Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial Legal (APAC)
Remote · Legal · Senior · 17d ago
$53k – $134k
per year
Open to candidates across APAC.
Applies on the original listing · via Himalayas
Who can apply
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Open to candidates across APAC.
“Qualified to practise in an APAC jurisdiction.”
Team members work across six continents, with this role focused on handling matters in APAC time zones.
- Async-first
- Remote operates asynchronously across global teams with documented processes.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
As Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial Legal (APAC), you will serve as the primary legal partner to Remote's sales teams across the region. You will handle Terms of Service negotiations, contract redlining, and complex customer-paper agreements for high-value enterprise accounts, while serving as the primary legal DRI for APAC matters.
What you'll do
- Act as the primary legal advisor to APAC sales teams on Terms of Service negotiations, contract redlining, and commercial agreement reviews.
- Lead live negotiations directly with enterprise customers and opposing counsel on bespoke customer paper and high-value ARR deals.
- Serve as the Legal Primary DRI for APAC under Remote's Legal Matter Framework to resolve escalations in-region.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including Sales, Finance, and AI Governance to structure agreements and mitigate risk.
- Develop and refine commercial templates, playbooks, and automated triage and self-service legal tooling.
- Coordinate with external local counsel when specific jurisdictional advice is required across APAC.
What you bring
- Qualified to practise law in an APAC jurisdiction.
- Proven expertise supporting commercial transactions, particularly enterprise SaaS agreements and sales contracts.
- Demonstrated experience operating across multiple APAC jurisdictions and legal traditions.
- Strong drafting and live negotiation skills, with comfort managing customer paper without playbooks.
- Ability to balance commercial agility with sound legal risk management in a fast-paced environment.
About Remote
Remote is an HR-tech company that enables modern organizations to compliantly hire, pay, and manage distributed international teams across the globe.
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