[Hiring] Senior Commercial Counsel @Elastic

Role Description

We seek to hire an Indian based Senior Commercial Counsel in either Pune or Bangalore with 8+ years' experience to join our Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) legal department in this fast-growing, truly globally distributed company. Reporting to the Senior Director & Head of International Legal, this is primarily a work-from-home position.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead a team of three counsel and contracts professionals responsible for negotiating and structuring a wide variety of commercial contracts (including channel agreements, cloud/SaaS and software subscription contracts, procurement, NDAs, RFPs, and related professional services in India, the APJ region, and beyond).
• Provide regional legal support associated with APJ Compliance, Employment, Litigation, and Investigation matters.
• Engage closely with the wider Legal Department globally and other key Elastic stakeholders.
• Support APJ & Global Legal team members on ad hoc projects – as needed.
• Help to build and strengthen workflow processes between the Legal Department and other departments within Elastic to enable dealmaking and compliance initiatives, including leaning into AI tools and automation opportunities.

Qualifications

• Legal authority to practice law in India with 8+ years in-house and/or in a law firm, or some combination thereof, of proven experience in the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts.
• Experience with India and APJ compliance, employment, litigation, and investigations, which may comprise 10-15% of your work.
• An ability to synthesize directions while balancing legal risks with business strategy.
• A self-starting, proactive, driven, adaptable person who can prioritize and balance projects and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance.

Bonus Points

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proven track record consistently delivering outstanding, thoughtful, user-experience-focused results.
• Prior experience representing high-growth companies is strongly preferred.
• Ability to collaborate and function well in a distributed team environment.
• Ability to participate in limited travel requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.
• We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service.
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love.
• Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.