Senior Legal Counsel (EMEA)

ABOUT US

Sand Technologies is a fast-growing enterprise AI company that solves real-world problems for large blue-chip companies and governments worldwide.

We’re pioneers of meaningful AI: our solutions go far beyond chatbots. We are using data and AI to solve the world’s biggest issues in telecommunications, sustainable water management, energy, healthcare, climate change, smart cities, and other areas that have a real impact on the world. For example, our AI systems help to manage the water supply for the entire city of London. We created the AI algorithms that enabled the 7th largest telecommunications company in the world to plan its network in 300 cities in record time. And we built a digital healthcare system that enables 30m people in a country to get world-class healthcare despite a shortage of doctors.

We’ve grown our revenues by over 500% in the last 12 months while winning prestigious scientific and industry awards for our cutting-edge technology. We’re underpinned by over 300 engineers and scientists working across Africa, Europe, the UK and the US.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic legal professional to provide critical support for Sand's operations in the EMEA region. 

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Oversee and facilitate the review, draft, and closure of customer contracts, including MSAs (Master Service Agreements) and scope of works.
• Vendor Relations: Manage new vendor registrations, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and appropriate and timely handling of commercial claims and disputes.
• Commercial Negotiation: Support client-facing colleagues and representatives with legal, negotiation, and procurement-related advice on commercial matters
• Risk Assessment: Conduct risk assessments to ensure all legal aspects are covered when engaging with clients and vendors.
• Legal Compliance: Ensure that Sand remains compliant with relevant EMEA regulations across all client interactions and business dealings.
• Practice Development: Provide advice and/or develop new approaches and standards to scale the Legal practice and our system of records for decision-making and workflow handling.

Requirement

• EMEA-Based Legal Expertise in contract law, vendor management, and business risk assessment.
• Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and managing commercial agreements, i.e., MSAs (Master Service Agreements), Scope of Works (SOWs), MOUs, and NDAs.
• Proven experience dealing with IP, patent, and disclosure protection law. Preference for candidates with experience supporting companies in the technology and AI space
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple legal tasks for internal and external consumers globally.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Our Mindsets

• Our Boss is the Client: serve customers, both internal and external, relentlessly. Everything we do is always focused on the customer.
• Surf Like Yvon: act with integrity and transparency for the greater good and impact.
• Get Stuff Done: move quickly and prioritize speed over perfection.
• Raise the Bar: strive for excellence, set the standard for the team, and continuously aim to get better and do better
• Do Hard Things: think big, chase the impossible, leave your mark, and bring a go-getter mentality to every dealings