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Legal Counsel

Omnea· Operations
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Hybrid (New York)Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Mid-level attorney to join Omnea's Legal team as the first US-based lawyer, owning commercial, corporate and compliance work to support US growth. Reports to Head of Legal (London) and serves as primary legal partner to US Go To Market team.

Responsibilities

  • Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements with enterprise clients, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
  • Own US data privacy matters, including negotiating data processing terms and advising on applicable state and international privacy laws, and cross-border transfers
  • Manage high-volume enterprise contract workflows, providing triage to help sales teams prioritise negotiations and unblock deals
  • Develop and maintain playbooks and fallback positions for common enterprise negotiation scenarios, enabling faster deal cycles as the business scales
  • Partner with teams like product, engineering, and security to advise on legal and compliance implications of new features, particularly around data handling, AI capabilities, and user privacy
  • Conduct legal reviews on product releases to ensure alignment with evolving data privacy regulations and contractual commitments to customers
  • Support the product team in developing compliance documentation, feature specifications, and AI policies that can be confidently represented to enterprise prospects
  • Support on corporate and strategic projects, including fundraising and international expansion

Qualifications

  • You're a licensed attorney admitted to practice in any US state
  • strong training from a top law firm or relevant in-house experience
  • minimum of 3 years' experience as a practising attorney (open to more experienced)
  • seasoned commercial operator with proven expertise negotiating and closing complex, high-volume SaaS agreements with enterprise clients
  • experience with international compliance frameworks (GDPR, SCCs, DPAs) and cross-border data transfers
  • ability to manage negotiations independently across time zones and multiple stakeholders
  • interest in AI and legal tech applications to contract automation and legal ops
  • strong communication skills for leadership and customer-facing discussions
  • ability to manage large portfolios of negotiations with attention to detail
  • experience coordinating with international teams (e.g., London)

Skills

Required:Commercial contract negotiationData privacy and cross-border data transfers
Nice to have:Regulatory compliance awareness

Benefits

  • Competitive geo-localised benefits (UK and US packages available)
  • In-person collaboration 2-3 days per week in our offices (as part of early-stage setup)
  • Opportunity to shape a high-growth legal function within a scaling tech company
  • Access to team culture and founder-level impact opportunities
  • AI-driven tools and platforms to improve productivity and output quality
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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