German Commercial Counsel

What is The Role

We are hiring a solid Corporate Counsel, with 4+ years' experience, to join our expanding International Commercial Legal department in this fast growing, truly globally distributed company. Reporting to the Senior Director, International Commercial Legal, this position will be ideal for a self-sufficient and resourceful mid-level attorney located in Munich, Germany.

What You Will Be Doing

Primarily responsible negotiating and structuring a wide variety of commercial contracts (including Cloud/SaaS and Software Subscription agreements, Professional Services agreements, Data Processing Agreements and associated schedules ensuring compliance with the GDPR), in support of our Sales and Partner organizations in the Central Region (Austria, Germany and Switzerland).

Support the Sales & RFP teams during procurement processes, reviewing ITT/RFP requirements, drafting legal responses, and advising on proposed terms and conditions.

Engage closely with Elastic's Central Region Legal lead based in Munich, Germany, the wider Legal Department spread across the USA, EMEA and APJ and Elastic's go-to-market stakeholders e.g. finance and compliance organization.

Supporting EMEA & Global Legal team members on ad hoc projects - as directed.

Keeping abreast of relevant legal and regulatory developments and proactively advising key stakeholders on their implications.

Help to build and strengthen workflow processes between the Legal Department and other departments within Elastic to enable dealmaking and compliance initiatives. This includes leaning into AI tools and automation opportunities.

What You Bring

You are qualified and legally permitted to practice law in Germany and have 4+ years' experience in the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts (including Cloud/SaaS and Software Subscription agreements, Professional Services agreements, Data Processing Agreements).

Strong working knowledge of contract law, together with an understanding of cyber and information security obligations in technology contracts, and the ability to engage credibly with technical and security teams.

Experience & knowledge of relevant laws and legal systems in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

You will have the ability to balance legal risks with business strategy.

Candidates who have experience both in-house or at a major national or international law firm are preferred.

You thrive while independently running your own time in a demanding, fast-paced environment, are able to handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and humour.

Bonus Points

• A self-starter by nature - you have the proven track history to balance multiple projects and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance.
• Experience with, or at least a good working knowledge of, complex software licensing and cloud business models and related legal issues.
• Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver outstanding results.
• Familiarity with data protection and privacy issues and concerns in the context of technology transactions, as a significant plus.
• Prior experience representing high-growth companies is strongly preferred.
• Ability to collaborate and function well in a distributed team environment.
• Ability to participate in some limited travel requirements.
• Written and spoken German.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.