Senior Legal Counsel

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London, Greater London, England
Software
The Role

At 8x8 Inc. [Nasdaq:EGHT] we put communications at the heart of our business and build technology that allows people to connect anytime, anywhere they are in the world, and on any device. XCaaS - the 8x8 Experience Communications Platform - brings together Employee and Customer Experience, enabling hybrid workforces across the globe to connect, collaborate, and delight customers, while providing businesses with real-time communications analytics, intelligence and unique insights.

Learn more on our company website at www.8x8.com follow our pages on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

The Senior Counsel - Commercial will be based in our London office (Hybrid - 1 day per week in office), working closely with our UK and US-based executive teams, business stakeholders, and colleagues on our global legal team. You will play a key role in negotiating B2B SaaS contracts, from high-volume no-negotiation forms to complex, bespoke agreements with multinational companies. Your focus will be on structuring and negotiating commercial agreements, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, and supporting strategic business initiatives in the cloud communications and contact centre industry.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Draft, review, negotiate, and execute a range of commercial contracts.

  • Proactively identify and advise on legal risks, escalating those as necessary to stakeholders.

  • Be a business partner to your non-legal colleagues to help achieve business goals with legally sound strategies.

  • Collaborate with your colleagues in the Global Commercial Legal team and with UK and internationally-based business stakeholders.

Qualifications:

  • Law degree with superior academic credentials from a nationally-recognised law school.

  • Current practising certificate.

  • Minimum of 5 years PQE.

  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in commercial or corporate law with a top-tier law firm.

  • Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication and relationship-building skills.

  • A commercial and pragmatic attitude and the ability to communicate effectively.

  • Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.

  • Demonstrated experience in structuring and negotiating B2B SaaS agreements, from high-volume no-negotiation forms to complex, bespoke agreements with multinational companies.

  • Ability to work independently and efficiently in a client-centric, fluid environment handling multiple tasks and projects concurrently while maintaining the highest standards and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in the technology or cloud communications industry.

  • Familiarity with intellectual property and data protection laws.

  • Experience with reseller, distribution, and other indirect sales relationships.

  • Familiarity with government contract frameworks (e.g. Gloud) 

  • Familiarity with SaaS company RFP/RFI responses

  • Experience working for a US-based multinational company with a strong UK presence.

For a closer look into what life at 8x8 UK Ltd. is about check out our Instagram page.
8x8 believes diversity makes our company stronger which is why we are a proud equal opportunities employer and encourage all of our staff to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe in fairness which is why we have been a member of the Living Wage Foundation for many years and we believe in security so reserve the right to undertake background checks on anyone that we extend an employment offer to.

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The Company
HQ: Campbell, CA
2,147 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) is transforming the future of business communications as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of voice, video, chat, contact center and enterprise-class API solutions powered by one global cloud communications platform. 8x8 empowers workforces worldwide to connect individuals and teams so they can collaborate faster and work smarter. Real-time business analytics and intelligence provide businesses unique insights across all interactions and channels so they can delight end-customers and accelerate their business.

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