Legal Commercial Counsel, EMEA

About the role

Axon is looking for a Legal Commercial Counsel based in Madrid, Spain, to join its corporate counsel team and support the EMEA region sales teams. The role reports to the Deputy General Counsel and involves structuring and negotiating complex commercial transactions and building processes for a rapidly scaling business. The position is in-office four days a week (Tuesday to Friday) and requires the ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Key responsibilities

• Support the EMEA sales teams and give legal advice to global business partners, mainly the growing sales organization, on transactional matters related to Axon's public safety technology products.
• Structure, review and negotiate contracts for the sale of goods, services and SaaS solutions, and recommend options and risk analyses to business partners.
• Supervise and review the work of Contracts Managers.
• Set and enforce Axon's acceptable risk levels through approvals and ownership of the knowledge bank and playbooks.
• Lead, support and evolve team processes, including drafting and maintaining template contract language, risk analyses and policies, and supporting the contract lifecycle management system.
• Provide other legal advice on operations, regulatory compliance and industry standards, and collaborate with other attorneys, contracts managers and administrative support.

Required profile

• Minimum of 5 years of experience negotiating and managing complex commercial contracts; in-house experience preferred.
• J.D. and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar, or authorization to practice law in the UK or EU.
• Located on the east coast of the United States.
• Ability to act with urgency, mentor others, and support large, dynamic organizations.

Required skills

• Knowledge of procurement laws and processes in EMEA, primarily the UK and EU.
• Experience negotiating framework agreements and with US, state, local and federal governments.
• Experience designing and administering contract lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of software tools around contracts, preferably Generative AI, Salesforce, CLMs and Microsoft Office.
• Nice to have: experience with international government customers (Canada and LATAM) and previous experience as a sales representative.