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Senior Legal Counsel (fixed-term contract)

France, Paris

Dataiku is The Universal AI Platform™, giving organizations control over their AI talent, processes, and technologies to unleash the creation of analytics, models, and agents. Providing no-, low-, and full-code capabilities, Dataiku meets teams where they are today, allowing them to begin building with AI using their existing skills and knowledge.

Dataiku is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel to be based in London or Paris, who will support the go-to-market activities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa regions. We are looking for a self-starter and solution-oriented team player who is excited to become a trusted advisor to our business. The Legal & Compliance team consists of individuals with diverse backgrounds currently located throughout the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. We are a strategic partner for Dataiku's day-to-day business and are passionate about supporting the growth of our company.

This position is a fixed-term contract and will report to the Director, Legal, based in London. 

Responsibilities:

  • Provide practical guidance to Dataiku’s go-to-market teams to drive rapid revenue growth across EMEA.
  • Review and negotiate enterprise software license and SaaS agreements, partner agreements, and various other agreements supporting go-to-market and procurement activities and company expansion.
  • Work closely with Dataiku’s teams, including Finance, Marketing, Procurement, Customer, and Compliance globally on projects and develop policies and procedures to help the company scale.
  • Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external clients and peers.
  • Perform additional duties and projects as assigned, as needed to support the business needs.

Requirements: 

  • 6 + years of relevant legal experience and a proven understanding of commercial contracting in the context of SaaS and enterprise software licensing transactions.
  • Excellent oral and written skills in English and French.
  • Qualified to practice in either England and Wales or France.
  • Able to work cross-functionally, effectively communicate complex issues to business stakeholders. 
  • Highly organized, experienced with managing numerous deals or projects simultaneously, and able to adapt to shifting priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous in-house experience at a technology and/or international company preferred.
  • Familiarity with data protection law and other privacy regimes is a plus,  preferably in a technology context.
  • Fluency in German would be a plus.
 
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