Director, Commercial Legal, EMEA

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a highly skilled solicitor to lead our EMEA Commercial legal team. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, you will primarily interface with our Go-To-Market team to help ensure the fast, efficient execution of our agreements with customers, and you will also have exposure to product, privacy and competition issues.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Generative AI has the power to greatly change the world and directly impact how things get done. Harvey is at the forefront of this change, and our mission is to make generative AI actionable and useful for our customers. This is a fast moving environment (we are a start-up!) that is serving some of the world’s most renowned law firms and professional organizations. And this role will put you in the center of all of this.

More specifically, you will:

- Lead the international multi-office Commercial legal function in the UK and EU, continuing to build a strong substantive, organizational and relationship foundation for the legal presence in the region

- Mentor and lead a high-functioning team (including managers) in the drafting, review, and negotiation Commercial AI SaaS contracts

- Hire others in the region as we expand

WHAT YOU HAVE

- UK or Dublin-based solicitor with 12+ years experience, both with the commercial or technology division of a leading private practice law firm, and subsequently in-house with a technology company supporting SaaS or technology Go-To-Market or Business Development teams

- Experience building and managing high-functioning teams

- Transactional background, including with technology and/or IP licensing commercial agreements

- Experience with government sales is a plus, as is working internationally with US-based leadership

- Ability to think creatively, function independently and work proactively in a fast-paced environment

- Team-focused and collaborative work style; willingness to build expertise and solve new challenges in an evolving practice

- Hyper-responsive and service-oriented attitude

- Bonus qualifications include experience with AI, and a love for solving hard problems with a small tight-knit team

DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION, AN APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE MAY APPLY TO YOU. YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICES HERE https://harveyai.notion.site/Harvey-Candidate-Privacy-Notices-319ac3fcdd7a803bb807d5094f249922?pvs=74.

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