Commercial Lawyer

3 months ago


Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, United Kingdom JDA Software Full time

Blue Yonder is seeking a highly motivated Corporate Counsel EMEA, enthusiastic about technology and working with a global SaaS growth company.

This role will be part of Blue Yonder's dynamic global Legal Team, focussing on EMEA Commercial Contracts by supporting the EMEA sales teams, handling revenue transaction agreement negotiations.

This role will be cross-functional and business units-overlapping, and you will partner with our finance, product development, privacy and security teams to close opportunities and help the company scale its SaaS operations.

You will be part of a well-respected, collaborative legal team that works across all functions and all levels in the company.

This role would suit an agile, inquisitive, positive, open-minded and out-of-the box thinker with great communication skills, who has the right level of enthusiasm when it comes to attention to detail.

In order to be eligible to apply for the Corporate Counsel EMEA role, you should be qualified and regulated in a UK jurisdiction with 1-4 years' PQE.

Preferably, you have experience and an understanding of the complexity of conflicting local laws, with cultural sensitivities and an eye for local needs.


Language Skills:
Fluency in English is essential. Additional language skills including French, Italian or Spanish are desirable but not required.

Review, draft and negotiate revenue related agreements, including customer and partner-facing SaaS, software license and professional services related agreements.

Engage with customers to solve complex problems in support of commercial objectives while focusing on Blue Yonder's business goals and protecting the company.

Work with the Legal, Sales, Support and Finance teams to ensure negotiations result in optimal terms and close customer transactions.

Provide practical legal advice and commercial counsel on various data protection issues, including compliance with the GDPR and privacy laws of other jurisdictions where Blue Yonder is doing business, to teams including Product, Marketing, Associate Success.

Perform other responsibilities and special projects in support of the EMEA and global Legal team's goals and initiatives.
1-4 years' PQE as a practicing transactional attorney (including at a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal experience).
SaaS, cloud computing, enterprise software and Privacy experience.
Ability to understand legal, risk and business impacts to agreement language and deal velocity.
Ability to "translate" complex legal requirements into "layperson terms".
Excellent research, writing, analytical, negotiation, communication and presentation skills.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Our work is all about tapping into your potential so we can deliver the best solutions and customer experiences on the planet.

Collaboration, respect, and a great work-life balance earned us the title of "Best Place to Work- Employees' Choice" by Glassdoor.

Our people are smart, creative, rock stars with over 400 patents and 10,000 people years of domain expertise.
Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment. Our intelligent, end-to-end platform enables retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers to seamlessly predict, pivot and fulfill customer demand. With Blue Yonder, you can make more automated, profitable business decisions that deliver greater growth and re-imagined customer experiences.