Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Have the responsibility of representing JFrog’s in-house Legal Team at the India site, working closely with local management on the exciting journey of JFrog India growth, while maintaining close connection with the Legal Team worldwide.
• Be an integral member of the commercial function in APAC (and EMEA, as needed), supporting the sales process to drive revenue while managing risk.
• Partner with and advise business teams in the drafting, reviewing, and negotiation of a broad range of sales and commercial agreements, including some combination of SaaS and other technology licensing agreements, partnership agreements, vendor contracts, consulting agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and technology partnership agreements.
• Support and coordinate with subject matter experts relating to compliance, finance, government, export control, product development, intellectual property, data security and privacy.

Qualification & Experience

• Law degree from an accredited law school (LLB); Admitted to practice in India, at-least.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience as an in-house legal counsel, preferably in a Hi-Tech company, and some experience as a lawyer in a first-tier law firm.
• Substantive experience in commercial business transactions, including sales and purchase contracts in software licensing; intellectual property related considerations including licensing, IP ownership and risk allocation; independently managing and directing cross-border projects.