Job Description

Location:

Work is what you do, not where you go. This role is remote based, and we can hire anywhere in India.

About the opportunity

Reporting into the EMEA Commercial Legal Team, the Senior Legal Counsel (Commercial) is a customer facing role and will support the EMEA region in UK/EU time zone. This role is required to collaborate with internal stakeholders from Dayforce's Legal department and various functional areas in the business, in the preparation, review and negotiation of EMEA customer contracts and other legal matters as assigned. This role will be an important member on the EMEA Commercial Legal team and contribute to the overall strategy and culture of the global team.

What you'll get to do

Prepare, review, and negotiate a variety of legal documents, RFPs, contracts and agreements; Provide advice daily on a variety of complex legal issues related to, but not limited to, commercial, data security, intellectual property, licensing, technology, confidentiality, procurement, and privacy; Educate business stakeholders on contract forms, best practices, and commercial and legal risks as part of the contract review process and commercial operations; Supports Sales, Deal Management, Contract Management, Services Sales, Professional and Value-Added Services, Vendor Management and other internal stakeholder teams in an effort to achieve overall Dayforce corporate goals while managing risk and driving best practices; Support vendor management with negotiating complex and material vendor agreement as needed; Negotiate and Manage customer disputes and terminations; Provide legal support, strategy and contract preparation for new products and services; Develop, draft and maintain legal template documents as needed; Develop, manage and execute on special projects for the commercial team as needed; and Perform other related duties as needed.

Skills and experience we value

Law degree/qualified Solicitor or holds equivalent professional legal qualification with at least 8 years' experience in a global in-house legal department. 8+ years experience leading negotiating and drafting of complex global technology commercial contracts, including Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud-based agreements, Master Services Agreements (MSA), Statements of Work (SOW), consulting agreements, partnership and channel program agreements, Data Processing Agreements (DPA); other software and technology license agreements, vendor agreements, commercial settlement agreements; Substantive experience creating and/or reviewing and responding to RFPs and NDA's; Experience working with and supporting global enterprise level sales teams and customers with changing priorities and time-sensitive deadlines; Ability to perform duties with minimal oversight; Excellent business acumen and analytical skills, with the ability to assess risk and provide practical recommendations in a timely manner; Experience maintaining effective relationships with executive leadership, colleagues, internal stakeholders, customers and vendors in a "remote" structure; Possess workflow prioritization skills, with the ability to work independently and as a member of a global team, in a fast-paced business environment; Strong written and verbal English communication with business skills and etiquettes supporting customer facing role; Skills including framing factual and legal issues in writing for a legal opinion and making recommendations for action; Technologically competent with experience using contracting lifecycle management tools and other legal applications; Able to respond swiftly and adapt to shifting priorities; and Acute attention to detail.

What would make you really stand out

Excellent communication skills. Previous experience working for a global tech or SAAS company and reporting into management located outside India. Experience in customer negotiations in the global marketplace. Experience supporting deadline driven contract negotiations and legal transactions. Prior management and leadership experience. * German language fluency is a plus.