Junior Commercial Legal
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About the Role
CNTXT AI is seeking a Junior Commercial Legal Counsel to support commercial operations in Abu Dhabi. The role involves drafting, negotiating, and advising on technology and enterprise agreements, including SaaS, MSAs, and NDAs.
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Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including SaaS Agreements, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Software License Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, NDAs, Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Reseller and Channel Partner Agreements, and Procurement and Vendor Agreements
- Partner with Sales during contract negotiations
- Identify legal and commercial risks while enabling revenue growth
- Review customer redlines and negotiate acceptable positions
- Support government and enterprise procurement processes
- Advise on legal matters involving Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning products, Voice AI, data licensing, Intellectual Property, software licensing, and cloud services
- Ensure contracts comply with applicable laws and internal policies
- Advise on privacy and data protection matters
- Support implementation of contract governance processes
- Maintain contract templates and legal playbooks
- Work closely with Commercial teams, Procurement, Product, Finance, Security, and Executive Leadership
- Provide timely legal guidance to enable efficient deal execution
Requirements
- 2–4 years of commercial legal experience
- Qualified lawyer in a recognized jurisdiction
- Experience supporting technology, SaaS, software, cloud, or AI companies
- Experience negotiating high value enterprise contracts
- Strong understanding of SaaS contracting, software licensing, intellectual property, data privacy, AI regulations, commercial law, procurement processes, and contract risk management
- Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills
- Strong commercial judgment
- Ability to simplify complex legal issues for business teams
- Exceptional stakeholder management
- Comfortable working in a fast paced startup environment
- Experience working with government or regulated industries is highly desirable
- Experience with cloud technologies and AI products is a strong advantage
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Role Overview
- The Commercial Legal Counsel will be responsible for providing practical, business oriented legal support across commercial transactions, procurement, strategic partnerships, SaaS licensing, AI products, and enterprise sales.
- This role works closely with Sales, Partnerships, Product, Procurement, Finance, and Leadership to accelerate deals while protecting the company's legal and commercial interests.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including: SaaS Agreements, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Software License Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, NDAs, Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Reseller and Channel Partner Agreements, Procurement and
- Partner with Sales during contract negotiations.
- Identify legal and commercial risks while enabling revenue growth.
- Review customer redlines and negotiate acceptable positions.
- Support government and enterprise procurement processes.
- Advise on legal matters involving: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning products, Voice AI, Data licensing, Intellectual Property, Software licensing, Cloud services.
- Ensure contracts comply with applicable laws and internal policies.
- Advise on privacy and data protection matters.
- Support implementation of contract governance processes.
- Maintain contract templates and legal playbooks.
- Work closely with: Commercial teams, Procurement, Product, Finance, Security, Executive Leadership.
- Provide timely legal guidance to enable efficient deal execution.
Requirements
- 2–4 years of commercial legal experience.
- Qualified lawyer in a recognized jurisdiction.
- Experience supporting technology, SaaS, software, cloud, or AI companies.
- Experience negotiating high value enterprise contracts.
- Experience working with government or regulated industries is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of: SaaS contracting, Software licensing, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, AI regulations, Commercial law, Procurement processes, Contract risk management.
- Experience with cloud technologies and AI products is a strong advantage.
- Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
- Strong commercial judgment.
- Ability to simplify complex legal issues for business teams.
- Exceptional stakeholder management.
- Comfortable working in a fast paced startup environment.
Preferred Experience
- Experience working with one or more of: AI or Generative AI companies, Cloud platforms, Enterprise software vendors, Cybersecurity companies, Telecommunications, Government digital transformation projects, Data and analytics companies.
- Experience across the GCC or MENA region is highly desirable.
Nice to Have
- Experience with UAE commercial law.
- Knowledge of GCC procurement frameworks.
- Experience negotiating government contracts.
- Familiarity with AI governance frameworks and emerging AI regulations.
- Experience supporting international commercial transactions.
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