Couchbase Legal Counsel Commercial EMEA 

United Kingdom, England, London 

256376365

Responsibilities:

Drafting and Negotiation:

• Leveraging excellent writing and negotiation skills to present Couchbase’s positions persuasively and drive deals to close.
• Proven experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of inbound (vendor) and outbound (sales) commercial contracts, including large-scale enterprise software license agreements, SaaS agreements, order forms, professional services, channel partner, non-disclosure and other commercial and technology related agreements.
• Creating, maintaining and improving Couchbase’s templates for outbound and inbound transactions, contract negotiation playbooks and legal processes to allow Couchbase to continue scaling globally.
• Negotiating data processing agreements (DPAs) and other similar agreements directly with customers, partners and vendors to support Couchbase’s sales, operations and compliance obligations.
• Advising on deal terms and contract structure with multinational customers, including understanding nuances between English, US, and other governing laws.

Strategic Advising and Leadership:

• Serving as a trusted legal advisor and business partner on a variety of complex, cross-functional projects in furtherance of Couchbase’s overall strategy and goals.
• Using excellent judgment and communication skills to partner with both internal business stakeholders, as well as external customers and partners to address complex issues across diverse subject matters.
• Leading cross-functionally to drive deals to close, improve Couchbase’s internal processes and procedures, and achieve company objectives.
• Providing advice and guidance related to new and existing features and products, privacy compliance, intellectual property and other legal matters as needed by the business.
• Supporting and driving improvements in Couchbase’s regulatory compliance programs.
• Remaining current on applicable laws and regulations surrounding privacy, security and IP.
• Supporting ad hoc requests from across the organization of almost any size and type.

Operational Rigor:

• Understanding, demonstrating and honing operational best practices set by the Couchbase Legal Team while striving for constant improvement and efficiency.
• Continuously improve the design and implementation of internal Couchbase processes as the business scales.
• Providing training to stakeholders on various relevant topics.
• Solving complex issues cross-functionally and creatively from start to finish.
• Working effectively with colleagues in multiple time zones across APAC, US and Europe as needed.

Requirements:

• UK, French or Common Law qualified lawyer
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) required
• Minimum 2 years of post qualification experience with strong academic credentials
• Experience in negotiating English law and US law governed agreements
• Passion for closing high-quality deals while working collaboratively with our customers
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with significant attention to detail
• Ability to operate independently and effectively across a variety of operational areas in several jurisdictions and within multiple time zones
• Flexibility to work with colleagues in Europe, APAC and the US to accommodate meetings and deadlines aligned to their time zones

Nice to Haves:

• Experience in technology contracts, including software licensing, SaaS or DbaaS and cloud service agreements
• Experience working in either the technology transactions or commercial practice of a law firm, and/or working in-house at a technology company
• Experience in handling issues related to intellectual property and data privacy
• Fluency in other European languages highly desirable