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About the Role
We are seeking a commercially-minded attorney with 3+ years of post-qualification experience to join our APAC legal team. This role will focus on critical SaaS insurance and financial services contracting, acting as a strategic partner who balances legal rigor with business agility.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate complex IT/SaaS agreements, licensing and professional services agreements, and partner and subcontracting arrangements.
- Support RFPs, tenders and other procurement activities run by regulated and government customers.
- Maintain a strong understanding of data privacy regulations, specifically Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) and the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
- Provide actionable legal advice to internal stakeholders regarding SaaS commercial contracts within the insurance and financial sectors.
- Assist with cross-border transactions by bridging legal requirements between Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other APAC jurisdictions and North American jurisdictions.
Requirements
- Must be a qualified attorney (e.g., admitted as a bengoshi in Japan or as a lawyer/solicitor in an Australian jurisdiction) with at least 3+ years of PQE.
- Native-level or equivalent fluency in Japanese and fluent English are mandatory requirements.
- Business-level Japanese is acceptable for Australian candidates.
- A background in SaaS and data privacy is required.
- Some knowledge of financial regulations is highly preferred.
- A true team player with a commercial “can-do” attitude who is capable of simplifying complex legal risks.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving regulatory landscapes.
Skills
- SaaS contracting
- Financial services contracting
- IT/SaaS agreements
- Licensing agreements
- Professional services agreements
- Partner agreements
- Subcontracting arrangements
- RFPs and Tenders
- Data privacy regulations (APPI, Australian Privacy Act 1988, New Zealand Privacy Act 2020)
- Financial industry-specific requirements (APRA Prudential Standards CPS 230, CPS 234, Japan FSA guidelines)
- Japanese language proficiency
- English language proficiency
- Other Asian languages proficiency (plus)
Location
- Tokyo
- Remote
- Australia
Work Type
- Remote
- On-location negotiations
Experience Level
- 3+ years post-qualification experience (PQE)
Education Level
- Qualified attorney (e.g., admitted as a bengoshi in Japan or as a lawyer/solicitor in an Australian jurisdiction)
About the Company
- Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently.
- We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service.
- More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.
- As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success.
- We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry.
- Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
Equal Opportunity
- Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
- We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success.
- Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
- All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
- Guidewire is proud to be a disability inclusive employer.
- We are committed to providing individualized accommodations and support to candidates for any part of our hiring process.
- If you think you may need disability-related accommodations, please email EmployAbility at accommodations-gw@employ-ability.org.uk, our disability partner, or schedule a call with an EmployAbility expert (calendar booking slot) for a confidential conversation.