Senior Legal Counsel (EMEA)

ABOUT US

Sand Technologies is a global leader in digital transformation, empowering leading organisations and governments worldwide to achieve their digital aspirations. 

We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including enterprise AI solutions, data science, software engineering, and IoT, delivered from our centres in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. 

Our training programmes, in partnership with organisations like the Mastercard Foundation, Amazon Web Services, Holberton, and ALX cultivate the next generation of agile digital leaders.

Through recent strategic acquisitions, Sand Technologies has further strengthened its capabilities in advanced analytics and intelligent software development, enhancing our ability to solve our clients' most pressing challenges across telecom, utilities, healthcare, and insurance industries. 

We believe in harnessing technology to deliver real impact and value, helping organisations bridge the gap between their current reality and digital future.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic legal professional to provide critical support for Sand's operations in the EMEA region. 

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Oversee and facilitate the review, draft, and closure of customer contracts, including MSAs (Master Service Agreements) and scope of works.
• Vendor Relations: Manage new vendor registrations, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and appropriate and timely handling of commercial claims and disputes.
• Commercial Negotiation: Support client-facing colleagues and representatives with legal, negotiation, and procurement-related advice on commercial matters
• Risk Assessment: Conduct risk assessments to ensure all legal aspects are covered when engaging with clients and vendors.
• Legal Compliance: Ensure that Sand remains compliant with relevant EMEA regulations across all client interactions and business dealings.
• Practice Development: Provide advice and/or develop new approaches and standards to scale the Legal practice and our system of records for decision-making and workflow handling.

Requirement

• EMEA-Based Legal Expertise in contract law, vendor management, and business risk assessment.
• Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and managing commercial agreements, i.e., MSAs (Master Service Agreements), Scope of Works (SOWs), MOUs, and NDAs.
• Proven experience dealing with IP, patent, and disclosure protection law. Preference for candidates with experience supporting companies in the technology and AI space
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple legal tasks for internal and external consumers globally.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Our Mindsets

• Our Boss is the Client: serve customers, both internal and external, relentlessly. Everything we do is always focused on the customer.
• Surf Like Yvon: act with integrity and transparency for the greater good and impact.
• Get Stuff Done: move quickly and prioritize speed over perfection.
• Raise the Bar: strive for excellence, set the standard for the team, and continuously aim to get better and do better
• Do Hard Things: think big, chase the impossible, leave your mark, and bring a go-getter mentality to every dealings