EMEA Senior Counsel

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.

Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.

Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 28,000+ customers across 70+ countries.

About the Role

As EMEA Senior Counsel at Verkada, you will work on a broad range of exciting legal issues within a fast-paced sales environment in Verkada’s new London office. You will be a founding member of the EMEA legal team and responsible for proactively assessing and managing legal risks from a commercial, privacy and product perspective. You will take a hands-on, proactive approach and be comfortable providing legal support to various business functions. You will understand how B2B deals work in a channel sales model and how privacy and data protection issues show up in commercial transactions as well as within the wider business. You will collaborate and be a part of Verkada’s legal team of rockstars, based in the US. If you enjoy building from the ground up, this role is for you! We are an “in the office” company and this role is based in our Old Street, London office.

What You’ll Be Expected To Do

• Advise Verkada’s leadership, EMEA sales teams, and marketing teams on product, privacy and contract related matters, including deal flow, contractual obligations, go-to-market strategies, sales enablement, channel relationships, international expansion across EMEA and revenue generation.
• Negotiate and draft a wide variety of technology-related B2B commercial agreements across the EMEA region (including multi-jurisdictional transactions, hardware and software sales and licensing, and distribution agreements), as well as a variety of vendor contracts.
• Manage and oversee inbound and outbound contract negotiations and drafting (such as critical supply chain contracts, day-to-day vendor contracts, reseller contracts and end user agreements).
• Provide day-to-day legal support to the EMEA marketing team on various marketing initiatives and projects.
• Work collaboratively with legal team members based in the US to ensure a consistent and effective approach to managing legal risk across the global business.
• Instruct external counsel where necessary and manage external legal costs.
• Think on your feet to negotiate and draft contracts quickly and practically in order to facilitate fast closure of end customer deals.
• Be excited to develop and maintain in-depth working knowledge of Verkada products.
• Be comfortable taking risks while still managing a reasonable compliance posture.
• Build strong relationships with people and leaders across the organization based on trust and confidence.
• Be ready to roll up your sleeves and wear multiple hats to help the company grow.

What You’ll Need

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with experience in house and at a law firm.
• 6+ years PQE (preferably with 2+ yrs experience at a technology company).
• Strong experience negotiating and drafting B2B software and hardware commercial contracts, license agreements, wide variety of vendor contracts, and other types of commercial agreements.
• Strong knowledge of data privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.
• Familiar with contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, such as IronClad, and Google Workspace.
• Ability to work independently but also collaborate effectively with a team.
• Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability to provide practical, concise advice.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a high degree of attention to detail.
• Fluent in English (French and/or German is a plus, but not necessary).

UK Employee Benefits

Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under most plans and 100% for family premiums.
• Private medical and dental coverage.
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits.
• Retirement saving options.
• Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time.
• Wellness/fitness benefits.
• Healthy lunches provided daily.

As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.