Director, Commercial Legal, EMEA

Harvey
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Independent work","Proactivity","Collaboration","Service orientation"]

Lead the EMEA Commercial legal function for an AI SaaS company, partnering closely with Go-To-Market teams to ensure fast, efficient execution of customer agreements across the UK and EU. You’ll manage and mentor a multi-office team, oversee drafting, review, and negotiation of Commercial AI SaaS contracts, and support product, privacy, and competition issues. The role also includes hiring and international collaboration with US-based leadership.

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Harvey
Harvey
3 days ago

Director, Commercial Legal, EMEA

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Job Summary

Lead the EMEA Commercial legal function for an AI SaaS company, partnering closely with Go-To-Market teams to ensure fast, efficient execution of customer agreements across the UK and EU. You’ll manage and mentor a multi-office team, oversee drafting, review, and negotiation of Commercial AI SaaS contracts, and support product, privacy, and competition issues. The role also includes hiring and international collaboration with US-based leadership.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the international, multi-office EMEA commercial legal function in the UK and EU, building the region’s substantive, organizational, and relationship foundation.
  • •Interface primarily with the Go-To-Market team to support the fast and efficient execution of customer agreements.
  • •Mentor and lead the commercial team (including managers) in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating Commercial AI SaaS contracts.
  • •Oversee exposure to product, privacy, and competition issues as part of commercial legal support.
  • •Hire and expand the legal team across the region as the company grows.

Key Requirements

  • •UK or Dublin-based solicitor with 12+ years of experience in commercial or technology practice at a leading private practice firm and subsequently in-house with a technology company supporting SaaS or technology go-to-market/business development teams.
  • •Experience building and managing high-functioning teams.
  • •Transactional background, including technology and/or IP licensing commercial agreements.
  • •Willingness to work internationally and collaborate with US-based leadership.
  • •Bonus qualifications: experience with AI and a strong interest in solving hard problems with a small team.
Experience:12+ yearsSaaSTechnologyAIPrivate practiceIn-houseGo-to-marketBusiness developmentTechnology/IP licensing
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipIndependent workProactivityCollaborationService orientation
Tech Stack:Generative AIAgentic AIAI SaaS

Company Brief

Harvey
Harvey builds domain-specific generative AI for legal and professional services, automating contract analysis, due diligence, compliance, and litigation workflows for law firms and corporate legal teams.
Industry: LegalTech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 100M to 250M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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