Commercial Counsel

Zscaler ,
London, Greater London
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Description We are looking for people who are sharp, creative and hardworking, with an unwavering desire to be the best. Traditional security companies are becoming less relevant as cloud adoption and digital transformation become the norm in every market industry and every market segmentation. Zscaler has been a leader in Gartner's MQ for 9 consecutive years and has helped shape the emerging SASE category (a true category creator). We are well-positioned to dominate this massively growing cloud security market. The Zscaler Culture Winning Technology and Products - We offer the best technology and products for the Cloud First world. We pioneered cloud security and continue to grow our 20B + TAM by releasing new products every year. Supportive Leadership - An industry-leading leadership team with strong values, off the chart business acumen that will help you succeed quickly while providing mentorship and career growth. Competitive; We Play to Win - We are playing in a Rapidly growing TAM and huge market mega-shifts that leads directly to Zscaler; tracking a growth path similar to Salesforce, Workday, & ServiceNow. Commercial Counsel - EMEA Location: Reading, UK (possibly La Defense, Paris, France) Job Description: Zscaler is seeking a talented, experienced, and business-oriented attorney to join its growing Legal team and support the company's commercial sales business. In this position, you will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams worldwide (Sales, Channel, Marketing, CISO, Product Management, Engineering, and Business Development) to provide best-in-class legal support to our customers, with a specific focus on managing, negotiating and executing commercial transactions for the EMEA business, and providing advice and counseling related to EU Data Privacy matters. This is an outstanding opportunity for a top-rate attorney that is business-minded to make a high impact, and contribute to a hugely successful public company that is at the cutting edge of cloud security. This position will report to Zscaler's Senior Corporate Counsel EMEA based in Reading, UK and will enjoy being part of a wider collaborative, supportive, fun, and friendly global legal team. This role will require a high degree of self-sufficiency, organizational skills, and proactivity working within a fast-paced environment. Job Responsibilities: * Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, with a primary focus on SaaS subscription agreements, data protection agreements, professional services agreements, and reseller & managed service agreements. Advise on legal, finance and business considerations associated with those commercial transactions; * Collaborate and partner effectively with key internal stakeholders to achieve win-win agreements for both the company but also for our customers; * Assist with legal departments projects as assigned, and regularly contribute to efforts to improve, enhance and streamline our standard commercial agreements, contract negotiation playbooks, and all aspects of the contract negotiation process, so that we can quickly scale without material increases in risk; * Provide periodic trainings to employee on any or all of the above. Job Requirements: * A minimum of 5 years of transactional experience with either an international law firm or in-house global enterprise company (or ideally a combination of both); * Qualified to practice law in an EU country and be in good standing. Having a CIPP certification is a distinct advantage; * Fluency in both English and French (written and oral) is essential. Additional European languages are highly desired but not essential; * Extensive commercial transactions background in technology and SaaS, especially dealing with Sales transactions; * Strong knowledge of EU Data Privacy laws and the GDPR; * You will be an excellent negotiator with strong influencing skills that can plan, manage and conduct negotiations on a non-confrontational win-win basis, keeping calm under fire; * Strong business acumen and a familiarity with GAAP rules and revenue recognition issues; * Must possess excellent judgment and be able to work independently and juggle multiple priorities to meet deadlines, all within a fast-paced, high-growth environment; * Excellent and demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills; * Some knowledge of employment law in EU jurisdictions is desired, but not required. Why Zscaler? People who excel at Zscaler are smart, motivated and share our values. Ask yourself: Do you want to team with the best talent in the industry? Do you want to work on disruptive technology? Do you thrive in a fluid work environment? Do you appreciate a company culture that enables individual and group success and celebrates achievement? If you said yes, we'd love to talk to you about joining our award-winning team. Additional information about Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS ) is available at . Zscaler is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are

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