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We are currently looking for a Legal Counsel Commercial in Germany to join our Commercial Contracts team. In this position, you will play a key role in supporting Board’s business activities in Europe. Reporting to the interim Director of Commercial Legal and working closely with the Sales Department, you will manage complex commercial contracts, such as MSAs, SaaS, License and Maintenance and Support Agreements and address issues relating to e.g. SLAs, security and privacy.
The position is a temporary contract to cover a maternity leave, ending in May 2026, with the possibility of transitioning to a long-term contract at the end of the maternity cover.
The impact you will have:
- You will manage contract negotiations directly with customers and partners and legally support the sales team during the full negotiations cycle
- You will draft, review and manage complex contract templates and order forms
- You will provide support and advice to sales teams and supporting functions on deal process and contract management
- You will ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- You will collaborate cross-functional to support, educate and / or train teams on projects
- You will learn Board’s internal structures, product and solution offerings, technology, security/data protection systems and policies to give you a foundation for providing support across markets
What we look for:
- 3+ years of legal experience, ideally as in-house at a IT company.
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to drive favorable outcomes in high-stakes situations
- Solid understanding of the tech / software industry, contract and IT law and business process relating to commercial contract practices in a sales-led environment
- Experience managing time sensitive, complex commercial contract processes and administration
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
- Passion for contributing to a dynamic, growing company where your legal expertise will have a direct impact on success.
- Degree-level education
- Fluent in English and either German or French
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What We Do
Board’s Intelligent Planning Platform delivers solutions that help over 2,000 organizations worldwide plan smarter — enabling actionable insights and better outcomes. Board helps leading enterprises discover crucial insights which drive business decisions and unify strategy, finance and operations through more integrated and intelligent planning to achieve full control of performance.
Partnering with Board, global enterprises such as H&M, BASF, Burberry, Toyota, Coca-Cola, KPMG, and HSBC have deployed end-to-end planning applications at a fraction of the time and cost associated with traditional solutions. Board International was founded in 1994 and now has 25 offices around the world and a global reseller network. Board has been implemented in over 100 countries.
Board International has long been recognized by leading analysts and subject matter experts including Gartner, Nucleus, and Dresner.
Headquartered in Switzerland and US, Board International has branches in Argentina, Australia, Benelux, Nordics, Germany, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, UAE and UK and a worldwide network of distributors and certified partners.
Board International is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
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