Senior Legal Counsel and DPO - Tech (SaaS) firm

Senior Legal Counsel & DPOTech (SaaS) firmPermanent role£125K-£135KLondon - hybrid working The roleProvide practical, business-focused legal advice on commercial, technology, product, procurement, IP, regulatory and general business issues.Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of complex agreements, including SaaS, software, licensing, outsourcing, supplier, customer, confidentiality and data protection contracts.Support international operations on commercial legal matters, disputes, claims and external counsel management as needed.Identify legal and commercial risks and recommend pragmatic solutions that support business goals while managing exposure.Act as Global Privacy Officer, leading the company’s global privacy and data protection framework across UK, EU and other international jurisdictions.Strengthen the broader legal function through privacy policies, training, reporting, legal process improvements etcThe requirementsEngland and Wales qualified solicitorExperience with technology, software, information services or other regulated business. Strong commercial legal experience, including independently drafting and negotiating complex technology, SaaS, licensing, outsourcing, customer and supplier agreements. Substantive privacy and data protection expertise, including strong knowledge of UK GDPR and EU GDPR and experience advising on privacy matters in a multinational environment. Experience leading or having significant responsibility for an organization's privacy program, including DPIAs, privacy incidents, data subject rights, international data transfers, privacy contracting and privacy-by-design. Experience acting as a Privacy Officer or DPO, or otherwise having significant responsibility for an enterprise privacy program, is strongly preferred.