Legal Counsel, APAC (Mid Level)
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About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience. The company empowers customers to uncover, take action, and rapidly recover from cyberattacks – keeping data safe and businesses resilient. The company’s unique AI-powered platform combines best-in-class data protection, exceptional data security, advanced data intelligence, and lightning-fast recovery across any workload or cloud at the lowest TCO. For over 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations and a vast partner ecosystem have relied on Commvault to reduce risks, improve governance, and do more with data.
As the Legal Counsel, you will play a vital role within the Commvault Legal team, supporting the Associate General Counsel, APAC and collaborating with our UK and EU legal teams. You will help drive commercial excellence and ensure legal compliance across our dynamic, fast-growing business in the Asia-Pacific region.
You’ll be working at the intersection of technology, law, and business, helping teams close deals, manage risk, and uphold Commvault’s reputation for integrity and innovation. Your work will directly support our Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy and empower teams across sales, marketing, and operations to achieve their goals.
To succeed in this role, you’ll be a curious, proactive, and commercially minded lawyer who enjoys working in a collaborative, international environment. You’ll bring a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, a passion for technology, and a commitment to helping the business move forward securely and confidently.
How you will make an impact
- Support the Senior Counsel for APAC in providing day-to-day legal advice across the region.
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and SaaS contracts, including customer, partner, and vendor agreements.
- Partner with the Go-To-Market (GTM) team to enable compliant and efficient deal execution.
- Advise on data privacy, security, and compliance matters (including SOCI, the Privacy Act, and APRA regulations).
- Conduct legal research and analysis to support commercial and regulatory initiatives.
- Collaborate with colleagues in the UK and EU to align on global legal processes and policies.
- Support corporate governance and entity management activities across the APAC region.
- Help develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and workflows to streamline operations.
- Provide clear, business-focused advice that balances legal risk and commercial opportunity.
- Contribute to global projects and initiatives that strengthen Commvault’s legal and compliance framework.
What you will bring
To be successful in the role, you should have:
- 2–5 years of post-admission experience in commercial law, ideally within the technology or SaaS industry.
- Admission as a lawyer in Australia or Singapore.
- Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating SaaS or technology-related contracts.
- A solid understanding (or strong interest) in data privacy and cybersecurity laws across APAC.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented advice.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence engaging business stakeholders.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across multiple regions and time zones.
- Willingness to occasionally work outside standard hours to support UK and EU teams.
- A proactive mindset with strong organizational and time management skills.
Meet the Leader: Reporting to the Associate General Counsel – Masao Watanabe
Why you'll love working here:
- High income earning opportunities based on self-performance.
- Opportunity for Presidents Club
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development and product training
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Commvault is an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are always committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status and we will not discriminate against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we work.
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