Commercial Counsel

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer to support complex transactions across India and, where needed, the broader APAC region. You will advise on SaaS, licensing, enterprise customer agreements, and strategic partnerships within a rapidly evolving AI and technology landscape. The role combines sophisticated legal work with close collaboration across sales, business development, operations, and global legal teams. You will help enable ambitious growth while identifying and managing commercial, regulatory, privacy, and technology-related risks. As part of a high-velocity environment, you will have significant autonomy and the opportunity to shape scalable legal processes and resources. This is a highly visible role for a pragmatic, commercially minded counsel who wants to contribute directly to responsible innovation and business growth.

• Law degree and qualification to practice law in India.

• 7+ years of relevant post-qualification legal experience, with substantial in-house experience in technology, SaaS, or a comparable sector strongly preferred.

• Experience working for a U.S.-based or global multinational organization from India, with direct experience supporting customers and stakeholders both within and outside the region.

• Proven track record drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial, enterprise technology, SaaS, licensing, and strategic partnership agreements.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise software licensing, SaaS contracting, data protection, privacy, intellectual property, and technology-related legal issues.

• Experience advising on cybersecurity, privacy, and cross-border data transfer matters.

• Strong understanding of commercial risk and the ability to translate complex legal considerations into practical, business-oriented recommendations.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and geographies.

• Comfortable operating independently in a high-growth environment characterized by ambiguity, shifting priorities, and tight deadlines.

• Proactive, highly accountable, commercially minded, and solutions-oriented, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality work.

• Genuine curiosity about artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, together with enthusiasm for applying legal expertise to innovative products and rapidly developing markets.

• Strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and a drive for professional excellence.