, and Security team to map data flows and embed global privacy requirements directly into the cloud architecture
• Accelerate go-to-market and legal enablement: Maintain and update customer-facing terms (ToS, SLAs, Acceptable Use Policy) and act as a trusted advisor to global sales teams during complex and bespoke enterprise negotiations. To drive efficiency, you will develop legal playbooks, templates, and training compliance processes for internal stakeholders

• You can expect 4 interviews on Google Meet to follow the order below. Should you successfully move through the entire process you will have the opportunity to meet with a variety of Upsunners. Our goal is to ensure you can make the most informed decision on whether this role, and our culture aligns with what you’re looking for in your future working environment
• 45 Minutes with Talent Acquisition
• 60 Minutes with Hiring Manager (General Counsel)
• 60 Minutes with Team (Senior Director, Professional Services & Senior Legal Counsel)
• 45 Minutes with CFO
• All roles require background checks