Senior Legal Counsel

**Description**:
**Location - Luxembourg (Remote)**

** Why Confluence?**

At Confluence, we’ve always been driven by a commitment to innovation, precision, and partnership in the investment data space. Our global footprint now spans multiple countries, giving our employees the opportunity to get exposure to other countries and cultures. And it stands to reason that none of this would have been possible without the hundreds of hard-working employees who work at Confluence.

**More about the role & team**:
This is a high-impact, senior-level role reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer in the US. As a senior member of the legal team, you will be responsible for leading legal support across Confluence’s commercial and regulatory activities in the UK and EMEA. The role involves managing complex legal matters including commercial contracting (particularly SaaS), corporate governance, data protection/privacy, compliance, and employment law. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, advise on legal risks, support global expansion efforts, and act as a strategic legal partner to the business.

**What skills and experience do I need to succeed?**:

- **Qualified solicitor** in Luxembourg
- **8-12 years PQE**, including experience in a large law firm with a focus on transactional work
- **Extensive experience** drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including SaaS agreements, procurement, software licensing, and NDAs
- Strong understanding of **contractual and business risk issues**, including indemnities, liability limitations, data protection, and information security
- Proven ability to manage multiple negotiations and prioritise effectively under pressure
- Excellent **contract drafting and communication skills**, with the ability to prepare clear redlines and bring agreements to closure
- Solid knowledge of **data and software licensing, intellectual property, privacy, employment**, and **commercial contract law**
- Strategic thinker with strong **business judgment** and the ability to act as a trusted legal advisor
- Highly organised, analytical, and capable of managing complex projects across cross-functional teams
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with global colleagues
- Superior command of **written and spoken English**

- Fluency in **French** (written and spoken - highly desirable, role has the option to look after French legal matters)
- Fluency in **English** (as above)
- Experience working **in-house**, particularly within **technology** or **financial services** sectors
- Familiarity with **information security**, **network security**, or other high-tech legal environments
- Experience supporting a **UK or European subsidiary** of a foreign parent company
- Exposure to **employment law**, **compliance**, and **intellectual property** matters
- Ability to operate effectively in a **global legal team** and across multiple jurisdictions

**What do we offer?**:
Confluence offers generous benefit packages for team members. As a growing, global organization, we are always looking for ways to ensure that our employees can access benefits that matter to them and their families. This includes:
Generous **Time Off** packages including additional half days with each public holiday in your location.

**Global Career Development**opportunities

**Social Events**

**Referral Bonus scheme**:

- Upto $3,000 per successful referral

**Plus many more**

** More about the Location**

This role offers a hybrid working model, working from our London office and remotely. This flexible arrangement aims to provide a balance between in-person collaboration and remote work flexibility.

** #LI-Hybrid**

** Values**

We look for people who align with our 4 values.

** Integrity**

Face reality with honesty, courage and accountability

** Imagination**

Deal creatively with challenges and envision what the world could be

** Discipline**

Build good habits into reflexes which become a part of our life

** Service**

Committed to the success of others

**About Confluence Technologies**:
As a leading global technology solutions provider to the investment management industry, Confluence helps clients solve complex investment data challenges across the front, middle and back office. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Confluence services over 1000 clients in 40 countries, with locations across Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and Asia.