Algolia
At Algolia, we are passionate about helping developers & product teams connect their users with what matters most in milliseconds! Algolia is looking to hire a Senior Corporate Counsel with a focus on commercial transactions and privacy to our Legal and Compliance Team! The ideal candidate will be a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in commercial and privacy law, particularly in drafting and negotiating technology-related agreements. In this role, you'll be the pivotal liaison for our revenue team managers and will collaborate closely with our Marketing, Security, Product, and Engineering teams. This is a great opportunity for a dynamic, tech savvy lawyer with a passion for helping businesses to scale. As a leader, you will leverage your legal expertise, exhibit a keen interest in our product, business challenges and the industry at large, identify areas for enhancement, and initiate cross-team projects to increase the legal team's impact in the company. YOUR ROLE WILL CONSIST OF: Revenue Team Collaboration and Deal Facilitation: Serve as the primary legal advisor to the revenue teams, guiding them through the negotiation of new contracts and the renewal of existing deals. Build and maintain strong working relationships with sales managers, proactively identifying business needs and managing workloads to ensure optimal efficiency. Contract Expertise and Management: Expertly draft, review, and negotiate a diverse range of commercial agreements, including but not limited to enterprise SaaS agreements, software licensing, data processing agreements, and partnerships. Handle various vendor and marketing agreements, ensuring compliance and alignment with company objectives. Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with global teams across finance, deal desk, security, and support to synchronize legal policies and processes with broader company workflows. Lead initiatives to enhance the efficiency of the legal team, including process optimization and template development. Knowledge Development and Sharing: Establish and maintain a comprehensive knowledge base to support the revenue, customer success, and support teams in addressing customer inquiries and challenges. Develop and deliver training materials and sessions on topics such as Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), deal renewal strategies, and marketing laws. Process Improvement and Strategic Guidance: Drive and implement projects aimed at improving legal team processes, templates, and cross-team collaboration. Utilize your expertise to guide the team and contribute to the refinement of our legal strategies and processes. Management of External Resources: Oversee and manage the engagement of outside counsel to support additional workloads, ensuring efficient and cost-effective legal support. YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE: Professional level fluency and drafting in English, and ideally one other language (Arabic, German or Spanish) Qualifications as an EU or UK lawyer (current or past) At least 7 years of experience in the IT or corporate team of a global law firm with training in corporate law; and a big plus for in-house relevant work experience in a growing technology company Impeccable, expert legal drafting and technique allowing autonomous deal closing and redlining on the fly of negotiation calls Strong transactional experience with drafting and negotiating complex enterprise SaaS agreements, including in regulated sectors (e.g. public, banking). Team player with a passion for partnering with Sales and closing deals Expertise in privacy regulations as applicable to the SaaS industry, awareness of AI governance Experience supporting engineering teams in the enforcement of privacy by design and the practical implications of security and privacy frameworks Excellent legal and business judgment, curiosity for the business beyond the legal scope, understanding of the industry Strong communication and analytical skills and attention to detail Ability to work independently and in a team environment, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting Nice to Have Expertise in privacy compliance programs and internal compliance tools Experience in audits with privacy authorities Experience with dispute resolution and litigation management WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES: GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside
At Algolia, we are passionate about helping developers & product teams connect their users with what matters most in milliseconds! Algolia is looking to hire a Senior Corporate Counsel with a focus on commercial transactions and privacy to our Legal and Compliance Team! The ideal candidate will be a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in commercial and privacy law, particularly in drafting and negotiating technology-related agreements. In this role, you'll be the pivotal liaison for our revenue team managers and will collaborate closely with our Marketing, Security, Product, and Engineering teams. This is a great opportunity for a dynamic, tech savvy lawyer with a passion for helping businesses to scale. As a leader, you will leverage your legal expertise, exhibit a keen interest in our product, business challenges and the industry at large, identify areas for enhancement, and initiate cross-team projects to increase the legal team's impact in the company. YOUR ROLE WILL CONSIST OF: Revenue Team Collaboration and Deal Facilitation: Serve as the primary legal advisor to the revenue teams, guiding them through the negotiation of new contracts and the renewal of existing deals. Build and maintain strong working relationships with sales managers, proactively identifying business needs and managing workloads to ensure optimal efficiency. Contract Expertise and Management: Expertly draft, review, and negotiate a diverse range of commercial agreements, including but not limited to enterprise SaaS agreements, software licensing, data processing agreements, and partnerships. Handle various vendor and marketing agreements, ensuring compliance and alignment with company objectives. Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with global teams across finance, deal desk, security, and support to synchronize legal policies and processes with broader company workflows. Lead initiatives to enhance the efficiency of the legal team, including process optimization and template development. Knowledge Development and Sharing: Establish and maintain a comprehensive knowledge base to support the revenue, customer success, and support teams in addressing customer inquiries and challenges. Develop and deliver training materials and sessions on topics such as Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), deal renewal strategies, and marketing laws. Process Improvement and Strategic Guidance: Drive and implement projects aimed at improving legal team processes, templates, and cross-team collaboration. Utilize your expertise to guide the team and contribute to the refinement of our legal strategies and processes. Management of External Resources: Oversee and manage the engagement of outside counsel to support additional workloads, ensuring efficient and cost-effective legal support. YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE: Professional level fluency and drafting in English, and ideally one other language (Arabic, German or Spanish) Qualifications as an EU or UK lawyer (current or past) At least 7 years of experience in the IT or corporate team of a global law firm with training in corporate law; and a big plus for in-house relevant work experience in a growing technology company Impeccable, expert legal drafting and technique allowing autonomous deal closing and redlining on the fly of negotiation calls Strong transactional experience with drafting and negotiating complex enterprise SaaS agreements, including in regulated sectors (e.g. public, banking). Team player with a passion for partnering with Sales and closing deals Expertise in privacy regulations as applicable to the SaaS industry, awareness of AI governance Experience supporting engineering teams in the enforcement of privacy by design and the practical implications of security and privacy frameworks Excellent legal and business judgment, curiosity for the business beyond the legal scope, understanding of the industry Strong communication and analytical skills and attention to detail Ability to work independently and in a team environment, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting Nice to Have Expertise in privacy compliance programs and internal compliance tools Experience in audits with privacy authorities Experience with dispute resolution and litigation management WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES: GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside
Teneo
The Role This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside our established, team in Manchester who will support you to utilise and enhance your advisory skills and experience. You will work alongside some of the most experienced practitioners in the field advising the boards, management teams, lenders and shareholders of companies which are underperforming and/or facing financing issues. As a Manager in the team you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of engagements across all sectors, with plenty of responsibility for leading workstreams, managing junior staff and supporting Directors and Managing Directors in client-facing delivery. The Financial Advisory Team at Teneo Teneo's global Financial Advisory business advises corporates, creditors and other financial stakeholders in situations of financial stress and distress. No two situations are the same. Our advice and approach is tailored to each situation and each client. At Teneo, we believe such occurrences present new opportunities for our clients. Opportunities to restore value, raise new capital, pivot in a new direction and ultimately, identify certainty amidst chaos. Teneo partners with clients to find viable opportunities that will protect and enhance value and help them to build strategies that will most benefit their business and/or investment goals. Integrating the disciplines of Financial Advisory, financial advisory, management consulting, investor relations, strategic communications, government affairs, risk analysis and talent advisory, Teneo's global Financial Advisory team guides companies and their stakeholders through periods of uncertainty and stress. We help address the challenges a business faces, whether that is targeted performance improvement to financial Financial Advisory, or delivering a route to recover value, our focus is delivering certainty from uncertainty Key Responsibilities Client service Project managing parts of the engagement, providing support to the Managing Director/ Director (or often directly Senior Managing Director) in managing external stakeholders. Support management teams in preparing and challenging business plans, short term cash flow forecasts and Financial Advisory plans. Develop, analyse and present Financial Advisory options using input from other teams, e.g. insolvency or tax analysis. Liaise with the Company's lawyers to understand key aspects of legal documentation and also drive any documentation processes (term sheets, waivers, loan documentation etc.) Apply an understanding of engagement economics. Apply an understanding of financial and risk management. Knowledge acquisition Build client relationship skills, sector knowledge and continues to develop leadership skills Continue to build technical expertise, broader business advisory and people management skills. Understand the market, topical issues and our Financial Advisory propositions. People and leadership Support practice and talent development. Provide on-job coaching and development to staff. Develop junior staff outside of jobs through appraising and mentoring. Support wider Financial Advisory training initiatives. Manage diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution. Business Development Start to own elements of business development including actively supporting business development activities, building and expending your own contact network and supporting Director/ Managing Director-led marketing and sales activities. Participate in existing business development programmes and key client accounts. Identify opportunities to expand jobs as well as opportunities to provide wider Teneo services to existing clients. Take responsibility for leading marketing initiatives aimed at specific channels to market, or events. Key Skills & Experience Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent), both time and exam qualified. Financial Financial Advisory experience gained either as an advisor within a professional services company, consultancy or investment bank; as an analyst in a debt or special situations funds. An understanding of debt markets, banking, loan agreements and other relevant financial and legal documentation Good understanding of the Financial Advisory marketplace, its trends and key players (principals and advisers) Very strong analytical skills, including: business analytics, business planning, short term cash flows, financing options. A basic understanding of insolvency legislation and practice is not a prerequisite but helpful Excellent interpersonal skills Strong project management skills Ability to lead small teams and develop people Ability to conduct business in fluent oral and written English is a pre-requisite. What can we offer you? New joiners are supported by an induction programme. As well as this we offer a whole host of benefits and reward including; Market-leading Salary 25 days holiday Discretionary Bonus Scheme Company Pension Scheme Extensive investment in personal development & learning Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave Private medical insurance Life assurance Group income protection Cycle to work schemes Regular social, cultural and charitable activities About Teneo Teneo advises business leaders, enabling them to achieve goals faster and at lower cost by earning trust, navigating disruption and removing barriers. We are built to help businesses succeed in a world no longer defined by boundaries and disciplines. Working exclusively with the CEOs and senior executives of the world's leading companies, Teneo provides strategic counsel across their full range of key objectives and issues. Our clients include a significant number of the FTSE 100 and Fortune 100, as well as other global public and private corporations. We're an ambitious, global consultancy which allows candidates unmatched opportunities to develop and work with inspiring, motivated people. Our teams bring together the disciplines of strategic communications, investor relations, restructuring, management consulting, physical & cyber risk, financial advisory, corporate governance advisory, ESG, DE&I, political & policy risk, and talent advisory, to solve for the most complex business challenges and opportunities. We aim to make companies and institutions stronger and more valuable. We are capable of advising at the most senior levels across the world's leading businesses and organisations and we're proud to work with some of the strongest brands in the world. Across the globe, Teneo employs more than 1,200 people, offering global reach from a light infrastructure, built out of regional hubs. Our culture is critical to our success. We have a flat management structure with an open and supportive office atmosphere. To support progression and learning, we foster a supportive environment with a focus on mental health and wellbeing as well as adopting an inclusive environment that allows all employees to flourish. We recognise that diversity is essential for our business and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. At Teneo, we have fully embraced hybrid working and redefined the way we work such that it facilitates collaboration, optimises productivity and promotes the health and wellbeing of our people. We are also happy to discuss other forms of flexible working so please let us know if this is something you would like to discuss.
The Role This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside our established, team in Manchester who will support you to utilise and enhance your advisory skills and experience. You will work alongside some of the most experienced practitioners in the field advising the boards, management teams, lenders and shareholders of companies which are underperforming and/or facing financing issues. As a Manager in the team you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of engagements across all sectors, with plenty of responsibility for leading workstreams, managing junior staff and supporting Directors and Managing Directors in client-facing delivery. The Financial Advisory Team at Teneo Teneo's global Financial Advisory business advises corporates, creditors and other financial stakeholders in situations of financial stress and distress. No two situations are the same. Our advice and approach is tailored to each situation and each client. At Teneo, we believe such occurrences present new opportunities for our clients. Opportunities to restore value, raise new capital, pivot in a new direction and ultimately, identify certainty amidst chaos. Teneo partners with clients to find viable opportunities that will protect and enhance value and help them to build strategies that will most benefit their business and/or investment goals. Integrating the disciplines of Financial Advisory, financial advisory, management consulting, investor relations, strategic communications, government affairs, risk analysis and talent advisory, Teneo's global Financial Advisory team guides companies and their stakeholders through periods of uncertainty and stress. We help address the challenges a business faces, whether that is targeted performance improvement to financial Financial Advisory, or delivering a route to recover value, our focus is delivering certainty from uncertainty Key Responsibilities Client service Project managing parts of the engagement, providing support to the Managing Director/ Director (or often directly Senior Managing Director) in managing external stakeholders. Support management teams in preparing and challenging business plans, short term cash flow forecasts and Financial Advisory plans. Develop, analyse and present Financial Advisory options using input from other teams, e.g. insolvency or tax analysis. Liaise with the Company's lawyers to understand key aspects of legal documentation and also drive any documentation processes (term sheets, waivers, loan documentation etc.) Apply an understanding of engagement economics. Apply an understanding of financial and risk management. Knowledge acquisition Build client relationship skills, sector knowledge and continues to develop leadership skills Continue to build technical expertise, broader business advisory and people management skills. Understand the market, topical issues and our Financial Advisory propositions. People and leadership Support practice and talent development. Provide on-job coaching and development to staff. Develop junior staff outside of jobs through appraising and mentoring. Support wider Financial Advisory training initiatives. Manage diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution. Business Development Start to own elements of business development including actively supporting business development activities, building and expending your own contact network and supporting Director/ Managing Director-led marketing and sales activities. Participate in existing business development programmes and key client accounts. Identify opportunities to expand jobs as well as opportunities to provide wider Teneo services to existing clients. Take responsibility for leading marketing initiatives aimed at specific channels to market, or events. Key Skills & Experience Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent), both time and exam qualified. Financial Financial Advisory experience gained either as an advisor within a professional services company, consultancy or investment bank; as an analyst in a debt or special situations funds. An understanding of debt markets, banking, loan agreements and other relevant financial and legal documentation Good understanding of the Financial Advisory marketplace, its trends and key players (principals and advisers) Very strong analytical skills, including: business analytics, business planning, short term cash flows, financing options. A basic understanding of insolvency legislation and practice is not a prerequisite but helpful Excellent interpersonal skills Strong project management skills Ability to lead small teams and develop people Ability to conduct business in fluent oral and written English is a pre-requisite. What can we offer you? New joiners are supported by an induction programme. As well as this we offer a whole host of benefits and reward including; Market-leading Salary 25 days holiday Discretionary Bonus Scheme Company Pension Scheme Extensive investment in personal development & learning Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave Private medical insurance Life assurance Group income protection Cycle to work schemes Regular social, cultural and charitable activities About Teneo Teneo advises business leaders, enabling them to achieve goals faster and at lower cost by earning trust, navigating disruption and removing barriers. We are built to help businesses succeed in a world no longer defined by boundaries and disciplines. Working exclusively with the CEOs and senior executives of the world's leading companies, Teneo provides strategic counsel across their full range of key objectives and issues. Our clients include a significant number of the FTSE 100 and Fortune 100, as well as other global public and private corporations. We're an ambitious, global consultancy which allows candidates unmatched opportunities to develop and work with inspiring, motivated people. Our teams bring together the disciplines of strategic communications, investor relations, restructuring, management consulting, physical & cyber risk, financial advisory, corporate governance advisory, ESG, DE&I, political & policy risk, and talent advisory, to solve for the most complex business challenges and opportunities. We aim to make companies and institutions stronger and more valuable. We are capable of advising at the most senior levels across the world's leading businesses and organisations and we're proud to work with some of the strongest brands in the world. Across the globe, Teneo employs more than 1,200 people, offering global reach from a light infrastructure, built out of regional hubs. Our culture is critical to our success. We have a flat management structure with an open and supportive office atmosphere. To support progression and learning, we foster a supportive environment with a focus on mental health and wellbeing as well as adopting an inclusive environment that allows all employees to flourish. We recognise that diversity is essential for our business and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. At Teneo, we have fully embraced hybrid working and redefined the way we work such that it facilitates collaboration, optimises productivity and promotes the health and wellbeing of our people. We are also happy to discuss other forms of flexible working so please let us know if this is something you would like to discuss.