Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Legal Counsel roles inside SaaS companies sit at the intersection of product delivery, revenue, and risk. This position stands out because it is embedded in an in house legal team supporting a platform that operates across many countries, where SaaS contracting, data processing terms, and vendor relationships tend to be high volume and operationally consequential. The remit touches the core mechanics of how subscription software is sold and delivered, from licensing to privacy.
From a SaaS career perspective, the work builds durable commercial judgement around recurring revenue contracts, procurement and partner agreements, and the legal patterns that repeat across customer segments. Regular collaboration with sales, product, marketing, finance, and payments also develops an understanding of how legal decisions shape go to market motions and product roadmaps, a useful foundation for broader leadership paths in SaaS legal and operations.
This role is best suited to a lawyer who prefers variety over a narrow specialist lane and is comfortable translating legal risk into practical guidance for non legal stakeholders. It will fit someone who enjoys contract negotiation, can manage parallel matters with consistent attention to detail, and wants their legal work closely tied to how a SaaS business runs day to day.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with a mission to revolutionize the payroll and payments industry. With over $400M raised from top-tier investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.
As part of our continued growth, we’re expanding our
in-house Legal Team and are now looking for another
Legal Counsel to join us. Our ideal candidate is an experienced High-Tech/technology lawyer. As a commercial lawyer, you will be working on a wide variety of commercial contracts, including services agreements and vendor agreements, privacy matters, as well as other general corporate, labor and privacy law advice.
You will:
- Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal contracts with clients, partners, vendors, and third parties (services agreements, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS license agreements).
- Assist with labor law and privacy issues
- Interact and work with the company's departments (sales, product, marketing, finance, payments) on diverse legal issues.
- Perform and provide other general corporate law advice as needed.
Requirements:
- EU-qualified attorney/lawyer with 3–5 years of experience in a High-Tech/Commercial department within a law firm or in-house legal team
- Fluent English (written and oral).
- Attention to details.
- Good organizational and time-management skills.
- Self-motivated and persistent.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
