Legal Counsel, APJ

What is The Role

We are hiring a proven Legal Counsel with 3 – 5 years’ experience, to join our APJ Commercial Legal department in this fast growing, truly globally distributed company. Reporting to the Senior Director, Commercial Legal, this position will be ideal for a self-sufficient and resourceful mid-level attorney located in Singapore.

What You Will Be Doing

• Primarily responsible for negotiating and structuring a wide variety of commercial contracts (including cloud/ SaaS and software subscription contracts, and related professional services contracts), in support of our Sales and Partner organizations in the APJ Region. 
• Engage closely with the wider Legal Department spread across the USA and EMEA and Elastic’s go-to-market, finance and compliance organization. 
• Supporting APJ & Global Legal team members on ad hoc projects.
• Help to build and strengthen workflow processes between the Legal Department and other departments within Elastic to enable dealmaking and compliance initiatives.
• Partner with co-workers who are sharp and motivated, combined with a company culture that is open, welcoming and unequaled.

What You Will Bring

• You are qualified and legally permitted to practice law in Singapore and have 3 – 5 years’ experience in the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts (including cloud/ SaaS and software subscription contracts and related professional services supply contracts).
• Experience & knowledge of relevant laws and legal systems in jurisdiction(s) in the APJ Region. 
• Have the ability to balance legal risks with business strategy. Candidates who have experience both in-house and at a major national or international law firm are preferred.
• 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.
• Ability to participate in some limited travel requirements.
• 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 solid understanding 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.
• Written and spoken English.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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