Employer description & source details
We are seeking a UK-based Director, Commercial Legal to lead Veeam’s EMEA Commercial Legal team, supporting our fast-paced sales organization. Reporting to the Senior Director, Commercial Legal, based in the UK, you will lead a team of four to five lawyers while remaining a key individual contributor. This highly visible, hands-on leadership role combines team oversight with direct involvement in complex software transactions. You will serve as the team’s escalation point while negotiating and closing strategic deals. The ideal candidate is an experienced technology commercial lawyer and proven people leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and stays closely connected to the business . Partner closely with your US counterpart to drive consistency across contracting positions, templates, playbooks, and processes, while sharing knowledge, best practices, and workload across regions. Negotiate and close a significant portfolio of complex, high-value agreements, including software, SaaS, BaaS, professional services, and channel transactions, partnering directly with Sales, Deal Desk, and other key stakeholders. Provide clear, practical, and commercially focused legal advice, balancing legal, regulatory, privacy, and commercial considerations with the needs of the business. Lead, coach, and develop the EMEA Commercial Legal team, setting clear expectations, supporting professional growth, and addressing performance or people matters promptly and constructively. Build strong partnerships with Sales and sales leadership, developing a clear understanding of pipeline and business priorities to ensure the team has visibility across transactions and focuses resources where they will have the greatest impact. Develop and deliver training and practical guidance that enable
Extracted skills: go, sales, recruiting, security