Rackspace Technology is hiring a
Senior Legal Counsel

Summary

Rackspace is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel with over 5 years of post-qualified experience to provide legal support to the International Sales team, focusing on sales transactions in the EMEA region. The role involves negotiating and drafting contracts, advising senior executives, and partnering with other teams.

Requirements

• Qualified German solicitor with over 5 years post-qualified experience, with a strong academic background
• Previous in-house legal experience working as a sales lawyer for a global technology company
• Extensive background in information technology and data protection law
• Proven experience in negotiating sales contracts on customer calls and leading complex contract negotiations
• A good understanding of cross-jurisdictional issues that may arise when negotiating global agreements with multinational companies, particularly in relation to the EMEA region
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal clients and legal stakeholders and act as a business enabler
• Confident in advising senior management on legal, risk, and strategic issues with a willingness to challenge when required
• Flexible approach, willing to accommodate UK working hours to support EMEA sales teams
• Ability to simplify, problem solve, multitask, and work effectively against deadlines
• Excellent commercial and strategic business judgment
• Fluent in German and English

Responsibilities

• Act as a dedicated Legal business partner for all German commercial transactions, with a strong focus on sales, and supporting other transactions in the EMEA region
• Structure, negotiate, and draft sales, partner, and related agreements
• Advise senior executives and other business team members on general legal and contract-specific issues and risks
• Provide the requisite legal approval on sales contracts in accordance with standard policies and procedures, escalating non-standard matters to the VP, Deputy General Counsel
• Partner with the International Legal team and US Legal team to ensure a consistent global approach
• Provide training to the sales teams on legal engagement and standard legal policies and procedures
• Attend regular meetings with the sales and legal stakeholders, provide written progress reports, and deliver on process improvement initiatives
• Provide employment legal support where required