Overview
In this role you will advise on and negotiate complex SaaS, software, data, and technology agreements to support Thomson Reuters’ global product sales. You will act as a practical, commercial lawyer, partnering with Sales, Product Management, and other teams to identify legal risks and craft compliant, business-friendly solutions. Your work will span customer-facing and partner contracts, data protection, and information licensing, helping the business scale while simplifying engagement with Legal. This position sits in the Customers & Commercial team within the General Counsel Office and offers a collaborative, tech-enabled environment with significant impact on deal outcomes and risk/mindfi
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid work model
- flexible work-life balance
- career development opportunities
- wellbeing and mental health programs
- tuition reimbursement
- volunteer or ESG involvement
Responsibilities
- Review, draft, and negotiate SaaS, software, data licensing, hosting, and related commercial agreements
- Identify regulatory and compliance risks for business initiatives and implement mitigations
- Collaborate with the General Counsel Office on enterprise-wide legal issues and projects
- Respond to internal legal inquiries on corporate, commercial, IP, and privacy matters and advise on appropriate action
Key requirements
- 7+ years post-qualification experience in private practice or in-house, on the sell side
- Excellent written and verbal English; German/French/Spanish language skills or experience are advantageous
- Strong technical knowledge in contract and commercial law with SaaS products
- Excellent negotiation and drafting skills
- Strategic and creative problem-solving abilities
- Authorized to practice law
- Commercial focus and interest in privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity knowledge
- Negotiation
- Strategic thinking
- Clear communication
- SaaS contracts and information licensing
- Data protection and cybersecurity knowledge
- Privacy compliance (GDPR, data transfers)
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