Head of Legal , Sensat
$120-140k
Offers Equity
More information about location
1-5 days a week in office (Old Street, London)
Visualisation for infrastructure projects
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Visualisation for infrastructure projects
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-140k
Offers Equity
More information about location
1-5 days a week in office (Old Street, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
Sensat is empowering teams to reshape the built environment through cutting-edge geospatial solutions. We’re building a digital co-pilot for reshaping the physical world.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a highly commercial, pragmatic Head of Legal to act as a strategic partner to the business
- A qualified England & Wales solicitor with strong post-qualification experience (likely 5-7+ years PQE, though we are flexible for the right commercial mindset)
- Proven experience working in-house at a high-growth B2B, technology or SAAS start-up. You understand the mechanics of software licensing, subscription models, and IP
- You have a track record of sitting across the table from procurement teams at large enterprise/blue-chip organisations and successfully closing deals
- You are a “deal-maker,” not a deal-blocker. You know how to balance legal risk against commercial realities and can explain complex legal concepts simply to the wider business
- You enjoy building systems and want to build the playbooks and processes that make reviewing contracts unnecessary for standard deals
- You thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment where the answer isn’t always obvious, and you are comfortable taking ownership of broad legal mandates
- (Bonus) Experience supporting a UK tech company’s expansion into the US market or navigating AI/geospatial data regulations
- (Bonus) Experience navigating venture capital fundraising rounds, managing due diligence processes, and supporting the execution of investment documentation alongside external counsel as and when required
What the job involves
- As we gear up to double our ARR and expand into the US market, the complexity and scale of our commercial engagements are growing rapidly
- Reporting directly to the VP Finance, you will be the legal engine of Sensat. This role exists to ensure that as we scale, our legal function accelerates revenue rather than slowing it down
- You will be negotiating complex, high-value enterprise SaaS agreements with some of the largest infrastructure players in the world, while also advising our Product and Data Labs teams on the cutting edge of Geospatial AI and data rights
- This is a particularly interesting opportunity for a lawyer who wants to move beyond just reviewing contracts. You will have the autonomy to build scalable legal operations, guide our international expansion, and operate at the intersection of law, commercial strategy, and AI technology
- Reporting to: VP of Finance
- Lead the negotiation and drafting of complex, high-value Enterprise SaaS agreements, MSAs, and partnership contracts with major infrastructure clients
- Develop and refine legal playbooks, standardise templates, and implement efficient “self-serve” processes to empower the Sales team and increase our deal velocity
- Partner with the leadership team to support our imminent entry into the US market, including localising commercial agreements and managing cross-border risk
- Act as the primary legal advisor to the Product, Engineering and Data Labs teams, guiding them on intellectual property, data licensing, and the regulatory landscape surrounding AI and digital twins
- Support the VP Finance on corporate matters, including cap table management, employee equity schemes, potential future fundraising activities, and general corporate governance
- Oversee our data protection and privacy strategies, ensuring our commercial data flows remain compliant while enabling the business to leverage data effectively
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Sensat creates digital twins, or digital representations of real world locations, to help users better understand the physical world. Choosing to target the historically non-innovative construction industry, the company has also received interest from other organisations, and it's likely that there are many possible applications yet to be considered.
Sensat's success so far has been clear. Its tech has been a central part of over £10.5 billion worth of major infrastructure builds, and it was the first company in the UK licensed to fly autonomous drones beyond visual line of sight over major motorways. In general, the company is considered ahead of the curve in construction-focused digital twin technology, and it will be interesting to see how it develops in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2022
$20.5m
SERIES B
Mar 2022
$22.2m
SERIES B
Total funding: $57.6m
Company benefits
- 📈 When Sensat succeeds, so will you, with significant equity share options
- 🌴 Take a break using your 30 days of annual leave
- 🌍 Flexible working from anywhere in the world.
- 🎓 Continue learning every day through your £500 personal development fund
- 🥳 Regular social events! In the last 6 months, we’ve been to the theatre, racing around the tracks go-karting, had movie nights, watched the London Symphony Orchestra, had virtual horse racing and murder mystery... and not forgetting SenFest
- ❤️ We’ve got your back, be it access to mental health support, enhanced pay for those welcoming a new arrival, a health and wellbeing plan, we support you throughout your journey here
- 💻 We want to enable you to do your best work without having to think about whether your tech will work, so we'll set you up with a MacBook, mouse & keyboard
- 🖇 We'll help you furnish your home office with everything needed to set you up for success with our WFH accessories
- Lots more benefits including Cycle to work scheme, pension plans, season ticket loans, payroll giving.... oh and Noodle (the dog!)
Company HQ
Finsbury, London, UK
Leadership
Harry Atkinson
(Founder & CCO)Harry is leading the mission to 'digitise the world', creating a future where tech seamlessly integrates with our physical environment.
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