Commercial Legal Director, EMEA

Working at AtlassianAtlassian can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Assuming you have eligible working rights and a sufficient time zone overlap with your team, you can choose to work remotely or from an office (unless it’s necessary for your role to be performed in the office). Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.With a sufficient timezone overlap with the team, we're able to hire eligible candidates for this role located in France, Germany, Poland, Turkey, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. If this sparks your interest, apply today and chat with our friendly Recruitment team further.We are looking for an experienced, dynamic attorney and people manager to join our Commercial & Global Business Operations (GBO) Legal Team. You will lead our commercial legal team in EMEA, responsible for providing all aspects of commercial legal support to our fast-growing EMEA business. You will be a trusted advisor to our Head of Sales for EMEA, and will work with other business and legal leaders both in EMEA and globally as we collaboratively shape our efforts to expand our business operations in EMEA and accelerate our customers' journey to the cloud.Are you a curious and forward-looking leader, excited to build for the future and effect change, while at the same time growing your and your teams' careers? Then this might be the role for you!Your future teamYou will report directly to Jackie Davis (Deputy General Counsel, Commercial & Global Business Operations Legal Team). You will lead (and grow) our EMEA commercial legal team, which currently consists of two Commercial Counsel Managers and three Commercial Counsels. The team is distributed across our main European hiring locations.

What you'll do

• Lead the EMEA-based Enterprise Sales and International Operations Legal team in the provision of practical and business-oriented legal advice for all commercial related matters, including management of operations and support of all commercial transactions in the EMEA region.
• Be a business partner to the Head of Sales for EMEA, and contribute as a member of both broader Legal team and the extended EMEA leadership team.
• Collaborate with the broader Legal team and an array of business leaders to plan and accomplish the EMEA growth and business strategy, along with strategic programs that help our EMEA customers accelerate their successful journey to the cloud.
• Develop and implement a strategy for delivering efficient, scalable legal support across all of Atlassian's commercial operations in EMEA.
• Hire, manage, develop, and lead a growing and geographically dispersed team of talented and motivated legal professionals.
• Support compliance in our daily activities in EMEA.
• Budget management, goal setting, and data collection and analytics related to the delivery of legal support in EMEA.

Your Background

• 12+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, with at least five years practicing as an in-house lawyer.
• 3+ years of experience managing a team of legal professionals.
• Deep subject matter expertise in the current laws and regulatory requirements applicable to software and cloud service providers operating in EMEA.
• In-depth knowledge of commercial and contract law based on working in a law firm or in-house on complex technology transactions. Experience in other legal fields like corporate, tax, employment, intellectual property, anti-corruption, privacy and data protection law are a benefit.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment, with remote, global, and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent negotiating, drafting, and influencing skills, and expert knowledge across many commercial contracting matters.
• You have a collaborative and inclusive mindset, value diverse perspectives, and are experienced in bringing people together to drive positive change. You like to try new things.
• You have excellent business sense and judgment, and operate with the highest integrity.

#LI-FV1Our perks & benefitsTo support you at work and play, our perks and benefits include ample time off, an annual education budget, paid volunteer days, and so much more.About AtlassianThe world’s best teams work better together with Atlassian. From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, Atlassian software products help teams all over the planet. At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team.We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.To learn more about our culture and hiring process, explore our Candidate Resource Hub.