In-house Counsel

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

Braze delivers customer experiences across email, mobile, SMS, and web. Customers, including Burger King, Delivery Hero, HBO Max, Mercari, and Venmo, use the Braze platform to facilitate real-time experiences between brands and consumers in a more authentic and human way. And we do it at scale – each month, hundreds of billions of messages are sent to a network of over 3 billion active users through Braze.

Need more proof? Braze was named a Leader in the Forrester WaveTM: Cross-Channel Campaign Management (Independent Platforms), Q3 2021, and was named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list for the fourth consecutive year. The company has also been selected as one of Fortune’s Best Workplace for Millennials in 2021, and was ranked #20 on Fortune’s Best Medium Sized Workplaces in 2021. Braze is certified as a Great Place to Work in the UK and the U.S. and is recognized as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women.

OVERVIEW

Braze is looking for a Corporate Counsel to join our dynamic and rapidly growing EMEA legal team. You will be based out of our Berlin office in Germany, as our first hire for the EMEA legal team outside of our London HQ, and will report to the VP Legal, Privacy and Legal Ops based in London. Your role will consist of drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, including in particular software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) master subscription agreements and data processing addenda. You will also have the opportunity to work on a variety of other legal issues as the team touches upon corporate, IP, employment, dispute, marketing, supplier terms, and more, however you will be part of the commercial legal team and the role is primarily focused on handling commercial transactions and interactions with sales teams, prospects and customers.

While based in Germany, the scope of the role will require interacting with teams in other Braze offices. You will need to effectively collaborate with colleagues around the company to solve intricate problems.

This is a great opportunity for a lawyer to join a leading technology company that is growing quickly and scaling wisely. We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual, team-player, quick thinker, ready to roll up his/her sleeves and get going! And finally, we are seeking someone who will care deeply about the employee experience and is able to enjoy and contribute to fostering a positive work culture.

• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements to support our sales teams in Germany and the rest of the EMEA region.
• Your primary focus will be on SaaS subscription agreements, data processing addenda and order forms, but you will also assist as needed in the review of vendor or supplier agreements, employment and corporate matters for the DACH region.
• Provide practical legal advice to teams in Germany, including Sales, Marketing, People, and other teams as this office grows, that balances business objectives and legal risk, taking into account company policies and positions.
• Stay up-to-date on relevant industry, commercial, privacy and other German and EU laws, regulations, and developments to be able to give the most effective advice.

The successful candidate will:

• Be qualified to work as a lawyer in Germany with at least 5 years of work experience, tech/SaaS is a plus.
• Have a strong experience in contract negotiation, both in English and German.
• Have experience explaining data privacy and information security terms and concepts (including knowledge of GDPR), and ideally have or be willing to obtain a privacy certification, such as the CIPP/E.
• Have in-house experience supporting sales teams preferred.
• You can manage multiple projects at once and will follow through, meet deadlines and take full responsibility for structuring and prioritising your time.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy a challenge, are self-motivated, go the extra mile, and are willing to learn, pitch in and play a significant role.
• Have excellent negotiation, drafting, analytical and communication skills.
• Have sound judgement to interpret complicated matters and work with key stakeholders towards resolution.
• Be passionate about understanding the tech world.
• Have a fantastic sense of humour.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive compensation that includes equity
• Generous time off policy to balance your work and life, including paid parental leave
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Collaborative, transparent, and fun loving office culture

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