[Hiring] Senior Legal Counsel @Centric Software

Role Description

As a reflection of our continued growth, we are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to own all legal matters for the DACH region - spanning technology transactions, labour law and corporate governance - with the autonomy to make decisions and drive outcomes with minimal day-to-day oversight. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes ownership rather than waiting for direction, with a technology transactional background. This role will report to the Legal Director, EMEA, (London-based) and sits within the EMEA legal team, with seamless collaboration within the EMEA legal team, but also with the global legal team. This position can be office-based in Germany or remote, including from outside Germany, provided the candidate is a German-qualified lawyer.

Your Day-to-Day

• Independently own DACH region from a legal standpoint, while working closely as part of the wider EMEA legal team - supporting EMEA, and global colleagues as needed.
• EMEA lead supporting the DACH sales team.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate master agreements for software, services, and cloud, statements of work, and other technology transactions affecting Centric Software's commercial business, managing a multi-million-euro transaction pipeline and negotiating directly with customer legal and procurement teams.
• Advise regional management and executives on all aspects relating to commercial disputes and contribute to their resolution.
• Collaborate as a trusted legal advisor and provide leadership to cross-functional stakeholders (HR, Marketing, Finance, R&D, etc.) on topics such as labour law, corporate governance, marketing activities and other topics arising in your region.
• Lead or contribute to global initiatives, including presenting to Centric Software’s executives.

Qualifications

• German-qualified lawyer with 5-10 years of relevant experience as a seasoned technology transactional lawyer.
• Strong substantive knowledge of IT/technology law needed to confidently draft and negotiate complex technology transactions, gained as in-house legal counsel and/or in private practice.
• Extensive experience with complex multinational SaaS and cloud contracts and transactions in a fast-paced, technology-driven company.
• Solid understanding of data privacy in a B2B and B2B2C context (not limited to German privacy law); CIPP/E or CIPM certification is a plus.
• Fluency in German and English is required; additional European languages are a plus.

Requirements

• Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-paced, quarterly driven business environment.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to lead deals to closure independently and negotiate confidently and directly with customer legal and procurement teams.
• Able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and meet demanding deadlines without sacrificing clarity, in a multicultural, diverse, and fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate successfully with and provide leadership to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience managing outside counsel and/or legal budgets is a plus.
• Comfortable using AI tools and contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms to drive efficiency, and open to adopting new tools as our legal tech stack evolves (currently including Summize, Claude, and ChatGPT).

Benefits

• Flexibility to work remotely or from an office in Germany.
• Genuine growth opportunity within a fast-scaling, global legal team.
• International exposure across the DACH, EMEA as well as globally.