Lead Counsel, Global Public Sector

Scale AI
Dubai, London
Workplace: OnsiteFull-timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Negotiation","Communication","Collaboration","Risk management","Stakeholder management"]

Commercial attorney with UK/EU/common law qualification and 7+ years PQE, focused on negotiating SaaS and bespoke software agreements, government engagements, and AI-related regulatory/compliance matters across Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

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Lead Counsel, Global Public Sector

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Job Summary

Commercial attorney with UK/EU/common law qualification and 7+ years PQE, focused on negotiating SaaS and bespoke software agreements, government engagements, and AI-related regulatory/compliance matters across Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
Location: Dubai, London
Workplace: Onsite
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Drive Scale AI’s international expansion by enabling market entry and operations outside the US, particularly in support of the Global Public Sector team.
  • •Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with global entities, including Sovereign AI deals, master services agreements, and bespoke software development agreements.
  • •Manage complex public tenders as a prime, subcontractor, or consortium partner.
  • •Counsel on privacy and emerging regulatory requirements.
  • •Design, implement, and iterate on policies and processes to manage legal and business risk.

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years PQE in the technology sector across leading law firms, in-house, or government.
  • •UK, common law, or EU legal qualification with substantial experience working on English law matters.
  • •Extensive experience negotiating complex SaaS and bespoke software development agreements.
  • •Experience with government engagements and public procurement processes.
  • •Familiarity with EU law.
Experience:7+ yearsTechnologyAIPublic sectorGovernmentSaaS
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:NegotiationCommunicationCollaborationRisk managementStakeholder management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SaaSSoftware developmentPrivacyIPEU law

Company Brief

Scale AI
Provides data labeling, annotation, and infrastructure services to accelerate machine learning and AI development. Supplies high-quality training data, tooling, and APIs for customers in autonomous vehicles, mapping, robotics, and enterprise AI applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2016
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