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About the Role

Lead the legal function across Europe, the Middle East, and designated EMEA markets, providing practical, business-oriented legal counsel and building a high-performing regional legal team. This strategic leadership role requires deep SaaS and technology industry experience, exceptional commercial contracting expertise, and the ability to partner with executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Direct and execute the legal strategy for the EMEA and Middle East regions, ensuring alignment with global business objectives.
• Serve as a key member of the legal leadership team and an influential business partner to executive and regional leadership.
• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop legal talent, fostering professional growth and career progression.
• Build a strong legal organization that balances legal risk management with commercial growth objectives.
• Act as a visible leader and positive representative of the Company across the organisation and externally.
• Guide the negotiation, drafting, and management of complex commercial agreements, including SaaS, software licensing, MSAs, DPAs, partner and reseller agreements, procurement, vendor, and professional services agreements.
• Lead and conduct strategic contract negotiations with customers, partners, and vendors.
• Provide practical legal guidance to sales, customer success, procurement, product, HR, finance, and executive teams.
• Support strategic initiatives, new market expansion, partnerships, and revenue-generating transactions.
• Advise business leaders on employment law issues across multiple EMEA jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation.
• Provide legal oversight and strategic direction regarding privacy and data protection matters, including GDPR compliance.
• Partner with compliance, security, HR, and operational teams to address evolving regulatory requirements.
• Support risk management initiatives and ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations throughout the region.
• Oversee disputes, litigation, employment claims, and pre-litigation matters.
• Manage relationships with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Assess legal risk and develop practical mitigation strategies that support business objectives.
• Provide guidance on investigations, claims management, and complex legal issues impacting the region.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor, barrister, or equivalent legal practitioner admitted to practice within the UK or another recognised common law jurisdiction, with current practising certificate or equivalent status.
• 10+ years of progressive legal experience, including substantial in-house counsel experience within a SaaS, software, or technology company.
• Demonstrable expert understanding of the PropTech, Real Estate Technology, or broader enterprise software industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading, directing, and developing legal teams, with a track record of coaching and engaging team members to achieve professional growth and high performance.
• Extensive commercial contracting experience, particularly involving SaaS and technology transactions.
• Strong knowledge of UK and EMEA employment law, privacy and data protection regulations (including UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), and litigation management.
• Experience supporting operations across multiple EMEA jurisdictions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence business decisions while balancing legal and commercial considerations.
• Experience advising executive leadership, boards, and external stakeholders on strategic legal and commercial matters.
• Experience supporting Middle East operations.
• Experience leading regional or international legal teams.
• Expertise in UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and broader international privacy frameworks including EU GDPR.
• Prior experience as Head of Legal, Associate General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or similar senior leadership role.

Skills

• SaaS
• Technology industry
• Commercial contracting
• Strategic negotiation
• UK employment law
• EMEA employment law
• Privacy and data protection regulations
• GDPR
• UK GDPR
• Data Protection Act 2018
• Litigation management
• Stakeholder management
• Executive communication
• Risk management
• Legal strategy
• Team leadership
• Talent development
• Coaching
• Mentoring

Location

• United Kingdom

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 10+ years of progressive legal experience
• Senior leadership role

Education Level

• Qualified solicitor, barrister, or equivalent legal practitioner admitted to practice within the UK or another recognised common law jurisdiction, with current practising certificate or equivalent status.

About the Company

• MRI Software has built flexible, game-changing real estate software that powers thriving communities and helps make the world a better place to live, work and play.
• Our people-first approach to PropTech is defining a new industry standard for client experiences.
• We believe MRI is more than just a workplace; it’s a connected community of people who truly feel they belong.
• We are passionate about creating a work environment that makes you excited to show up every single day.
• At MRI, one of our core values is to strive to amaze.
• Amazing growth requires amazing employees.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
• We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
• We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
• MRI is proud to be an inclusive employer.
• We welcome and celebrate diversity across all backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, military, veteran status and more.
• We believe that Belonging is a direct result of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Those values are woven into the fabric of who we are and are foundational to our continued success.