Legal Counsel

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Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
Hybrid
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
Own and negotiate commercial contracts, including MSAs, DPAs, SaaS agreements, and vendor contracts. Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and leadership to support go-to-market activities, manage risk, and accelerate deal cycles. Build scalable legal templates, playbooks, and processes while advising on data protection, compliance, and corporate matters. The role requires pragmatic commercial judgment in a fast-paced B2B SaaS environment with international US/EU contracts.
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About Qevlar

Qevlar is a B2B SaaS scale-up on a mission to boost the productivity of cybersecurity teams with Artificial Intelligence. We build an AI platform that transitions Security Operations Centers from reactive to proactive units through autonomous security alert investigations.

In just three years, we have:

  • Raised a total of $44m in series-A & seed rounds from EQT Ventures, Forgepoint Capital and Partech

  • Deployed our solution with major Enterprises such as Sodexo and GlobalConnect, and leading MSSPs like Orange Cyberdefense

  • Expanded to the US market with a growing North American presence

  • Ended 2025 with a strong multi-million dollar ARR and ambitious goals for 2026

The Role

We’re looking for a Legal Counsel with a strong focus on commercial law, who has experience operating in-house within a B2B SaaS company, ideally at startup or scale-up stage.

This is a highly operational role, working closely with Sales, Customer Success, and Leadership to support our go-to-market efforts and enable the business to move fast while managing risk.

You will play a key role in structuring, negotiating, and scaling our commercial contracts and legal processes as the company grows.

What You Will Do
  • Own commercial contracts end-to-end
    Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements (MSAs, DPAs, SaaS agreements, vendor contracts, etc.)

  • Partner closely with Sales and Customer teams
    Support deal cycles, unblock negotiations, and help structure contracts that balance speed and risk

  • Enable go-to-market activities
    Work on pricing structures, terms, and legal frameworks that support our commercial strategy

  • Build scalable legal processes
    Create templates, playbooks, and guidelines to increase autonomy across the business

  • Manage risk pragmatically
    Provide clear, business-oriented advice (not theoretical legal opinions)

  • Support broader legal topics (as needed)
    Data protection, compliance, and general corporate matters

Who You Are
  • at least 4+ years of experience in-house in a B2B SaaS company in cybersecurity, data or AI-based product

  • Strong background in commercial law and contract negotiation

  • Exposure to international contracts (US/EU)

  • Experience working closely with Sales / GTM teams

  • Comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

  • Pragmatic mindset: you know how to balance risk and speed

  • Strong communication skills, able to explain legal concepts simply

  • Fluent in French and English

Why Join Us
  • Work on real problems at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity

  • Be a key business partner

  • Join a high-ownership, fast-moving team

  • Help shape the legal function from the ground up

Hiring process
  1. Intro Call

  2. Hiring Manager Interview

  3. Case Study

  4. Culture Fit

  5. Reference check & Offer

Skills Required

  • At least 4 years of in-house experience in a B2B SaaS company focused on cybersecurity, data, or AI-based products
  • Strong commercial law and contract negotiation background
  • Exposure to international US and EU contracts
  • Experience working closely with Sales or go-to-market teams
  • Ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
  • Pragmatic ability to balance risk and speed
  • Strong communication skills and ability to explain legal concepts simply
  • Fluency in French and English
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The Company
71 Employees
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

Qevlar AI is a B2B SaaS company on a mission to boost the productivity of cybersecurity teams using artificial intelligence. It provides an AI-powered platform that transforms Security Operations Centers (SOCs) from reactive to proactive units through autonomous security alert investigations, strengthening response, detection engineering, threat hunting, and vulnerability management to create a self-improving defense system.

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