Senior Legal Counsel (Mat leave cover)

Harrison.ai

About The Position

Harrison.ai is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for a 12-month fixed-term maternity leave cover, with a preferred start date of 1 February 2027. Reporting to the General Counsel, the role is a senior position within the Legal Team, with ownership of commercial contracts, employment, and data and technology matters across the Harrison.ai group. The role also provides ad hoc corporate and corporate governance support, including company secretarial and Audit and Risk Committee duties, and may support potential M&A activity. The role suits a technically strong lawyer who provides pragmatic, commercially minded advice and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving, Slack- and AI-native environment. The position is an opportunity to join a high-growth healthcare AI company where the Legal function supports the development and growth of the business. The Senior Legal Counsel advises on global SaaS arrangements and related matters, including deployment and service-level agreements, and prepares and negotiates enterprise, reseller, referral, distributor, and platform agreements using company and third-party templates. The role also involves supporting government tenders for SaaS and software as a medical device products, assisting the General Counsel with strategic and business-as-usual matters, supporting potential M&A, developing legal procedures and frameworks, and managing external legal advisers when needed.

Requirements

10+ years' post-qualification experience (PQE).
Relevant experience at an international top-tier law firm, preferably in corporate M&A and/or Commercial/TMT groups, and/or strong relevant in-house experience; global experience is required.
Subject matter expertise in SaaS and associated commercial contracting, with a global AI/technology sector focus.
Familiarity with public government tenders on a global basis.
Current NSW legal practising certificate.
Self-driven team player who takes initiative and ownership of matters.
Experience in fast-paced, dynamic industries such as technology or AI.
Experience with contract management systems such as Lawvu or similar.
Excellent commercial judgment and communication skills, including with fast-paced global commercial sales teams.
Strong problem-solving capability and the ability to consider issues holistically beyond legal technicalities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in corporate M&A and/or Commercial/TMT groups at an international top-tier law firm.
In-house experience, preferably in a global startup or scale-up culture.
Experience with global SaaS and government tender matters.

Responsibilities

Act as the organisation’s go-to adviser on commercial matters, including global SaaS arrangements and related deployment and service-level issues.
Advise on, prepare, and negotiate SaaS enterprise, reseller, referral, distributor, and platform agreements using Harrison.ai templates and third-party paper.
Provide support on public government tenders for SaaS and software as a medical device products.
Handle employment, data, and technology matters across the Harrison.ai group.
Support the General Counsel on strategic, stakeholder, Board-related, and business-as-usual matters outside commercial contracting, technology, or privacy as required.
Support potential corporate M&A activity.
Help develop and implement procedures, systems, policies, and frameworks to support the company’s next stage of growth.
Manage external legal advisers when needed.
Take ownership of matters and contribute to the management of more junior team members.

Benefits

Yearly learning and development budgets.
Mentoring, hackathons, and secondments.
Transparent growth framework.
Work-from-home options and flexible hours.
Inclusive family policies supporting fertility, parenthood, loss, and grandparenthood.
Opportunity to work with a global team in a culture emphasizing trust, autonomy, and teamwork.

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