Senior Commercial Counsel

Thales • Austin, TX

8d • $176,250 - $293,750 • Hybrid

About The Position

Thales is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Counsel with significant commercial contracts expertise to support its business in Austin, Texas. The role is part of the CSP Legal Department and reports to the Austin site lead. The successful candidate will work with a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment, supporting sales and business growth while balancing legal and commercial concerns. The position is hybrid.

The counsel will draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial and technology-related agreements, advise business partners and management on contractual rights and obligations, and support procurement and business units with vendor negotiations. The role also contributes to standardized processes, maintains contract templates, and supports implementation of Group compliance policies, including anti-corruption, antitrust, trade compliance, export control, and data privacy requirements. The position includes providing internal training on ethics, legal, contractual, and compliance topics.

The reference annual total target compensation range, inclusive of base salary and variable compensation, is $176,250–$293,750. Thales offers a benefits program to eligible full-time employees working at least 30 hours per week and their eligible dependents.

Requirements

• Practicing lawyer with a current license.
• At least 7 years of contracts drafting and negotiation experience at technology companies and/or law firms.
• Familiarity with a wide variety of commercial, licensing, hardware, services, and software-related agreements, including data privacy terms.
• High integrity, strong organization, and ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously.
• Clear, concise written and oral communication skills and significant experience working closely with internal clients and customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Ability to perform well under tight deadlines and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of contract and negotiation principles in business and legal contexts.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced commercial environment within a matrix organization.
• Strong commercial transactional skills, familiarity with compliance responsibilities, willingness to learn, excellent people and time management skills, and strong business acumen.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with domestic and international enterprise software licensing, SaaS, intellectual property, and data privacy issues.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate outbound licensing, professional services, channel partner, nondisclosure, and other commercial and technology-related agreements.
• Anticipate contractual problems and initiate actions to address issues efficiently.
• Support the development and implementation of standardized processes and procedures.
• Provide legal support to procurement and business units negotiating vendor agreements.
• Advise business partners and management on contractual rights and obligations and interpret terms and conditions.
• Maintain and revise template agreements as required.
• Uphold business integrity and oversee implementation of Group compliance policies and processes, including anti-corruption, antitrust, trade compliance, export control, and data privacy requirements such as GDPR and CCPA.
• Train internal stakeholders on ethics, legal, contractual, and compliance topics to disseminate best practices.

Benefits

• Elective health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible spending account and health savings account options.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance, whole group life with long-term care, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance.
• Legal plan, identity theft coverage, and pet insurance.
• Retirement savings plan after 30 days of employment, with a company contribution and match and no vesting period.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off.
• Company-provided life insurance, AD&D, disability coverage, employee assistance plan, and well-being program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed